I am so glad that Hattie was able to get out of poverty and was able to buy that beautiful home! I like Clark Gable even more that he was her friend and was a regular at her home. RIP Harrie!
Hattie famously said. "I'd rather make $750.00 a week playing a maid rather than being a maid making $75.00 a week. In the 1930s $750.00 a week was a fortune. She could easily afford a mansion.
@@Emilio743-e1h I heard about a black family who purchased a beach front home in California in 1920 for $1,200 and later had the house taken from them and only given a small amount of money for it. But $1,200 in 1920 was only about $15k in today's money. So imagine buying a BEACH FRONT HOUSE in southern California for only $15k today. Or for that matter buying a livable house ANYWHERE in this country for that amount of money. It would never happen.
@@wrestlerx8494 , yes and thanks for responding because I had already heard about that family (the Bruce) and just last week the governor of California signed a proclamation giving back their land(valued at about $75 million) on Huntington Beach (an upscale suburb near Los Angeles) and orally issuing a public apology to them; it's never too late to seek justice !!
@@Emilio743-e1h you will not get a livable house anywhere that I know of for only $15k, but that was basically all they paid for that beach front house in 1920. I don't even know how because it's so expensive to live in that area.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A STATUE OF HATTIE McDANIEL ON AN AWARD IN HONOUR OF MS McDANIEL, THEY HAVE THE E.G.O.T.S. & THAT AWARD SEEMS TO GO TO EVERY FLAVOR OF THE MONTH. I HOPE THE KENNEDY AWARD CENTER WOULD HAVE ONE, "" THE HATTIE McDANIEL AWARD" FOR EVERYONE WHO MADE IT BEYOND ALL ODD'S OF ANY CREED, COLOR, OR PREFERENCE. HATTIE McDANIEL WOULD BE EXTREMELY PROUD!!!!👍
The moral of the story is.....her character was deeply loved by the the O'Hara family in the movie & she was adored in life by many. The O'Hara family was Irish & English. An unlikely match up as the English enslaved the Irish before Africans. Most Irish treated their servants and if they were technically 'slaves' well as they knew the suffrage. Many hired or 'bought' them to keep them from harm. It is how patriots worked around the greedy English elites. Aka underground railroad...Many loved them like family. If you're are on 1,000 acres the families depend on each other, deliver each others babies, doctor each other.
Her famous quotes, “I rather play a maid in a film and get paid more money, than be a maid in real life and not get paid enough & not be respected”. LOVE IT! we do what we have to and are allowed to do to survive!!!!
the real quote is" She was often criticized for playing the part of a maid, she answered her critics "Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid, if I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week actually being one."
Beautiful plants and flowers. Someone takes care of her home. THANK YOU for doing this. A fascinating story of enjoying the fruits of her outstanding labor. A star inside and out. Clark Gable must have loved the time he spent with Hattie and her amazing friends!
These homes of black celebrities of the past need to be turned into a historic site. The city of Los Angeles is so rich in black history. We can find a way to re-create and revitalize a positive image of the African-American Heritage in Los Angeles.
I'm very glad to see that she had a wonderful house. Clark Gable was the only actor in the bunch that realized what a jewel she was - and what true hospitality and love really are... ♥️
Charess Larraga these historical homes are incredibly expensive to maintain. Not even the wealthy want the responsibility... You can probably get em for a steal because the maintenance costs far exceed the purchase price
Charess Larraga that's 9 Minutes of my life I'll never get back I can't get a refund good thing it wasn't a movie I'd be screaming at the manager for a refund.
Here in 2018 the Hattie McDaniel house is not dilapidated. I go by there at least once a month. The house across the street with the columns is the Beckett Mansion and was built in either 1905 or 1910 for Dr. Wesley Beckett, a chairman of the trustees of the Los Angeles County Medical Association and member of the board of trustees at USC. It was purchased two years ago and is going through an extensive renovation as we speak.
Vwjl1207, thank you very much for identifying the "Beckett Mansion". I was in the Sugar Hill area some years ago when Nelson Mandela came to Los Angeles. I participated with the Choir of FAME Church to providing music for Mr. Mandela's visit. Looking around the neighborhood, I was taken aback by the beautiful old homes in the area. I noticed that the Beckett Mansion was in very poor condition at that time. One of the members of Fame said she had heard the old mansion was going to be torn down. I thought that was really a shame. Los Angeles has a lot of beautiful property that should be preserved. I don't know who bought the place but I am glad they are fixing it up. Its really a nice house. I have not been in the area in a while, but I may drive through soon just to see what improvements have been made!
