Poster of Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry

Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry

Plot: “I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry,” McDaniel said as she accepted the 1st Academy Award given to an African-American for her performance in the film Gone with the Wind. “Analysis” of a continuity error in a clip from a film of the 1939 Oscars ceremony suggests that the “documentary” footage and McDaniel’s speech were re-staged
Release Date: Thursday, January 1 2004
21 years ago
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Portrait of Hattie McDanielHattie McDanielHattie McDaniel would have been no older than 59 in Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Sat, Jun 10 1893 –
Sun, Oct 26 1952

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Portrait of Ina Diane ArcherIna Diane ArcherIna Diane Archer was >> in Hattie McDaniel: or A Credit to the Motion Picture Industry as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday