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Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

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).

Personal information

Birthday

1893-06-10

Birth Place

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Movies and TV shows :

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

7.5

Movie
3 Is a Family

3 Is a Family

1944

0.0

Movie
45 Fathers

45 Fathers

1937

1.0

Movie
Affectionately Yours

Affectionately Yours

1941

4.8

Movie
Alice Adams

Alice Adams

1935

6.7

Movie
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

7.0

Movie
Anniversary Trouble

Anniversary Trouble

1935

6.5

Movie
Another Face

Another Face

1935

4.2

Movie
Arbor Day

Arbor Day

1936

6.0

Movie
Are You Listening?

Are You Listening?

1932

5.0

Movie
Babbitt

Babbitt

1934

6.0

Movie
Battle of Broadway

Battle of Broadway

1938

4.2

Movie
Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932

6.8

Movie
Can This Be Dixie?

Can This Be Dixie?

1936

0.0

Movie
Carefree

Carefree

1938

6.6

Movie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

6.5

Movie
China Seas

China Seas

1935

6.3

Movie
City Park

City Park

1934

0.0

Movie
Don't Tell the Wife

Don't Tell the Wife

1937

0.0

Movie
Everybody's Baby

Everybody's Baby

1939

0.0

Movie
poster

Explained

2018

7.5

TV
Family Honeymoon

Family Honeymoon

1948

5.7

Movie
Fate's Fathead

Fate's Fathead

1934

0.0

Movie
Flirtation

Flirtation

1934

4.4

Movie
Gentle Julia

Gentle Julia

1936

0.0

Movie
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

5.6

Movie
George Washington Slept Here

George Washington Slept Here

1942

6.3

Movie
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

7.9

Movie
Good-bye Love

Good-bye Love

1933

5.5

Movie
Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry

Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry

2004

0.0

Movie
Hello, Sister!

Hello, Sister!

1933

6.0

Movie
Hi, Beautiful

Hi, Beautiful

1944

9.5

Movie
High Tension

High Tension

1936

5.4

Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

6.5

Movie
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

3.3

Movie
Hypnotized

Hypnotized

1932

0.0

Movie
I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

1933

6.3

Movie
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1934

7.0

Movie
In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942

6.7

Movie
Janie

Janie

1944

5.5

Movie
Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married

1946

6.0

Movie
Johnny Come Lately

Johnny Come Lately

1943

6.7

Movie
Judge Priest

Judge Priest

1934

6.4

Movie
King Kelly of the U.S.A.

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934

3.5

Movie
Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

1936

7.3

Movie
Lost in the Stratosphere

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

4.7

Movie
Margie

Margie

1946

6.9

Movie
Maryland

Maryland

1940

6.2

Movie
Merry Go Round of 1938

Merry Go Round of 1938

1937

5.0

Movie
Merry Wives of Reno

Merry Wives of Reno

1934

4.8

Movie
Mickey

Mickey

1948

6.0

Movie
Mickey's Rescue

Mickey's Rescue

1934

0.0

Movie
Mississippi Moods

Mississippi Moods

1937

0.0

Movie
Murder by Television

Murder by Television

1935

3.7

Movie
Music Is Magic

Music Is Magic

1935

4.0

Movie
Musical Comedy Tonight III

Musical Comedy Tonight III

1985

0.0

Movie
Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

1946

6.1

Movie
Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

1937

6.2

Movie
Okay Toots!

Okay Toots!

1935

0.0

Movie
Operator 13

Operator 13

1934

5.7

Movie
Over the Goal

Over the Goal

1937

3.0

Movie
Postal Inspector

Postal Inspector

1936

6.2

Movie
Quick Money

Quick Money

1937

4.0

Movie
Racing Lady

Racing Lady

1937

5.3

Movie
Reunion

Reunion

1936

0.0

Movie
Saratoga

Saratoga

1937

6.3

Movie
Show Boat

Show Boat

1936

6.8

Movie
Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away

1944

6.5

Movie
Sky Racket

Sky Racket

1937

3.3

Movie
Song of the South

Song of the South

1946

6.4

Movie
Star for a Night

Star for a Night

1936

6.0

Movie
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

6.1

Movie
poster

The Beulah Show

1950

7.0

TV
The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel

1949

5.8

Movie
The Boiling Point

The Boiling Point

1932

4.0

Movie
The Bride Walks Out

The Bride Walks Out

1936

5.3

Movie
The Chases of Pimple Street

The Chases of Pimple Street

1934

6.0

Movie
The Crime Nobody Saw

The Crime Nobody Saw

1937

5.0

Movie
The First Baby

The First Baby

1936

0.0

Movie
The Flame

The Flame

1947

5.4

Movie
The Great Lie

The Great Lie

1941

6.9

Movie
The Impatient Maiden

The Impatient Maiden

1932

0.0

Movie
The Little Colonel

The Little Colonel

1935

6.4

Movie
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5

2022

0.0

Movie
The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton

1938

6.5

Movie
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

8.0

Movie
The Male Animal

The Male Animal

1942

4.1

Movie
The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour

1938

6.6

Movie
The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

1938

7.1

Movie
The Singing Kid

The Singing Kid

1936

4.0

Movie
The Washington Masquerade

The Washington Masquerade

1932

6.5

Movie
The Wildcatter

The Wildcatter

1937

0.0

Movie
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

6.6

Movie
Traveling Saleslady

Traveling Saleslady

1935

5.9

Movie
True Confession

True Confession

1937

5.8

Movie
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

1936

6.3

Movie
Vivacious Lady

Vivacious Lady

1938

6.8

Movie
We're Only Human

We're Only Human

1935

6.5

Movie
Wig-Wag

Wig-Wag

1935

0.0

Movie
Zenobia

Zenobia

1939

4.6

Movie