@@lawrencemoore3863 Nat King Cole lived in Hancock Park a few miles away. His house is located at 401 S. Muirfield Rd in Los Angeles. Hancock Park is absolutely beautiful.
Do you know how sad it was back then that when she went to the Academy Awards to pick up her award they made her go though the back door. Hattie deserved the same respect as anyone else! She's with Jeus & has left all that crap behind her. People should just be people & not skin colors. We are ALL God's people. Rest in peace Miss Hattie.
I am happy to tell you this story is not true. Hattie herself said she entered where everyone else did and she was seated with everyone else in "Gone With the WInd." She also got an ovation when she entered. Although the Oscars had not yet been given out everyone knew already Hattie had won She loved giving big dinner parties and there are photos of them and both white and black actors, many of them famous such as Janet Leigh and Esther Williams, are there.
@@waynebrasler and she was allowed to be there because of CLARK CABLE. He told the board of elections that if Hattie could NOT attend..then neither would he. So Hattie accepted her Oscar herself!!
Ruth Shelton there will always be the likes of you who no matter what is being said will make EVERYTHING about skin color!!! 🙄🙄 Do you know how sad it is that this very lie is STILL being spoken although it’s been proven false by Mattie herself, yet most black people won’t give it up! Keep storing the pot wanting to make it true so bad!! I’m surprised I’m even reading about any black actors or prominent black people from the 30-40-50’s I mean I thought everyone was so oppressed and still oppressed ………
Hattie McDaniel was like a Narrator in GWTW. She had more screen time than Rhett Butler, Melanie, and Ashley Wilkes. That is a milestone for 1939. I admire her as an actress Very Much. She is a Hero. Her Mammy character is BELOVED.
Charles Neely...you need to read up on how she was treated in Hollywood before you start in on the south. Which you obviously hate. She could not even get buried where she wanted to there. GWTW was written by a southerner, who wrote the mammy character with great respect. The book begins with mammy and ends with her. Along with other good black characters. Sam. Who saves Scarlett. Pork...who she gives her father's watch to. Maybe you should actually read the book. And sweep off your own front porch first.
HATTIE MCDANIEL WAS IS & HAD MORE CLASS IN THAT ROOM THAN OVER 98% OF THE 2 FACED PEOPLE WHO HAD 1/2 THE TALENT HATTIE MCDANIEL PROVED THAT NIGHT!! P.S NOT THAT IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, BUT I'M WHITE.
It just shows the love and respect that Miss Hattie McDaniel received from Clark Gable. I always heard she was very generous and never turned into a diva because of her fame. She stole the show, so to speak, in GWTW. That's one of my all time favorites.
I love her so much ! The roles she played ....she was AMAZING ! You can feel her warmth coming through the screen. It’s a shame the studios did not value each actor in the same way they did their headliners. Thank you for the wonderful information !
It's such a shame that her last wishes were not met thanks to the hideous owners of Hollywood Cemetery at the time (1952). They refused to bury a black person in their cemetery. In 1999 the new owners of Hollywood Cemetery offered to have her remains moved and buried there but her family refused. They instead installed a monument in her memory.
in 1952 it was just a owner, actually under his ownership , towards the end, more people were being moved out than into the cemetery, but all that changed with the new owners, its very nice now
LB, yes, but not Sam. Sam was an independent producer, always one step ahead of the creditors, and although his made up last name, "Goldwyn" is part of MGM, he never was. His last name was Goldfish, and the made up name is a combination of a previous partner's name, Selwyn, who sold Sam out, but he liked the name Goldwyn and kept it. I think both of you are trolls, but wanted to supply some data to your screed.
I just don't understand why some of the black mega stars like Oprah , Will Smith, Tyler Perry, Steve Harvey and so on don't get together and fix that hose as a museum to a black trail blazer. Whites are always renovating an old place with history (and they do black history too). We were in St Louis Missouri and got chance to go to the Scott Joplin house that had been totally fix over and has made the state register as an historic place. Clyde Beck, my hat is off to you sir for such a nice video dedicated to Hattie McDaniel.
sthpac69 Hattie McDaniel gave such a moving performance that she was rightfully awarded an Oscar. Renovating her home is not the responsibility of black people . It’s all of ours .if deemed important. If every expensive need of black people were to become the responsibility of wealthy black people then there would not be wealthy black people. People are people regardless of skin color. Houses have their time and they break down like people do. She will never be forgotten because gone with the wind will never be forgotten. Thank you Hattie !
