Acting great Hattie McDaniel passed away from breast cancer in California on this day in 1952. She was often recognized by an industry that shunned her…
After winning the 2010 Oscar for best supporting actress, Mo’Nique noted that she was wearing a royal blue dress, along with a gardenia in her hair, because that’s what Hattie McDaniel wore 70 years earlier, when she became the first African American to receive an Academy Award.
