Gone with the Wind actor Hattie McDaniel will finally have her Oscar replaced decades after it went missing, The location of the original trophy remains a mystery, but McDaniel, who became the ...
In a moment decades in the making, representatives from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Sunday night presented Howard University with a replacement Oscar for Hattie McDaniel’s ...
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 ...
Because gigs as a performer and songwriter didn't pay much, McDaniel took jobs as a maid and laundress on the side to make ends meet. "We feel proud over the fact that Hattie McDaniel won the ...