I read once that she gave great parties, and that Clark Gable loved her collard greens!! When they were filming GWTW they tried to make Ms. Hattie use a separate restroom from the white actors and Mr Gable wasn't having that! He pitched a fit!!! (tall dark&handsome)😍
Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful heartfelt video of Hattie McDaniel. All of the factual information that you provided is so much appreciated 🤗
Thank you for taking your time and for all of your effort to put this video together for those of us that appreciate Hattie and her talent. It lets some of us see something about her personal life that we wouldn't otherwise be privy to. Also, there is absolutely nothing annoying pertaining to this video and most definitely nothing that is derogatory. You did a great job paying tribute to this wonderful lady that gave, and through video and radio recordings, continues to give us much joy and entertainment.
I agree Latoya.Why couldn't he just pause at her house and get out a little maybe.Not quite sure which house is hers. But the neighborhood is beautiful.
What a beautiful old house, it must have been amazing back when she bought it and lived there. Just imagine how beautifil it could be if one restored it. She lived an amazing life. Rip Hattie. Ty for doing this video.
TY in sharing this. I just began watching clips on this fascinating woman. She sounded like a great person to spend time with. The knowledge Clark Gable received from her every Sunday. Wow. A lot of change can happen at a table. He had love and found value in their friendship. Love that!
"Sugar Hill" Like many of the African-Americans in the entertainment industry, Hattie made her home in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. In previous times, the district had been home to doctors, lawyers, and railroad barons. In the Depression era, the area had fallen into hard times, with many residents needing to either sell their homes or rent out rooms in them. By the 1940s, the African-American entertainment community began purchasing homes in the district, nicknaming it ‘Sugar Hill’. Some property owners reacted to their new neighbors by adding restrictive covenants to their deeds. The covenants either prohibited African-Americans from purchasing a property or inhabiting inside once purchased. The practice was declared illegal by the US Supreme Court in 1948.
When I was a little girl, well after 1948, my white grandparents bought 10 empty lots in Beverly Hills. The day before escrow closed, we all went to see the land and hear what Papa had planned. Some neighbors saw me and my Ethiopian dad, and the sale was dropped. Fortunately, they found 12 lots in a line in Los Feliz-Silverlake on a cliff side which lent itself even better to his idea of a family compound and no covenants were attached.
@@meeeka Terrible, but if it was after 1948, it would have been illegal for that to happen, and even prior to 1948, there were 100's of cases won in LA County against this sort of discrimination. ACLU lawyer, Loren Miller, won the 1944 case Anderson vs Auseth, and you can read about it here: Making a "black Beverly Hills": The struggle for housing equality in modern Los Angeles docplayer.net/88421106-Making-a-black-beverly-hills-the-struggle-for-housing-equality-in-modern-los-angeles.html
THANK YOU so much for the really wonderful amount of information and the video of the former home of such an amazing woman :) All homes like these that you've showed should be restored & preserved forever... With love & thanks from NSW Australia xxx
I LOVE Miss Hattie McDaniel! She was & is my FAVORITE actress! She had more acting ability & screen presence than any of the so called actresses today. I would have paid a BUNCH of money to watch & hear her read a phonebook! And NO 1 could rock a red silk petticoat & do it justice like Miss McDaniel. RIP, Miss McD. Thanks for the memories.
Thank you so much for this video. I'll check it out next time I'm there. Yes, I've said that as well "if the walls could talk". Oh, so sweet "good night sweet princess", she was. I concur.
She was great too in Alice Adams (1935) as the take-no-prisoners desultorily misserving dinner maid of Katherine Hepburn's pretentious character trying to impress her rich date Fred MacMurray. And in The Littlest Rebel as another Mammy variation, a plantation cook trying to outwit Shirley Temple's serial sneak swipes of her freshbaked cookies, but then getting floored and floured by a banged kitchen door.
Made so many movies that was wonderful I like to see a lot of them but I don't know the names of my guess I'll look it up on Google I loved her and now I'm Gone With the Wind though
Cynthia Dickerson Of course, Black Actors and Black Actresses, for that time were not able to compete with their white counterparts. It was a dream come true to make it in Hollywood, even playing roles of subservient maids, butlers....and slaves! Whatever image they created, it could not....and would not be comparable to White Hollywood. For Hattie McDaniel, owning a house like this was her wildest dream come true. It was not just to impress others....but to make herself happy glad; coming from such humble beginnings and working as hard as she did to achieve what only whites were allowed to do. Read her biography...it is very interesting. LOL... Obviously I am a HUGE fan of hers! Love that she and Clark Gable became such good friends. Although I was very young at the time, I remember how sad my grandmother was when she passed away.
She was rich evidently and rubbed noses with the best of names. Was well known and certainly was accepted. People would have loved her house. Did he know which house? Many rich mansions are now dilapidated. People cannot normally afford things like that. Al worked out, and she made her way just fine. She lived with the finest.
