1. Hattie McDaniel

2. Facts Born in 1895, 10 June Died in 1952, 26 October (aged 57)
She was a stage actress, a singer/songwriter and a comedian
Hattie’s parents (Henry McDaniel and Susan Holbert) was former slaves.
Susan Holbert (Hattie's mother) was a singer of religious music.
Henry McDaniel (Hattie’s father) was in the civil war.

3. Career
After high school Hattie started to work with her brother and his minstrel show
After her brother died in 1916, Hattie first appeared again in 1920 with Professor George Morrison’s Melody Hounds
In the middle of 1920s, Hattie started on her radio career, where she sang with the Melody Hounds
From 1926 to 1929, Hattie recorded some of her songs for Okeh Records and Paramount Records.
In 1931 Hattie moved to los angels to join some of her siblings and ended up getting a job at KNX radio
In the 1930s Hattie got several film roles, where some of them was uncredited
In 1934, Hattie joined the Screen Actors Guild and started to get larger film roles.

4. Oscar
1940 – Hattie wins the award for best supporting actress, for her role in ‘gone with the win
She was the first black person to win an Oscar
Her role was much debated, some (whites in the South) saying it wasn’t consistent with either the book or the historical period
Others (black people) saw the Oscar as a victory, but also meant, that her role/the movie supported slavery and helped those against black civil rights
Because of segregation laws , Hattie wasn’t allowed to attend the premiere, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia

5. Other great accomplishments and anecdotes
1947 – First black woman to star in a radio show, in the role as ‘Beulah’ (in 1951 she got cast for the TV-version, but died after six episodes)
She wanted to be buried in the Hollywood Cemetery, but couldn’t since it was a whites only cemetery
Two stars on the walk of fame in Hollywood, one for contributions to radio and one for acting in motion pictures
2006 – First black Oscar winner to be on a postage stamp