kylenne
Wakandan-American
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- Oct 16, 2016
I promised to link articles of diversity to Disney content when posting articles that on the surface may not have an apparent or obvious connection to Disney.
Academy Award-winning actress Hattie McDaniel was the first African American woman to be awarded the OSCAR for Best Supporting Actress in "Gone With the Wind" in 1939 and was awarded two stars on Hollywood's Walk of fame. Did you know she could have been a Disney Legend?
A missing Disney Legend, Ms. McDaniel.
Ms. McDaniel played the role of Aunt Tempy in Walt Disney's "Song of the South." The picture starred Black actor James Baskett. Playing southern plantation workers during the post-civil war reconstruction era.
In a future article, we can explore more about James Baskett, who was awarded an Honorary Academy Award.
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James Baskett (Uncle Remus), Hattie McDaniel (Aunt Tempy), Glenn Leedy.
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1939 Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress Hattie McDaniel.
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Movie actress, television and radio personality, and singer,
Hattie McDaniel is the 29th honoree of the Black Heritage Series US Postal stamp series 2006.
Would you be surprised to learn Vivien Leigh enjoyed Disneyland?
Who knew "Scarlett" was a Dis'er?
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Your Guest Jungle Cruise Skipper Vivien Leigh and Sir John Gielgud at Disneyland 1964.
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I really, really encourage all of you to listen to the You Must Remember This podcast's series on Song of the South if you haven't already. I loved that podcast anyway and have subscribed for years because I've always been fascinated by old Hollywood history (E! Mysteries and Scandals was my favorite show back in the day) and Karina Longworth always goes super in-depth with her research and presents it in a really engaging way, not just going into the specific subject but placing it in broader context. Her SotS series was 6 episodes and is probably the best one she's ever done and the second part was all about Hattie McDaniel, her life and career and different controversies surrounding her and how all of that played into her role in SotS. It's available pretty much anywhere you can get podcasts.