Hattie McDaniel by Jill Watts
Brand: HarperCollins
Product Description
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 Hattie McDaniel is best known for her performance as Mammy the sassy foil to Scarlett OHara in the movie classic Gone with the Wind. Her powerful performance won her an OscarR and bolstered the hopes of black Hollywood that the entertainment industry was finally ready to write more multidimensional fullyrealized roles for blacks. 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. ampamp8220Id rather play a maid then be a maidampamp8221 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. show more
Condition : New
Author : Jill Watts
Weight : 470
Publisher : HarperCollins
Language : English
EAN : 9780060514914
ISBN10 : 0060514914
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20031223
Place of Publication : New York United States
Pagination : 384 Pages
Dimensions : 140 X 214 X 27