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At 19, Barnum wed 21-year-old Charity Hallett in 1829. The pair was married for 44 years and together had four daughters. Barnum once recalled the day he married Hallett as the day he “became ...
The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American biographical musical drama film directed by Michael Gracey (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, and a story by Bicks. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya.
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- P.T. Barnum, portrayed by Hugh Jackman. Phineas Taylor Barnum was the mastermind behind the world-famous circus spectacle that would come to be known as "The Greatest Show on Earth."
- Charity (Hallett) Barnum, portrayed by Michelle Williams. At age 21, Charity Hallett Barnum, of Bethel, Connecticut, married Barnum, then 19, in the fall of 1829.
- Jenny Lind, portrayed by Rebecca Ferguson. Jenny Lind, otherwise known as "The Swedish Nightingale," was one of the most highly regarded opera singers of the 19th century.
- The Bearded Lady, Lettie Lutz, portrayed by Keala Settle. The Bearded Lady, known as Lettie Lutz in The Greatest Showman, was actually named Annie Jones in real life.
Dec 10, 2022 · The time was right to bring Jackman's talent and box office appeal to the musical version of the P.T. Barnum story, The Greatest Showman. The film was the 21st highest grossing movie of 2017 ...
Dec 21, 2017 · The Greatest Showman, now in theaters, tells the unbelievable true story of circus-founder P.T. Barnum (played by Hugh Jackman). Many events from the movie are based on U.S. history from the mid ...
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May 12, 2023 · The Greatest Showman tells the story of P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) and his museum and circus, made famous thanks to the performances of his group of “freaks”, a group Zendaya's character Anne Wheeler doesn't seem to fit into at first sight. Barnum's troupe was widely popular thanks to the performances of its group of “freaks”, which ...
Aug 1, 2022 · The Greatest Showman: True Story or Not? It is, and no points for guessing that as the makers themselves have advanced this film as a musical biography of Phineas Taylor Barnum, the brain behind the world-renowned circus that went on to be become “The Greatest Show on Earth.”. Now, that we have established the fact that ‘The Greatest ...