Narvelan Coleman jeez never satisfied, everything will always be because the white man made more, has more, did more, knows more. I bet it’s not because he’s not sitting around looking for other cultures to blame for his lack of ump to want things in life. No, it’s easier to blame other why I’m so oppressed!! 🙄🙄
Samuel Goldwyn and Louie B Mayer CREATED segregation. They were Racist scumbags and they used the media to promote their cruel ideas. They, Peddowood elites wanted only Aryan Whites working and living by them. Surprized?
1:30, the second house is the house my mother grew up in. It is actually an apartment building but the front is a house. Her Aunt now lives in it after her parents died.
Thank you for posting this! I love her work and went to see her house. My brothers are also in Rosedale Cemetery not far from her resting place. My brother's name is Rhett (Basil) Butler!
Thank you, this was so very kind and heart felt because people of color have gone through so much in this country just because we are od darker skin, thank you, God Bless You.♡♡♡♡♡♡
I'm so glad they erected a monument to her in the cemetery that refused her burial. Nice to know how close she and Clark Gable were. Loved their banter in the movie.
Thank you for this video..I'm 73 & have been fan of hers since a young child..she was an exceptional talent I didnt watch GWTW until my 40's I'm glad she won..she deserved it..my favorite movie with her in it is Since You Went Away! She made me laugh & cry T y again 💚👵
Thank you for a wonderful, well deserved tribute to Ms McDaniel. I’m sure she would be very sad to see the struggles that African Americans are still facing in 2020.
Hattie home just abandoned , that's so sad . Foolishness to me , The family should have memorial there for sight seeing people could pay for the taxes and up keep . But , there's something in her will that stated her home wasn't to be sold an trust fund was set up to pay taxes at least . But you never know truth so we speculate . She was a wonderful person and great actress ! She is missed by many people . Rip Hattie
I google earth the address, what he was showing was the side, the front was almost across from the Antebellum home he kept talking about, it looked pretty good on google and I could see the hints of Asian style still on the house
Needs to be restored for everybody to see Hattie McDaniel was a trailblazer and did groundbreaking rolls someone asked her once does it bother her playing a maid she said no because I'm getting paid more playing a maid in the movies then I am if I actually worked as one. She needs to be remembered...
"The People Under the Stairs House " in on Harvard located 2 houses down from Hattie's. Also, the greek revival house that the narrator referred to as "antebellum " was used in "Running with scissors ". The house used as the exterior as Fisher and Sons Funeral Home in "Six Feet under" is about 2 blocks around the corner
Hattie only lived here from 1941-1947 or 48. She had moved to 3341 Country Club Dr in the late 40's until her death in 1952.Another interesting fact is that she resided at 2177 W 31 Street at the time she won her Oscar.
Ladiluv is,to bad tis please should be fix nice and bring tourist make,mony,is beauryful,and part,of,history,in,honor,to,the,african,american,,comunity
In L.A., ALMOST everybody doesn't give a good goddamn about their local history, nothing's preserved, these places are always torn down, never any historical plaques placed at important locations.... It makes me nauseous how these local politicians don't preserve anything for posterity...... In TWENTY YEARS all these short sighted pricks shall be fined and committed FOR DESTRUCTION OF HISTORY!!!!!!!!!
I think its awesome that Clark Gable came by every Sunday. Such a beautiful thing in that time era to hear. I just learned today that she was from the same place I'm from. Such an inspiration to many. RIP 🙏 Hattie Clark and his grandson as well 🙏..
When I watched gone with the wind the character I liked the most was mamie’s especially the scene where she is in the bedroom trying to make scarlet eat her food and adjusting her dress to not show too much of her shoulders, I just love that scene. She really deserved that Oscar.
Thanks Clyde for the tour. I appreciate the history of Hattie McDaniels. I also listened to the video of her life b4 seeing this one and she definitely was a pioneer. I hope you continue to share and I have subscribed.
@@fivepoints That voice she used on Hattie McDaniel's television show was a little strange. Gee, I hope that wasn't her real voice. Maybe it was just the character she was playing.
She will always be the most beautiful black actress!!! She had a heart and would never try to hurt anyone. I adored her the first time I got to see her in Gone With the Wind. I was only 17 and it was my first date!!!
Hattie McDaniel was a very talented actress and it's hard to imagine what she and other black actors had to endure throughout their careers. She was a very dignified, classy person as well - someone to be admired - and she'll never be forgotten.
you don't have to "imagine" it; its well documented in many books, including autobiographies by many of those who lived thru it in Hollywood first hand.
