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[catlover]

I just got back from seeing the movie Joy..............wow! Prosperity and success did not come easy or overnight....................

[ValuSkr]

Remember the movie is only loosely based on Mangano's life.  They don't even use her surname, I suppose to avoid inferring it's a bio pic.  Actually, very little is known about Mangano's personal life, as she's never shared much publicly.  But she participated in creating this tale and reportedly enjoyed it very much.

[Lucky Charm]

Several have written that she was from a dysfunctional family. 

I can't imagine why she would put that in as fiction.

Although for her families sake, if true, I still don't think it would be a good thing.

Unless the family is 'over it' with the money coming in!

[Say Nay]

It's a mix of fact and fiction. As an example this is from Time Magazine's The True Story Behind the Movie Joy:

Fiction: Mangano forewent higher education to help her family though her parents’ divorce

Unlike in the movie, in which Lawrence’s character gives up a promising academic career, the real Mangano graduated from Pace University with a degree in business administration in 1978. Following school, however, Mangano worked as a waitress and, as depicted in the movie, an airline reservations specialist, before her career as an entrepreneur took off.

[Alsee]

It doesn't come easy for most people. Where's my movie

[Desertdi]

@Alsee

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@Alsee wrote:

It doesn't come easy for most people. Where's my movie

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Thank You!

[Lucibee]

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@The Monkey on My Back wrote:

It's a mix of fact and fiction. As an example this is from Time Magazine's The True Story Behind the Movie Joy:

Fiction: Mangano forewent higher education to help her family though her parents’ divorce

Unlike in the movie, in which Lawrence’s character gives up a promising academic career, the real Mangano graduated from Pace University with a degree in business administration in 1978. Following school, however, Mangano worked as a waitress and, as depicted in the movie, an airline reservations specialist, before her career as an entrepreneur took off.

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I did not know this. I wonder why Hollywood didn't stick to her actual bio. 

I admire her. I have several of her original items from the Q. Also lots of her hangers.