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TIL that Anna May Wong, who is widely regarded as the first mainstream Chinese-American actress in Hollywood, auditioned for the role of O-Lan in “The Good Earth,” but did not get the part because the producer tasked with casting did not find her “beautiful enough” for the role.

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