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(Original Caption) 3/2/1940- Los Angeles, CA: Actress Hattie Mc Daniel is shown with the statuette she received for her portrayal in “Gone With The Wind.” The award was for Best Supporting Role by an ...

This week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it will finally replace Hattie McDaniel’s long-missing Oscar. McDaniel made history when she became the first Black actor to ...

THE DICHOTOMY OF Hattie McDaniel marks the third film release from theatrical impresario Vincent Victoria. It shows his maturing skill at making films and is a definite technical leap from previous ...

Hattie McDaniel was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. Before she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, she made her ...

Houston Theater and media company Vincent Victoria Presents, renowned for producing plays and films about unsung historic African American personages and topics, delivers the first full-length ...

The 22nd annual Tallgrass Film Festival will be held Oct. 24-27 in various venues in downtown Wichita. The festival has grown to become one of Wichita’s premier events, with screenings of more than ...

March 7, 2010 (LOS ANGELES) Fresh off of her best supporting actress win for her role in Precious, Mo'Nique explained why it was so important to her to reference Hattie McDaniel in her speech.

Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win an Academy Award, but her career in Hollywood was still plagued by ...

You can read this quote by Hattie McDaniel, from her acceptance speech at the 1940 Academy Awards, and other quotes from McDaniel in Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations. Read the quote in its full ...

As Hollywood celebrates its own tonight with the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, the first black actor to win an award, Hattie McDaniel, should also be celebrated. Her no-nonsense persona came through ...