While I'm sure everybody here is aware of her Oscar-winning turn in Gone with the Wind, maybe some don't know that Hattie McDaniel spent her youth singing as a band vocalist. Here's a taste from Jean Harlow's last movie, Saratoga.
I love Hattie McDaniels - she had great timing when delivering her lines.
I just wanted to let you know that I gave you a blog award here: http://sophie-waitinonasunnyday.blogspot.com/2012/03/thank-you-thank-you-thank-you.html
Named for Katie-Bar-The-Door, the Katies are "alternate Oscars"—who should have been nominated, who should have won—but really they're just an excuse to write a history of the movies from the Silent Era to the present day.
To see a list of nominees and winners by decade, as well as links to my essays about them, click the highlighted links:
Remember: There are no wrong answers, only movies you haven't seen yet.
The Silent Oscars
And don't forget to check out the Silent Oscars—my year-by-year choices for best picture, director and all four acting categories for the pre-Oscar years, 1902-1927.
Look at me—Joe College, with a touch of arthritis. Are my eyes really brown? Uh, no, they're green. Would we have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save a person from drowning? That's a key question. I, of course, can't swim, so I never have to face it. Say, haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning and asking a lot of fool questions?
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I love Hattie McDaniels - she had great timing when delivering her lines.
I just wanted to let you know that I gave you a blog award here: http://sophie-waitinonasunnyday.blogspot.com/2012/03/thank-you-thank-you-thank-you.html
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Congrats on the award, M.M. I love your response. It made me smile. You're such a terrific writer.
I haven't responded yet to mine. (Dorian awarded me.) Didn't realize I had to. Didn't read the fine print. :)
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