Hattie McDaniel
(1895 - 1952)
- Born in Wichita
- Enjoyed singing with her family's musical show
- Began singing on radio shows
- So popular she moved to motion pictures
- First African American woman to receive an Academy Award—Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Appeared in more than 300 films
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