Hattie McDaniel
| Hattie McDaniel | |
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McDaniel in 1941
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| Born |
June 10, 1895 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | October 26, 1952 (aged 57) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Breast cancer |
| Resting place | Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1920–1952 |
| Spouse(s) | George Langford (1922) (his death) Howard Hickman (1911) (his death) James Lloyd Crawford (1941–1945) (divorced) Larry Williams (1949–1950) (divorced) Tristan Obcemea (1951–1952) (her death) |
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) was an African American stage actress, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian. She 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, although she received screen credits for only 80 or so.
McDaniel has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood: one at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to radio and one at 1719 Vine Street for acting in motion pictures. In 1975, she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame and in 2006 became the first black Oscar winner honored with a US postage stamp.
McDaniel was born June 10, 1895, in Wichita, Kansas, to former slaves. She was the youngest of 13 children. Her father, Henry McDaniel, fought in the Civil War with the 122nd United States Colored Troops and her mother, Susan Holbert, was a singer of religious music. In 1900, the family moved to Colorado, living first in Fort Collins and then in Denver, where Hattie graduated from Denver East High School. Her brother, Sam McDaniel (1886–1962), played the butler in the 1948 Three Stooges’ short film Heavenly Daze. Her sister Etta McDaniel was also an actress.
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