Hattie McDaniel was an actress and comedian most known for her role of "Mammy" in Gone With The Wind (1939). For this performance, she would become the first African American to ever win an Oscar. However, the 1940 Academy Awards were held at Cocoanut Grove, a hotel with a strict 'no-blacks" policy. McDaniel was instructed to sit at a small table set against a far wall, not at the Gone With the Wind table — where Producer David O. Selznick sat with Olivia de Havilland and his two Oscar-nominated
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Hattie McDaniel broke barriers in Hollywood and became the first Black performer to win an Academy Award. Learn more about her rise to fame and see her in GONE WITH THE WIND ('39) on the Classics Curated by TCM Hub on #HBOMax. #31DaysOfOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM
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Hattie McDaniel in 1939's epic Civil War drama, 'Gone With the Wind.' McDaniel, who received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance, made history at the 12th Academy Awards by becoming the first African American to be nominated and to win an Oscar. | The Academy
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Hattie McDaniel in 1939's epic Civil War drama, 'Gone With the Wind.' McDaniel, who received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance, made history at the 12th Academy Awards by becoming the first African American to be nominated and to win an Oscar. Check back everyday for a new moment and watch the #Oscars LIVE on Sunday, March 12th at 8e/5p! 83 days til #Oscars95 | The Academy
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Happy Birthday & R.I.P. Hattie McDaniel ( born in Wichita, Kansas, on June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) Hattie is best known for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first Academy Award won by an African American entertainer. In addition to acting in many films, McDaniel was a radio performer and television star; she was the first black woman to sing on radio in the United States.She appeared in over 300 films, altho
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