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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
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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104951

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