"Mammy" is only one role of many that made up Hattie McDaniel's multi-faceted career. She was also a singer, a songwriter, a stage and vaudeville veteran, a comedian, and a radio personality. In the first episode of the season, we follow her journey from Denver, Colorado to Hollywood.
All episodes of Hollywood in Color are heavily researched. Here are the major sources used for this episode:
Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood (book) by Jill Watts
Hattie: The Life of Hattie McDaniel (book) by Carlton Jackson
Hattie McDaniel and the Culture of Dissemblance (article) by Victoria Sturtevant
African American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility, 1900-1960 (book) by Charlene B. Regester
Clinging to Mammy: The Faithful Slave in 20th Century America (book) by Micki McElya
This Is Not Dixie: Racist Violence in Kansas, 1861-1927 (book) by Brent M.S. Campney
Music used in this episode (listed in order heard):
Theme song (intro and outro): Hombre (Instrumental) by Kevin J. Simon (marmosetmusic.com)
Danse Morialta by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Ave Marimba by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Small Daffs by Axletree (freemusicarchive.org) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Hyperfun by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Ave Marimba by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Nostalgic Piano by Rafael Krux (freepd.com) — Public domain
Impromptu in Quarter Comma Meantone by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Cheap Arp Guitar by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Media Cited:
Gone with the Wind (1939) dir. Victor Fleming
Hattie McDaniel Arrives at the Coconut Grove (2004) by Rita Dove
I Wish I Had Somebody (1926) by Hattie McDaniel
Boo Hoo Blues (1926) by Hattie McDaniel
Any Kind of Man Would Be Better Than You (1929) by Hattie McDaniel
That New Love Maker of Mine (1929) by Hattie McDaniel
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