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HATTIE MCDANIEL
A December 1939 original contract and agreement between the actress and Selznick Pictures for her services in the year 1940, signed in blue ink Hattie McDaniel. Together with Ms. McDaniel's statement regarding her role as "Mammy" in Gone With The Wind; ...I am proud that I am a Negro woman, because members of that class have given so much. Bending their backs over wash tubs, they have smiled encouragement to daughters who wanted an artistic career. (3)
A December 1939 original contract and agreement between the actress and Selznick Pictures for her services in the year 1940, signed in blue ink Hattie McDaniel. Together with Ms. McDaniel's statement regarding her role as "Mammy" in Gone With The Wind; ...I am proud that I am a Negro woman, because members of that class have given so much. Bending their backs over wash tubs, they have smiled encouragement to daughters who wanted an artistic career. (3)