Black Narcissus
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Liberto's physical appearance notwithstanding, she generally described herself as being of Italian, Irish and German stock. And it was only until recently that her mixed race heritage became public knowledge, with Henry Louis Gates Jr. confirming it on an episode of Finding Your Roots. Point being, as Mangold wasn't privy to these details at the time of production, he wouldn't have been able to act on rumors and other unsubstantiated info w/o opening himself up to potential liability.
Yeah, but also read that she described her self mostly italian due to the racism at that time, which Cash and her still heavily got. I guess for me, this would've added a far more complex layer to this relationship, instead of the stay at home jealous wife character we got.