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  2. Hattie McDaniel - Wikipedia

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    Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind ...

  3. Butterfly McQueen - Wikipedia

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    From 1950 until 1952, she was featured (and briefly reunited with fellow Gone With the Wind actor Hattie McDaniel, who appeared in the first six episodes before withdrawing due to illness) in another racially stereotyped role on the television series Beulah, in which she played Beulah's friend Oriole, a character originated on radio by Ruby ...

  4. The Oscar Awards' first black winner, Hattie McDaniel, wasn't ...

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    Racial issues have plagued the film industry for decades, as highlighted by the first black Academy Award winner, Hattie McDaniel. McDaniel won the award in 1940 for her portrayal of a slave named ...

  5. On the legacy of Hattie McDaniel, a history-making Oscar ...

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    In its 94-year-long history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has bestowed an Oscar, one the industry's most coveted acting awards, to just 10 Black women. This year, actor Angela ...

  6. ‘Hattie’s Come Home’: Pioneering ‘Gone With the ... - AOL

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    WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was the first Oscar ever awarded to a Black actor: The plaque presented to actress Hattie McDaniel in 1940 for her iconic supporting role in the landmark 1939 film “Gone ...

  7. List of black Academy Award winners and nominees - Wikipedia

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    Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award, in 1940. This list of Black Academy Award winners and nominees is fully current as the 95th Academy Awards , which was held on March 12, 2023.

  8. 84 years after Hattie McDaniel, the Oscars still put Black ...

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    84 years after Hattie McDaniel, the Oscars still put Black women in a box. Greg Braxton. March 8, 2024 at 3:00 AM ... who is so heartbroken over the Vietnam War death of her son Curtis, a former ...

  9. Hollywood Victory Committee - Wikipedia

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    Hattie McDaniel was the Chairman of the Negro Division of the Hollywood Victory Committee, providing entertainment for soldiers in hospitals, and those stationed at military bases. One of the committee's most notable successes was the Hollywood Victory Caravan which crossed the country in April / May 1942.