Hattie McDaniel broke barriers in Hollywood and became the first Black performer to win an Academy Award. Learn more about her rise to fame and see her in GONE WITH THE WIND ('39) on the Classics Curated by TCM Hub on #HBOMax. #31DaysOfOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Hattie McDaniel in 1939's epic Civil War drama, 'Gone With the Wind.' McDaniel, who received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance, made history at the 12th Academy Awards by becoming the first African American to be nominated and to win an Oscar. | The Academy

Hattie McDaniel, the first black Oscar-winner, could be getting a biopic. | HuffPost Black Voices

Happy Birthday & R.I.P. Hattie McDaniel ( born in Wichita, Kansas, on June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) Hattie is best known for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first Academy Award won by an African American entertainer. In addition to acting in many films, McDaniel was a radio performer and television star; she was the first black woman to sing on radio in the United States.She appeared in over 300 films, altho

Hattie McDaniel's Oscar win helped change the course of Hollywood forever. | ATTN: