Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1975, and in 2006 she became the first Black Oscar winner honored with a U.S. postage stamp. In 2010, she was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. In addition to acting, McDaniel recorded 16 blues sides between 1926 and 1929 and was a radio performer and television personality; she was the first Black woman to sing on radio in the United States. Although she appeared in more than 300 films, she received on-screen credits for only 83. Her best known other major films are Alice Adams, In This Our Life, Since You Went Away, and Song of the South. McDaniel experienced racism and racial segregation throughout her career, and was unable to attend the premiere of Gone with the Wind in Atlanta because it was held at a whites-only theater. At the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles, she sat at a segregated table at the side of the room. In 1952, McDaniel died due to breast cancer. Her final wish to be buried in Hollywood Cemetery was denied due to the graveyard being restricted to whites-only at the time. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 10, 1893 (Wichita), Died October 26, 1952 (Woodland Hills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto, lyricist, composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | 9899 | 10-in. | 11/17/1926 | I wish I had somebody | Hattie McDaniels | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | 9900 | 10-in. | 11/17/1926 | Boo hoo blues | Hattie McDaniels | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | 9901 | Not documented | 11/17/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Hattie McDaniels | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto | |
OKeh | 9902 | Not documented | 11/17/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Hattie McDaniels | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto | |
OKeh | W80845 | 10-in. | 5/7/1927 | Wonderful dream | Hattie McDaniel | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto | |
OKeh | W80846 | 10-in. | 5/7/1927 | Lonely heart | Hattie McDaniel | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto, composer | |
OKeh | W80852 | 10-in. | 5/10/1927 | Sam Henry blues | Hattie McDaniel | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto, lyricist | |
OKeh | W80853 | 10-in. | 5/10/1927 | Poor boy blues | Hattie McDaniel | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto | |
OKeh | W82061 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | I thought I'd do it | Hattie McDaniel | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W82062 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Just one sorrowing heart | Hattie McDaniel | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W82063 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Sam Henry blues | Hattie McDaniel | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto, lyricist | |
OKeh | W82064 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Destroyin' blues | Hattie McDaniel | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto, composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McDaniel, Hattie," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104951.
McDaniel, Hattie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104951.
"McDaniel, Hattie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85151822
Wikidata: Hattie McDaniel - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q228904
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/45100688
MusicBrainz: Hattie McDaniel - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/037b0471-652d-4dc2-a464-a5051d5e1e29
ISNI: 0000 0000 2497 1304 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000024971304
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