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How the Academy and Hattie McDaniel's family restored her legacy decades after her award went missing: 'It shows that she's still relevant. That she accomplished a lot in her career to have a vast amount of people elated by the Oscar being replaced.' ....
Hattie McDaniel: Trailblazing as the first Black Oscar winner afro.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from afro.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was the first Oscar ever awarded to a Black actor: The plaque presented to actress Hattie McDaniel in 1940 for her iconic supporting role in the landmark 1939 film “Gone With the Wind.” Following McDaniel’s death in 1952, the award was bequeathed to D.C.’s Howard University, where it was a prized … ....
The Motion Picture Academy saluted Hattie McDaniel with a new Oscar presented to Howard University, decades after her original award went missing. ....