Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on March 24, 2017

Breaking Barriers Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel has the distinct honor of being the first black actor in history to win an Academy Award. On February 29th, 1940, she defied the odds and beat four white actresses, including her own co-star Olivia de Havilland, to win that Oscar gold. This was,...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on August 14, 2016

August 14, 2016 by smumcounty Henry McDaniel Hattie McDaniel was born on June 10th, 1895 in Wichita Kansas. The youngest of thirteen children, her mother and father were both former slaves. Her father, Henry McDaniel, had fought in the Civil War and still suffered from wounds he had received in...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on September 20, 2015

Not only was Hattie McDaniel the first African American to win an Academy Award but she was also the first African American to sing on the radio. Some of her movies include: The Little Colonel (1935), China Seas (1935), Alice Adams (1935), Saratoga (1937), Vivacious Lady (1938), and of course...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 12, 2014

Retro Review--Hattie: The Life of Hattie McDaniel Hattie: The Life of Hattie McDaniel Carlton Jackson Madison Books, 1990 Who was the person behind the jolly, but strong-willed mammies and maids that Hattie McDaniel played throughout her career? I've asked this question for years, usually while wat   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on November 10, 2013

"We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it." ... Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel was a character actor whose presence on the silver screen is one we shall never forget. In additi   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on November 10, 2013

"We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it." ... Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel was a character actor whose presence on the silver screen is one we shall never forget. In additi   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on August 20, 2013

Hattie McDaniel (20 August SUTS) This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and Scribe Hard on Film. Full listings for SUTS programming on Turner Classic Movies can be found HERE. "We all respect sincerity in our   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on August 20, 2013

Hattie McDaniel (20 August SUTS) Labels: Alice Adams (1935), Hattie McDaniel, Summer Under the Stars Blogathon This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and Scribe Hard on Film. Full listings for SUTS pr   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on August 20, 2013

This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and Scribe Hard on Film. Full listings for SUTS programming on Turner Classic Movies can be found HERE. “We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on June 10, 2012

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Character Actress & Film Pioneer, Hattie McDaniel, born June 10 in 1892! Hattie McDaniel — Radio Pioneer.  McDaniel started her entertainment career as a singer-songwriter in her brother’s (Otis) minstrel show.  In the early-1920s, she toured with P   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on February 26, 2011

“Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, fellow members of the motion picture industry and honored guests: This is one of the happiest moments of my life, and I want to thank each one of you who had a part in selecting me for one of their awards, for your...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 9, 2010

Here's Hattie McDaniel in a 1949 appearance on The Ed Wynn Show as Beulah, her character from her popular radio (and eventually television) show. My favorite part of this sketch is when McDaniel breaks into a rendition of Some of These Days (though she didn't sing much on the big...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 3, 2010

Of all the African American women who were relegated to maid and mammy roles in the studio age, there was no one more capable of dominating a scene than Hattie McDaniel. Her persona was that of the opinionated, aggressive domestic, a self-confident woman who was also quite often the only...   read more