Characters and the real people they loosely based on ?
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Born_Tomorrow — 10 years ago(November 12, 2015 02:43 PM)
Curtis = Berry Gordy, who was an entrepreneur from Detroit and the founder and head of Motown.
The Dreams = The Supremes, originally an all girl singing group consisting of childhood friends who grew up singing together in a Detroit housing project.
Effie = Florence Ballard, who was the original leader of The Supremes and the one with the most soulful voice. Berry Gordy pushed her to the back and chose Diana Ross to sing lead, most likely because of her look and sound being easier to cross over to white audiences. Eventually a fight with Berry Gory lead to her being fired from the group. She eventually became an alcoholic, single mother on welfare.
Deana = Diana Ross was originally one of the backup singers in The Supremes, until being chosen by Berry Gordy to sing lead because her voice and look was easily molded into a crossover artist. Just like Deana, she also became a an actress and a superstar. She and Berry Gordy also had a well known, longtime personal relationship. Even though they never married, they did have a child together.
Jimmy Early = part Marvin Gaye, who battled a drug problem and was dating a young teenage girl while he was still married to his wife. It's well known that he fought with Berry Gordy to record and release songs with a social message or "message songs". (e.g., What's going on; Mercy, Mercy Me; Inner City Blues). Towards the end of his life and career, he also took to stripping on stage during his performances. They both died at about the same age.
All typos and misspellings courtesy of a public educational system.