McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award, was the first African American actress or actor ever to be honored with an Oscar. watch
Hard to pick the best part as Helen Morgan ("Julie"), brings Irene Dunne ("Magnolia") then Hattie McDaniel ("Queenie") and Paul Robeson ("Joe") into her performance of "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" in Show Boat, 1936. watch
Spooked after reading some tea leaves, Callie (Hattie McDaniel) and Libby (Olivia de Havilland) receive Lt. Custer, who smells of onions, in They Died with Their Boots On, 1942. watch
