Hattie Mcdaniel was the first black woman to sing on the radio. She was also the first black woman to win an Oscar(she played the role of "mammy" in Gone with the Wind).
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Hattie McDaniel did not have a full name, her full name was Hattie McDaniel. In 1940 she became the first African American to win an Oscar.
Juliet McDaniel goes by Scout, Dollface, and Hey You.
Hattie McDaniel died of breast cancer.
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win the Academy Award for best-supporting actress in Gone With The Wind (1939)
You probably are confusing Butterfly McQueen with Hattie McDaniel, who both appeared in the 1939 drama "Gone With the Wind." McDaniel won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Mammy in the film. McQueen, who played Prissy in the movie, was never nominated for an Academy Award.