A Hollywood outsider who had to fight tooth and nail for everything she had, McDaniel still ruled among the silver screen ...

Despite these limitations, many used their performances to subtly challenge these portrayals and bring dignity to the role.

Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel broke barriers as the first African American to win an Academy Award, earning the honor for ...

In 1940, Wichita native Hattie McDaniel became the first Black performer to win an Oscar. This weekend, a Wichita event recognized her work to change the representation of Black actors in Hollywood.

Many were movie folk—Actresses Louise Beavers, Hattie McDaniel, Ethel Waters, etc. They improved their holdings, kept their well-defined ways, quickly won more than tolerance from most of their ...

Hattie McDaniel was also the first black woman in the US to sing on the radio. Hattie McDaniel’s performance in Gone With The Wind landed her a well-deserved Academy Award for Best Supporting ...

Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel both won Oscars for their work in the film Gone with the Wind has been taken off HBO Max following calls for it to be removed from the US streaming service.

Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel both won Oscars for their work in the film Gone With The Wind has been reinstated by HBO Max, alongside a disclaimer saying it "denies the horrors of slavery".

The short list of mega-stars buried there: Rudolph Valentino, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Hattie McDaniel and Cecil B. DeMille. The multi-sensory Día de los Muertos event ...

Gone with the Wind removed from HBO Max amid Black Lives Matter protests ...