Hattie McDaniel: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: NPR - The Life and Struggles of Hattie McDaniel. Aug 13, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS Colorado - Hattie McDaniel made home in Colorado before becoming first Black person to be nominated and win Academy Award. Jun 18, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 22, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - The Californian Century - A Hard Won Oscar. Mar 22, 2025
Media added. Feb 08, 2025
Description of McDaniel's film roles expanded. Feb 08, 2025
Article restructured, with the location of McDaniel's death corrected and the ambiguity around her year of birth explained. Feb 08, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - The Life and Struggles of Hattie McDaniel. Dec 20, 2024
Add new Web site: The Washington Post - Hattie McDaniel was the first Black Oscar winner. It didn?t help her career. Jul 15, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jun 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Official Site of Hattie McDaniel. May 31, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Denver Public Library History - Hattie McDaniel (1893 - 1952). Feb 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Black History in America - Hattie McDaniel. Feb 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Colorado Virtual Library - Hattie McDaniel: Actress. Jul 15, 2022
Add new Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame - Biography of Hattie McDaniel. Apr 30, 2021
Changed “black” to “Black” throughout article. Sep 02, 2020
Add new Web site: Colorado Women's Hall of Fame - Biography of Hattie McDaniel. Apr 09, 2019
Deleted photograph. Oct 23, 2018
Add new Web site: BlackHistoryNow - Hattie McDaniel. Oct 29, 2014
Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Hattie McDaniel. Apr 03, 2014
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Hattie McDaniel. Apr 03, 2014
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Hattie McDaniel. Apr 02, 2014
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Biography of Hattie McDaniel. Jun 14, 2013
Add new Web site: Kansas Historical Society - Hattie McDaniel. Jun 14, 2013
Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Hattie McDaniel. Jun 14, 2013
Added photograph. Mar 04, 2011
Add new Web site: The Red Hot Jazz Archive - Biography of Hattie McDaniel. Sep 06, 2010
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Hattie McDaniel Profile - Hattie McDaniel. Sep 06, 2010
Media added. Feb 06, 2008
Article revised. Apr 07, 1999
New article added. Jul 20, 1998
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