Hattie :The Life of Hattie McDaniel
By: Jackson, Carlton
Material type: TextPublisher: Madison Books 1990ISBN: 0819172952; 9780313232886Subject(s): African American Actors and Actresses - United States - Biography | McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952 - Biography | Motion Pictures Actors and Actresses - United States - BiographySummary: Hattie McDaniel was the first black actress to ever win an Oscar. She was also the first black woman to ever sing on American radio. In this fresh assessment of her life and career, Carlton Jackson tells the inside story of her working relationships, her personal life, and the many obstacles she faced as a black performer in the white world of show business during the first half of the twentieth century.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Hattie McDaniel was the first black actress to ever win an Oscar. She was also the first black woman to ever sing on American radio. In this fresh assessment of her life and career, Carlton Jackson tells the inside story of her working relationships, her personal life, and the many obstacles she faced as a black performer in the white world of show business during the first half of the twentieth century.
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