Clyde Beck discovered you today, thank you for this Black History Moment. sharing your passion,you are thorough included amazing facts never was,aware of about H.M.. u dipped into her ball room, her kitchen,dining room,worship, even sick bed,& burial & beyond.the neighborhood tour was rich with culture& i kniw from my family members who moved to Cali in the 40's, they lived well,had hotels resturants ,clubs,jobs were plentiful they had beautiful homes mixed neighborhoods or not they flourished& had big fun, stylish & because Black entertainers were sought after the hoolywood players showed up where they were or invited on the scene . if there was heaven on earth, they found in California! my mom's was 2nd generation to benefit by going thru there. then i got shipped there every summer. enjoyed & survived it. no tour or anyone took me that block. thanks again!!!
I am so glad that Hattie was able to get out of poverty and was able to buy that beautiful home! I like Clark Gable even more that he was her friend and was a regular at her home. RIP Harrie!
Hattie famously said. "I'd rather make $750.00 a week playing a maid rather than being a maid making $75.00 a week. In the 1930s $750.00 a week was a fortune. She could easily afford a mansion.
Hahahahahahaha, correction she actually said "making $7 a week being one" !!
@@Emilio743-e1h I heard about a black family who purchased a beach front home in California in 1920 for $1,200 and later had the house taken from them and only given a small amount of money for it. But $1,200 in 1920 was only about $15k in today's money. So imagine buying a BEACH FRONT HOUSE in southern California for only $15k today. Or for that matter buying a livable house ANYWHERE in this country for that amount of money. It would never happen.
@@wrestlerx8494 , yes and thanks for responding because I had already heard about that family (the Bruce) and just last week the governor of California signed a proclamation giving back their land(valued at about $75 million) on Huntington Beach (an upscale suburb near Los Angeles) and orally issuing a public apology to them; it's never too late to seek justice !!
@@Emilio743-e1h you will not get a livable house anywhere that I know of for only $15k, but that was basically all they paid for that beach front house in 1920. I don't even know how because it's so expensive to live in that area.
It was $7 a week as a maid. $75 was alot back then too
Rip Hattie McDaniel you were a trailblazer.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A STATUE OF HATTIE McDANIEL ON AN AWARD IN HONOUR OF MS McDANIEL, THEY HAVE THE E.G.O.T.S. & THAT AWARD SEEMS TO GO TO EVERY FLAVOR OF THE MONTH. I HOPE THE KENNEDY AWARD CENTER WOULD HAVE ONE, "" THE HATTIE McDANIEL AWARD" FOR EVERYONE WHO MADE IT BEYOND ALL ODD'S OF ANY CREED, COLOR, OR PREFERENCE. HATTIE McDANIEL WOULD BE EXTREMELY PROUD!!!!👍
Paula Taylot whowas she?
Hattie died at 57! God bless her! As Mammy she was the moral center of "Gone With The Wind".
My age now, wow
@@manueladarazsdi9675 Oh my god, and you're still alive? Just kidding. The 50's are the new middle age. Also, I have a number of years on you.
The moral of the story is.....her character was deeply loved by the the O'Hara family in the movie & she was adored in life by many. The O'Hara family was Irish & English. An unlikely match up as the English enslaved the Irish before Africans. Most Irish treated their servants and if they were technically 'slaves' well as they knew the suffrage. Many hired or 'bought' them to keep them from harm. It is how patriots worked around the greedy English elites. Aka underground railroad...Many loved them like family. If you're are on 1,000 acres the families depend on each other, deliver each others babies, doctor each other.
She was ,,, very good actress
Daniel Fronc 57 is young. Look at Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, and others who look great through their 60’s.
Her famous quotes, “I rather play a maid in a film and get paid more money, than be a maid in real life and not get paid enough & not be respected”. LOVE IT! we do what we have to and are allowed to do to survive!!!!
Iris she was to be admired and respected.
She carried that film she was a lot more sympathetic of a character than Scarlett and put Scarlett in her place a few times
the real quote is" She was often criticized for playing the part of a maid, she answered her critics "Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid, if I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week actually being one."
Miss Hattie was highly Favored.
Okay ,,,, I wish she would have lived longer ,,, boy the story's she would have educated black people on life
Beautiful plants and flowers. Someone takes care of her home. THANK YOU for doing this. A fascinating story of enjoying the fruits of her outstanding labor. A star inside and out. Clark Gable must have loved the time he spent with Hattie and her amazing friends!
These homes of black celebrities of the past need to be turned into a historic site. The city of Los Angeles is so rich in black history. We can find a way to re-create and revitalize a positive image of the African-American Heritage in Los Angeles.
