Hunter McVey Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Everyone loves a "star is born" story, à la Mervyn LeRoy stumbling upon Lana Turner at Schwab's Pharmacy (which was only partly true - it was Hollywood Reporter founder William Wilkerson who discovered her at Top Hat Café). But Hollywood has changed a good bit since 1936, and so has the nature of its overnight success stories.