Hattie McDaniel Biography
Born: June 10, 1895
Died: October 26, 1952
Although her movie career consisted almost entirely of playing stereotypic maids and other servants, Hattie McDaniel was in fact the first black woman to sing on the radio and the first black performer to win an Academy Award, for her portrayal of Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939). Before coming to Hollywood, she had been a blues singer and had toured as Queenie in +Show Boat, later playing the same role in the 1936 Irene_Dunne version of the film. Her considerable film credits include Blonde_Venus (1932) with Marlene Dietrich, I'm_No_Angel (1933) with Mae West, Nothing_Sacred (1937) with Carole_Lombard and Fredric March, The_Shopworn_Angel (1938) with Margaret Sullavan, They Died with Their Boots On (1941), James Thurber's story The_Male_Animal (1942), Thank_Your_Lucky_Stars (1943), Since_You_Went_Away (1944), and Mr._Blandings_Builds_His_Dream_House (1948). She starred in the Beulah series on radio and was scheduled to take over the role from Ethel_Waters for the television series, which would have reunited her with Gone with the Wind co-star Butterfly McQueen, when she became ill and was replaced by Louise_Beavers. Rovi
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