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THE FIRST LADY OF THE NEGRO FILM COLONYWearing her laurels proudly but with befitting grace, Hattie McDaniels, Negro America's number one cinema star and only race artist ever to win the Motion Picture Academy award, is currently appearing at one of Cleveland’s downtown theatres, and continuing her record breaking habits.Hailed as the year’s best actress in a supporting role. Miss McDaniels, won the award for to SJtcgUejjt fcortxa^al of theMammy” in Gone With theWind,” the picture that took so long to film, and almost as long to see.Sunday morning, Miss McDaniels added another feather to her cap when she appeared on the chain’ of the Columbia Broadcasting System as a featured speaker on theOver Jordan” program.heard over StationWGAR.Above are three pictures of Miss M_cDaaj,el,fit s recorded by the Cali- 'Wingsch isPost cameraman. In the photo aS the top are Dr. Glenn T. Settle, di-rector of “Wings Over Jordan, * complimenting Miss McDaniels onher excellent talk. In the picture^ bottom left, is a photo of the movia star as she appeared while speaking to the radio audience and on t«a right as she appears in costuma* during her stage routine.While here ' : s McDaniels, although stopping at the Phillta Wheatley Association, is the gue»Cof Dr. and Mrs. Glenn T, Settla-
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Call and Post
Cleveland, Ohio, US
Sat, Jul 13, 1940
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