The movie is based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly, a native of Hampton. Dorothy, her husband, Howard, and their four young children lived in a large, rambling Victorian house on South Main Street with Howard's parents and grandparents. Related Characters: Margot Lee Shetterly (speaker), Dorothy Vaughan , Howard Vaughan Former investment banker turned author who rocketed to fame after the release of her book Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race. Margot Lee Shetterly, author of "Hidden Figures," will give a free lecture Thursday at the Hampton History Museum. Bio. Kellee … Margot Lee Shetterly grew up in Hampton, Va., the daughter of two people with doctorates—Robert Benjamin Lee, a NASA research scientist, and Margaret G. Lee, a professor of English. Moore’s father, James Goble, died of … Revealing the inspirational untold story of female African-American mathematicians working at NASA during the 1960s, the film Hidden Figures is based on a book by Margot Lee Shetterly. No. To my parents, Margaret G. Lee and Robert B. Lee III, and to all of the women at the NACA and NASA who offered their shoulders to stand on. The movie follows the story of three women involved in the race to propel humankind into space… Margot Lee Shetterly HIDDEN FIGURES The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race DEDICATION . Her father had been a scientist at NASA in the 1960s so Shetterly was exposed to many African American scientists. Margot Lee Shetterly talks to HelloBeautiful about the African-American female mathematicians who were behind putting the first man into space. This does not appear in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures book , on which the movie is based, and seems to be an element of fiction created by the filmmakers. The author, Margot Lee Shetterly, and her husband were visiting her parents in Hampton, Virginia. Margot Lee Shetterly, best known for being a Non-Fiction Author, was born in Hampton on Sunday, April 6, 1969. Rep. Bobby Scott said during the ceremony that he knew Johnson and her second husband, James Johnson, for years before he read Margot Lee Shetterly… 1. Margot Lee Shetterly's book was released after the movie wrapped but her book proposal and notes were utilized by the filmmakers. U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said during the ceremony that he knew Johnson and her second husband, James Johnson, for years before he ever read Margot Lee Shetterly… AUTHOR’S NOTE ... And at home, Johnson was caring for a sick husband. As they drove, Shetterly’s father reminded her of the women in their town who worked as computers for NASA.