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This year's TCM Classic Film Festival comes as the network focuses on new video content and tries to appeal to multiple ...
Hattie McDaniel became the first Black actor to win an Oscar—and gave her speech from a segregated table, in a room that wasn’t built for her. “I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to ...
Because what are you saying to me?” Hattie McDaniel, left, was the first Black woman to be nominated for and win an Oscar in 1940 for Gone with the Wind (AP) In September last year, Berry said ...
From the streets of Harlem to Vietnam to Hollywood, these stories correct the record and spotlight lesser-known heroes for Women's History Month.
The iconic crane shot in 'Gone with the Wind' took four months to plan and involved over 800 extras. Read more about its ...
According to Maryam Ghani, ‘Irises symbolise wisdom, hope and faith’ and are ‘often used in more thoughtful or artistic ...
Hattie McDaniel was the first Black woman to win an Oscar in 1940 for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ for playing Mammy in ‘Gone With the Wind’ and said she hoped to be a credit to her race.
Whoopi Goldberg enjoyed massive critical acclaim and scored an Oscar nomination for best actress for her first major film role, in 1985's The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg. But even ...
The 1990 movie that ended up winning her the Oscar (making her only the second Black best supporting actress, exactly 50 years after Gone with the Wind's Hattie McDaniel), she landed in a less ...
The belated sequel drew scorn from 'Wind' purists, who bellowed that 'Tomorrow is here, and it's just plain awful." ...
At the time, he was the first and only Black man to win an Oscar. Interestingly, Baskett's Song of the South co-star Hattie McDaniel was the first Black woman to win an Oscar, winning Best ...