Ryan Murphy, From John Waters and Barbra Streisand to the Top of Television

Ryan Murphy grew up taking comfort in the films of John Waters and the voice of Barbra Streisand, and the producer now oversees a slate of television that the rest of the industry would gladly claim, *Love Story* among it. Vanity Fair counts him among its New Establishment. Those two early heroes are a telling place for a career to begin, and it is a pleasure to see where that boyhood education led. Here, where a story told with style is always in season, his is one worth following.

With reporting from Vanity Fair.