I'm very glad to see that she had a wonderful house. Clark Gable was the only actor in the bunch that realized what a jewel she was - and what true hospitality and love really are... ♥️
Her house should have landmark status. Thank you for bringing this to us and honoring her
It's truly unfortunate how these once glamorous homes have been so neglected! Thank you for sharing!
Charess Larraga these historical homes are incredibly expensive to maintain. Not even the wealthy want the responsibility... You can probably get em for a steal because the maintenance costs far exceed the purchase price
Charess Larraga that's 9 Minutes of my life I'll never get back I can't get a refund good thing it wasn't a movie I'd be screaming at the manager for a refund.
Charess Larraga No respect for history in America any longer.
You're cute
@@thembicosta4394Really wish I could afford to purchase her home despite the costs of repairs.
Here in 2018 the Hattie McDaniel house is not dilapidated. I go by there at least once a month. The house across the street with the columns is the Beckett Mansion and was built in either 1905 or 1910 for Dr. Wesley Beckett, a chairman of the trustees of the Los Angeles County Medical Association and member of the board of trustees at USC. It was purchased two years ago and is going through an extensive renovation as we speak.
Vwjl1207, thank you very much for identifying the "Beckett Mansion". I was in the Sugar Hill area some years ago when Nelson Mandela came to Los Angeles. I participated with the Choir of FAME Church to providing music for Mr. Mandela's visit. Looking around the neighborhood, I was taken aback by the beautiful old homes in the area. I noticed that the Beckett Mansion was in very poor condition at that time. One of the members of Fame said she had heard the old mansion was going to be torn down. I thought that was really a shame. Los Angeles has a lot of beautiful property that should be preserved. I don't know who bought the place but I am glad they are fixing it up. Its really a nice house. I have not been in the area in a while, but I may drive through soon just to see what improvements have been made!
Thank you for the update
Glad to see this place is undergoing renovation! Thanks for sharing.
Is that the house that nat king cole lived in as well,thanks for the info I'm going to look up Beckett
@@lawrencemoore3863 Nat King Cole lived in Hancock Park a few miles away. His house is located at 401 S. Muirfield Rd in Los Angeles. Hancock Park is absolutely beautiful.
Do you know how sad it was back then that when she went to the Academy Awards to pick up her award they made her go though the back door. Hattie deserved the same respect as anyone else! She's with Jeus & has left all that crap behind her. People should just be people & not skin colors. We are ALL God's people. Rest in peace Miss Hattie.
I am happy to tell you this story is not true. Hattie herself said she entered where everyone else did and she was seated with everyone else in "Gone With the WInd." She also got an ovation when she entered. Although the Oscars had not yet been given out everyone knew already Hattie had won She loved giving big dinner parties and there are photos of them and both white and black actors, many of them famous such as Janet Leigh and Esther Williams, are there.
@@waynebrasler and she was allowed to be there because of CLARK CABLE. He told the board of elections that if Hattie could NOT attend..then neither would he.
So Hattie accepted her Oscar herself!!
Ruth Shelton there will always be the likes of you who no matter what is being said will make EVERYTHING about skin color!!! 🙄🙄 Do you know how sad it is that this very lie is STILL being spoken although it’s been proven false by Mattie herself, yet most black people won’t give it up! Keep storing the pot wanting to make it true so bad!! I’m surprised I’m even reading about any black actors or prominent black people from the 30-40-50’s I mean I thought everyone was so oppressed and still oppressed ………
Yes I Said It you’re ridiculous
She may have been made to go thru the back door at academy awards but I bet she will go thru the front golden gate in heaven! Loved her movies!
Hattie McDaniel was like a Narrator in GWTW. She had more screen time than Rhett Butler, Melanie, and Ashley Wilkes. That is a milestone for 1939. I admire her as an actress Very Much. She is a Hero. Her Mammy character is BELOVED.
Charles Neely...you need to read up on how she was treated in Hollywood before you start in on the south. Which you obviously hate. She could not even get buried where she wanted to there. GWTW was written by a southerner, who wrote the mammy character with great respect. The book begins with mammy and ends with her. Along with other good black characters. Sam. Who saves Scarlett. Pork...who she gives her father's watch to. Maybe you should actually read the book. And sweep off your own front porch first.
I have a doll of her
HATTIE MCDANIEL WAS IS & HAD MORE CLASS IN THAT ROOM THAN OVER 98% OF THE 2 FACED PEOPLE WHO HAD 1/2 THE TALENT HATTIE MCDANIEL PROVED THAT NIGHT!! P.S NOT THAT IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, BUT I'M WHITE.
@@georgie2315 So
It just shows the love and respect that Miss Hattie McDaniel received from Clark Gable. I always heard she was very generous and never turned into a diva because of her fame. She stole the show, so to speak, in GWTW. That's one of my all time favorites.
