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Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood
Hattie McDaniel Black Ambition White Hollywood
Author: Jill Watts
Hattie McDaniel is perhaps best known for her performance as Mammy, the sassy foil to Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind, one of Hollywood's most revered -- and controversial -- films. McDaniel's Oscar win raised hopes that the entertainment industry was finally ready to create more respectful, multidimensional roles for blacks. But under the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060514907
ISBN-10: 0060514906
Publication Date: 10/1/2005
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Amistad
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I found this book to be very well researched, well written and a fascinating account of Hattie McDaniel's life and career. A different look at the entertainment industry and the challenges faced by African American entertainers when a Jim Crow mindset proliferated. Recommend this book to anyone interested in Black history and the film industry in the first half of the 20th century.
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