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11 Real People Who Inspired Famous Movie Characters

9. DON DRAPER

Draper “Dan” Daniels was an ad legend in Chicago at the Leo Burnett agency in the 60s. He was known for creating the Marlboro Man ad campaign. Sadly we just learned the original Marlboro Man, Robert Norris passed away today, November 9th, 2019. He was 90 years old.

The Mad Men character Don Draper is almost an identical image of Daniels (except his wife doesn’t believe the show portrays his lifestyle correctly).

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10. DIRTY HARRY

Clint Eastwood’s character (Harry Callahan) was inspired by inspector Dave Toschi, who famously hunted the Zodiac Killer in San Francisco during the ’70s.

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11. EDNA MODE

Edna Mode is the costume designer for the Incredibles in the movie, but she was based off the real designer Edith Head. Head actually won 8 Oscars for her wardrobe designs throughout her career. She was famous for her unique look (huge round glasses and short dark hair)

 

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