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Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Known for ActingBorn 1893-06-10Died 1952-10-26Wichita, Kansas, USA
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 - October 26, 1952) was an American actress whose portrayal of Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939) won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first black person to win an Academy Award. After working as early as the 1910s as a band vocalist, Hattie McDaniel debuted as a maid in The Golden West (1932). Her maid-mammy characters became steadily more assertive, showing up first in Judge Priest (1934) and becoming pronounced in Alice Adams (1935). In this one, directed by George Stevens and aided and abetted by star Katharine Hepburn, she makes it clear she has little use for her employers' pretentious status seeking. By The Mad Miss Manton (1938) the character she portrays actually tells off her socialite employer Barbara Stanwyck and her snooty friends. This path extends into the greatest role of McDaniel's career, Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939). Mammy is, in a number of ways, superior to most of the white folk surrounding her. From that point, McDaniel's roles unfortunately descended, with the characters becoming more and more menial. McDaniel played on the "Amos and Andy" and Eddie Cantor radio shows in the 1930s and 1940s, the title character in her own radio show "Beulah" (1947-51), and the same part on TV (Beulah, 1950).Read more

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Mississippi Moods
10.0
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Mississippi Moods

1937 · Movie

Mickey's Rescue10.0
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Mickey's Rescue

1934 · Movie

City Park10.0
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City Park

1934 · Movie

Hollywood Black9.0
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Hollywood Black

2024 · Series

Hi, Beautiful9.8
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Hi, Beautiful

1944 · Movie

3 Is a Family9.0
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3 Is a Family

1944 · Movie

The Impatient Maiden9.0
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The Impatient Maiden

1932 · Movie

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind8.2
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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988 · Movie

Becoming Marilyn7.6
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Becoming Marilyn

2022 · Movie

Explained7.5
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Explained

2018 · Series

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year7.5
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009 · Movie

Everybody's Baby8.0
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Everybody's Baby

1939 · Movie

The Wildcatter8.0
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The Wildcatter

1937 · Movie

The First Baby8.0
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The First Baby

1936 · Movie

Fate's Fathead8.0
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Fate's Fathead

1934 · Movie

The Chases of Pimple Street8.0
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The Chases of Pimple Street

1934 · Movie

Gone with the Wind7.9
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Gone with the Wind

1939 · Movie

Merry Go Round of 19387.5
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Merry Go Round of 1938

1937 · Movie

The Beulah Show
7.3
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The Beulah Show

1950 · Series

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage7.0
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 · Movie

Janie Gets Married7.3
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Janie Gets Married

1946 · Movie

We're Only Human7.3
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We're Only Human

1935 · Movie

Libeled Lady7.3
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Libeled Lady

1936 · Movie

Margie7.1
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Margie

1946 · Movie

Mickey7.0
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Mickey

1948 · Movie

The Great Lie7.0
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The Great Lie

1941 · Movie

Johnny Come Lately7.0
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Johnny Come Lately

1943 · Movie

Vivacious Lady7.0
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Vivacious Lady

1938 · Movie

Imitation of Life7.0
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Imitation of Life

1934 · Movie

Postal Inspector7.0
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Postal Inspector

1936 · Movie

Reunion7.0
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Reunion

1936 · Movie

The Singing Kid7.0
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The Singing Kid

1936 · Movie

Star for a Night7.0
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Star for a Night

1936 · Movie

Gentle Julia7.0
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Gentle Julia

1936 · Movie

Can This Be Dixie?7.0
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Can This Be Dixie?

1936 · Movie

Wig-Wag7.0
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Wig-Wag

1935 · Movie

Okay Toots!
7.0
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Okay Toots!

1935 · Movie

In This Our Life6.9
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In This Our Life

1942 · Movie

The Boiling Point7.0
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The Boiling Point

1932 · Movie

Hypnotized7.0
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Hypnotized

1932 · Movie

The Shopworn Angel6.8
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The Shopworn Angel

1938 · Movie

Anniversary Trouble6.8
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Anniversary Trouble

1935 · Movie

Blonde Venus6.8
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Blonde Venus

1932 · Movie

The Washington Masquerade6.8
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The Washington Masquerade

1932 · Movie

They Died with Their Boots On6.7
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They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · Movie

The Shining Hour6.7
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The Shining Hour

1938 · Movie

Carefree6.7
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Carefree

1938 · Movie

Show Boat6.7
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Show Boat

1936 · Movie