Hattie McDaniel - by Jill Watts (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Watts presents an uncompromising look at the pervasive racism in Hollywood as seen through the life and times of the highly regarded--yet always controversial--actress Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American actress to win an Academy( Award (for her role in "Gone With the Wind").<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>From an accomplished historian comes an uncompromising look at the pervasive racism in Hollywood, as seen through the life and times of actress Hattie McDaniel</p> <p>Hattie McDaniel is best known for her performance as Mammy, the sassy foil to Scarlett O'Hara in the movie classic Gone with the Wind. Her powerful performance won her an Oscar(R) and bolstered the hopes of black Hollywood that the entertainment industry was finally ready to write more multidimensional, fully-realized roles for blacks. </p><p> But despite this victory, and pleas by organizations such as the NAACP and SAG, roles for blacks continued to denigrate the African American experience. So Hattie McDaniel continued to play servants. “I'd rather play a maid then be a maid,” Hattie McDaniel answered her critics, but her flip response belied a woman who was emotionally conflicted. Here, in an exhaustively detailed and incisive text by a talented historian, is the story of a valiant woman who defied the racism of her time.</p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Fascinating. . .A compelling, disturbing history of blacks in early Hollwyood."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br><br>"A provocative biography."--Edward Rothstein, The New York Times on Mae West: An Icon in Black and White<br>
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