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Posted by Faye on June 11, 2001 at 18:17:16:
Here are the answers to the Hattie McDaniel questions for those of you who may have missed it when we transferred the old board page to this new board page:
1. What movie did Hattie McDaniel appear in that took place in Georgia, told the story of a fiery Southern belle, and had the word "Wind" in the title?
THE 1942 CECIL B. DeMILLE EPIC, "REAP THE WIND"
2. What was Hattie McDaniel's profession before becoming an actress?
SHE WORKED AS A SINGER WITH PROFESSOR GEORGE MORRISON'S ORCHESTRA, A BLACK BAND THAT TOURED THE COUNTRY. SHE WAS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO EVER SING ON RADIO AND WAS SOON KNOWN AS THE "THE COLORED SOPHIE TUCKER".
3. When did Hattie McDaniel die?
ON OCTOBER 26, 1952.
4. What caused the death of Hattie McDaniel?
BREAST CANCER.
5. Where did Hattie die?
AT THE MOTION PICTURE COUNTY HOME IN WOODLAND HILLS, CALIFORNIA
6. What color of casket did Hattie want to be buried in and what kind of pillow did she want in her casket?
WHITE CASKET
A PILLOW OF ROSES
7. Was Hattie McDaniel buried in the cemetary of her choice?
NO, SHE WAS NOT PERMITTED TO BE BURIED IN THE HOLLYWOOD CEMETARY BECAUSE OF HER RACE.
8. What happend 37 years after the death of Hattie regarding her death?
IN 1999, THE CEMETARY TOLD THE FAMILY OF HATTIE McDANIEL THAT THEY WOULD MOVE HER TO THE HOLLYWOOD CEMETARY. HOWEVER, THE FAMILY DID NOT WANT HER BODY TO BE DISTURBED. THEY DID HOWEVER, ERECT A PINK MARBLE STATUE IN THE CEMETARY IN HER HONOR.
9. Who was Mammy talking about when she said, "I told him you was prostrate with grief"?
SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT WHAT SHE HAD TOLD RHETT WHEN HE CAME CALLING ON SCARLETT AFTER MR. KENNEDY'S DEATH.
10. What was the scene where Mammy said "He's her husband, ain't he?"
WHEN ASHLEY WAS SEEN WALKING DOWN THE LANE ON HIS WAY TO TARA, COMING BACK FROM THE WAR.
11. Which President's maid was tested for the role of Mammy?
MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT'S MAID. HER NAME WAS ELIZABETH McDUFFIE.
12. What other "Hattie" also tested for the role of Mammy?
HATTIE NOEL.