Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, started her career path to celebrity stardom in Colorado. Her family moved to Fort Collins in the early 1900s and then to Denver, where she ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As we count down the days until the Oscars on March 10, a newly released book takes a look at the life of Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person to ever win an Academy Award.

SeeHer Story airs every week on PEOPLE.com and @PeopleTV social handles Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Her work has ...

Cynthia Erivo’s Oscars 2025 look is not only showstopping but poignant. Erivo showed up to the Sunday ceremony, where she was nominated for best actress for her role as Elphaba in Wicked, in a ...

WICKED star Cynthia Erivo pays tribute to trailblazing icon Hattie McDaniel as she stuns in a velvet green gown at the 2025 Oscars. Erivo, 38, is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba ...

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