321: Hattie McDaniel
Actress, Singer-songwriter and Comedian
Born: 10 June 1895, Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Died: 26 October 1952, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Hattie is most known for her role in Gone With the Wind—notably because she won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role—the first person of African American descent to win an Oscar (in 1940).
During World War II, she supported and organized entertainment for African American troops.
After the war she was blacklisted from Hollywood for protesting her typecast roles and ended up the first African American to star in a weekly radio show instead.
Hattie suffered a heart attack and then died from breast cancer a few months later.
Badges Earned:
Find a Grave Marked
Located In My Personal Library:
Backwards and In Heels by Alicia Malone
Sources:
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/mcdaniel-hattie-1895-1952/