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  2. www.vanityfair.com › hollywood › 2017The Greatest Showman : The True Story of P.T. Barnum and ...

    According to the Hugh Jackman musical, the circus proprietor almost fell for the “Swedish nightingale”—but the real story is a lot more complicated.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Greatest_ShowmanThe Greatest Showman - Wikipedia

    During rehearsals for the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, producers Laurence Mark and Bill Condon compared host Jackman to Barnum. After Jackman expressed interest in a Barnum project, Mark and Condon approached Jenny Bicks, a writer for the ceremony. She and Condon wrote The Greatest Showman. [13]

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  5. www.imdb.com › title › tt1485796The Greatest Showman (2017) - IMDb

    Dec 20, 2017 · The Greatest Showman: Directed by Michael Gracey. With Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya. Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

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  6. www.historyvshollywood.com › greatest-showmanThe Greatest Showman vs. the True Story of P.T. Barnum

    • Michelle Williams. Born: September 9, 1980. Birthplace: Kalispell, Montana, USA. Charity Barnum. Born: October 28, 1808. Birthplace: Bethel, Connecticut, USA. Death: November 19, 1873.
    • Rebecca Ferguson. Born: October 19, 1983. Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden. Jenny Lind. Born: October 6, 1820. Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden. Death: November 2, 1887. Pictured in 1850, the year P.T.
    • Sam Humphrey. Born: abt 1994. Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand. Tom Thumb. Born: January 4, 1838. Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Death: July 15, 1883, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA (stroke)
    • Keala Settle. Born: November 5, 1975. Birthplace: Laie, Hawaii, USA. Annie Jones. Born: July 14, 1865. Birthplace: Virginia, USA. Death: October 22, 1902, Brooklyn, New York, USA (tuberculosis)

  7. www.latimes.com › entertainment › movies'The Greatest Showman' turns Hugh Jackman's P.T. Barnum into ...

    Dec 20, 2017 · "The Greatest Showman," an original musical starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum, takes the audience for an upbeat, insipid ride.

  8. www.hollywoodreporter.com › lists › true-storyThe True Story of 'Greatest Showman': How Accurate are the ...

    Dec 20, 2017 · P.T. Barnum, portrayed by Hugh Jackman. Left, courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox; Right, Photofest. Phineas Taylor Barnum was the mastermind behind the world-famous circus spectacle that would...

  9. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › true-story-ptP.T. Barnum Isn't the Hero the 'Greatest Showman' Wants You ...

    Dec 22, 2017 · It’s a story that The Greatest Showman, which presents Barnum as a smooth-talking Harold Hill-type lovable con, doesn’t address. Hugh Jackman’s Barnum would never be a person...