Hattie McDaniel

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Hattie McDaniel was an American actress, singer, and comedian best known as the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role in "Gone with the Wind."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Academy Award winner
African-American actor
African-American singer
actress
comedian
film actress
human
radio actress
singer
television actress
activeYearsEnd 1952
activeYearsStart 1910s
awardReceived Academy Award
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
birthName Hattie McDaniel
burialPlace Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
causeOfDeath breast cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1893-06-10
dateOfDeath 1952-10-26
ethnicGroup African Americans
familyName McDaniel
genre blues
comedy
givenName Hattie
isFirst first African American to win an Academy Award
name Hattie McDaniel
notableWork Alice Adams
Beulah (radio and television series)
Gone with the Wind
In This Our Life
Judge Priest
Show Boat
Song of the South
The Little Colonel
occupation actress
comedian
radio performer
singer
songwriter
parent Henry McDaniel
Susan Holbert McDaniel
performedIn film
radio
television
placeOfBirth Wichita, Kansas, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States
portrayed Mammy in Gone with the Wind
religion Christianity
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender female
sibling Etta McDaniel
Sam McDaniel
spouse George Langford
Howard Hickman
James Lloyd Crawford
Larry Williams
workedIn Hollywood


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