What's the Difference between Hidden Figures the Book and Hidden Figures the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Dorothy Vaughan
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Dorothy Vaughan
Portrayed by: Octavia Spencer
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Katherine Johnson
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Katherine Johnson
Portrayed by: Taraji P. Henson
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Mary Jackson
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Mary Jackson
Portrayed by: Janelle Monae
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This Character does not appear.
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Al Harrison
Portrayed by: Kevin Costner
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This Character does not appear.
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Vivian Mitchell
Portrayed by: Kirsten Dunst
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Paul Stafford
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Paul Stafford
Portrayed by: Jim Parsons
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John Glenn
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John Glenn
Portrayed by: Glen Powell
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jim
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jim
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Hidden Figures Book vs Movie
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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After working six months for Henry Pearson, Vanghan demanded that Pearson promote Katherine Johnson or send her back to West computing. Pearson offered Johnson a permanent position in the Maneuver Loads Branch. |
This does not happen. Katherine works in the office of Al Harrison the entire movie. |
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Katherine kept her graduate school math textbooks at her desk for ready reference. |
She does not.
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Katherine's 1st assignment was to help evaluate the crash of a small Piper airplane. This aided in the discovery of vortexes from larger aircraft. |
Her first assignment was to check the numbers of the engineers working in her office. |
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Katherine Johnson never used the colored restrooms at Langley even after she found out they existed in her section. She also brought her lunch to work in a bag like the engineers and avoided the segregated cafeteria. |
She walked a long distance to use the segregated restrooms which kept her out of the office at time leading to friction between her and the boss.
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Katherine's fair skin nearly allowed her to pass as white although she never tried to.
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Taraji P. Henson is much darker than the real Katherine Johnson. |