I love her so much ! The roles she played ....she was AMAZING ! You can feel her warmth coming through the screen. It’s a shame the studios did not value each actor in the same way they did their headliners. Thank you for the wonderful information !
It's such a shame that her last wishes were not met thanks to the hideous owners of Hollywood Cemetery at the time (1952). They refused to bury a black person in their cemetery. In 1999 the new owners of Hollywood Cemetery offered to have her remains moved and buried there but her family refused. They instead installed a monument in her memory.
in 1952 it was just a owner, actually under his ownership , towards the end, more people were being moved out than into the cemetery, but all that changed with the new owners, its very nice now
I think I read something that Hattie McDaniel was Re buried in another Cemetery in Hollywood sometime in the last 5 or 6 years or so
her family didn't want to disturb her , and will leave her at Rosedale Cemetery, where she was buried after her funeral
Lyle Petrov Zionist!¡!
LB, yes, but not Sam. Sam was an independent producer, always one step ahead of the creditors, and although his made up last name, "Goldwyn" is part of MGM, he never was. His last name was Goldfish, and the made up name is a combination of a previous partner's name, Selwyn, who sold Sam out, but he liked the name Goldwyn and kept it. I think both of you are trolls, but wanted to supply some data to your screed.
I just don't understand why some of the black mega stars like Oprah , Will Smith, Tyler Perry, Steve Harvey and so on don't get together and fix that hose as a museum to a black trail blazer. Whites are always renovating an old place with history (and they do black history too). We were in St Louis Missouri and got chance to go to the Scott Joplin house that had been totally fix over and has made the state register as an historic place. Clyde Beck, my hat is off to you sir for such a nice video dedicated to Hattie McDaniel.
sthpac69 Hattie McDaniel gave such a moving performance that she was rightfully awarded an Oscar. Renovating her home is not the responsibility of black people . It’s all of ours .if deemed important. If every expensive need of black people were to become the responsibility of wealthy black people then there would not be wealthy black people. People are people regardless of skin color. Houses have their time and they break down like people do. She will never be forgotten because gone with the wind will never be forgotten. Thank you Hattie !
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It because they are not for blacks... they just put on the image like they are...
sthpac69 what will probably happen is someone will buy the house and tare it down sad to say
David Clark ....this was in 2015....the house is under heavy renovation.... I am from the area and I see them doing construction on this very house.
I read once that she gave great parties, and that Clark Gable loved her collard greens!! When they were filming GWTW they tried to make Ms. Hattie use a separate restroom from the white actors and Mr Gable wasn't having that! He pitched a fit!!! (tall dark&handsome)😍
I heard stories about Clark Gable standing up for the Black actor rights during that time period.
he was a good man.
@Melanin Queen Of Quiet Storm U just named the same people with diffrent names.
@@tom11zz884 so was Jimmy Cagney!!!!
@Debbie Smith That "dolt" as you put it happens to be one of the greatest Presidents in US history.
@Debbie Smith how charming
It's my opinion that Hattie McDaniel's role in "Gone With the Wind" was just as lovable or more than the other roles.
I agree. She was funny sometimes as well. The film wouldn't have been half as enjoyable without Hattie.
@MsWhoEverWhatEver IT WAS NOT DEGRADING YOU IDIOT.
She is unforgettable! Gone with the Wind" would not have been the same without her!
TY for the Hattie post. Informative. I recently bought her biography.
If They Do A Biography movie Of Hattie McDaniel Octavia Spencer would be a Perfect Candidate for the role 💯
Yup hands down
She did Madam CJ Walker justice. I agree she would be great
Yaaasss!!!!! I love Octavia
Was she the one that was in the maid that that said eat my shit cause if it is í love her she would be the best to play her
Indeed
Thank you for doing this on Hattie! Love to know Clark Gable really liked Ms. McDaniel!
Thank you so much for this tour!
I love this woman. She had more character, grace & dignity than her counterparts could ever dream of. RIP Hattie ♀️💜
One of the greatest movie stars we ever had, her roles were often limited to stereotypes, but she elevated every picture she was in.
Thank you so much for this. I love our Mammy McDaniels forever. 💖💕🙏🏻
Great video! Just found your channel. Hattie deserved so much more than she got. Wonderful lady. RIP Miss Hattie
Tamara Figge well whites were just doing what they do, be racist pieces of shit.
This is such a great and loving tribute to Hattie McDaniel. Thank you!
It doesn't look dilapidated to me ?
Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful heartfelt video of Hattie McDaniel. All of the factual information that you provided is so much appreciated 🤗
Thanks for the video! Loved Ms Hattie McDaniel! Her autobiography is very interesting. Someone should do a movie about her lifetime
Thank you for taking your time and for all of your effort to put this video together for those of us that appreciate Hattie and her talent. It lets some of us see something about her personal life that we wouldn't otherwise be privy to. Also, there is absolutely nothing annoying pertaining to this video and most definitely nothing that is derogatory. You did a great job paying tribute to this wonderful lady that gave, and through video and radio recordings, continues to give us much joy and entertainment.
J yes. Thankyou. All comments from racists and PC need to be blocked.
I loved Miss Hattie, and Miss Butterfly McQueen, there was a lot of Great actress of color back in the day
This would have been a good video had he stayed focused on ms McDaniel’s home I still don’t know which one was her home
I agree Latoya.Why couldn't he just pause at her house and get out a little maybe.Not quite sure which house is hers.
But the neighborhood is beautiful.
Lls
Agree he's so all over the place
he's so annoying...
@@dolfoboynas9583
I agree. I couldn't watch past 04:38.
I really like Hattie McDaniel, and, he didn't do her justice.
What a beautiful old house, it must have been amazing back when she bought it and lived there. Just imagine how beautifil it could be if one restored it. She lived an amazing life. Rip Hattie. Ty for doing this video.
TY in sharing this. I just began watching clips on this fascinating woman. She sounded like a great person to spend time with. The knowledge Clark Gable received from her every Sunday. Wow. A lot of change can happen at a table. He had love and found value in their friendship. Love that!
Thank you for sharing this video.
BRAVO!!!
Fantastic post.
"Sugar Hill"
Like many of the African-Americans in the entertainment industry, Hattie made her home in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. In previous times, the district had been home to doctors, lawyers, and railroad barons. In the Depression era, the area had fallen into hard times, with many residents needing to either sell their homes or rent out rooms in them. By the 1940s, the African-American entertainment community began purchasing homes in the district, nicknaming it ‘Sugar Hill’.
Some property owners reacted to their new neighbors by adding restrictive covenants to their deeds. The covenants either prohibited African-Americans from purchasing a property or inhabiting inside once purchased. The practice was declared illegal by the US Supreme Court in 1948.
Nuqwestr, Thanks for providing that bit of History!
that's a typical Republican Racist mentality, no different today than Trump and his bigoted followers
When I was a little girl, well after 1948, my white grandparents bought 10 empty lots in Beverly Hills. The day before escrow closed, we all went to see the land and hear what Papa had planned. Some neighbors saw me and my Ethiopian dad, and the sale was dropped. Fortunately, they found 12 lots in a line in Los Feliz-Silverlake on a cliff side which lent itself even better to his idea of a family compound and no covenants were attached.
@@meeeka Terrible, but if it was after 1948, it would have been illegal for that to happen, and even prior to 1948, there were 100's of cases won in LA County against this sort of discrimination. ACLU lawyer, Loren Miller, won the 1944 case Anderson vs Auseth, and you can read about it here: Making a "black Beverly Hills": The struggle for housing equality in modern Los Angeles docplayer.net/88421106-Making-a-black-beverly-hills-the-struggle-for-housing-equality-in-modern-los-angeles.html
THANK YOU so much for the really wonderful amount of information and the video of the former home of such an amazing woman :)
All homes like these that you've showed should be restored & preserved forever...
With love & thanks from NSW Australia xxx
Thanks for honoring Dear Hattie RIP
Amen to that.
Love her.
Thank you for posting this lovely video.
Loved it. Thank you.
I’m glad you video taped Hattie’s home. I could tell that you have great admiration for Ms. Hattie McDaniel, as much as I do. Thank you for posting!
I LOVE Miss Hattie McDaniel! She was & is my FAVORITE actress! She had more acting ability & screen presence than any of the so called actresses today. I would have paid a BUNCH of money to watch & hear her read a phonebook! And NO 1 could rock a red silk petticoat & do it justice like Miss McDaniel. RIP, Miss McD. Thanks for the memories.
She's dead? :(
Absolutely!
Thank you so much for this video. I'll check it out next time I'm there. Yes, I've said that as well "if the walls could talk". Oh, so sweet "good night sweet princess", she was. I concur.
ty for the upload I loved her especially as mammie in the best movie ever gone with the wind greetings from scotland
She was great too in Alice Adams (1935) as the take-no-prisoners desultorily misserving dinner maid of Katherine Hepburn's pretentious character trying to impress her rich date Fred MacMurray. And in The Littlest Rebel as another Mammy variation, a plantation cook trying to outwit Shirley Temple's serial sneak swipes of her freshbaked cookies, but then getting floored and floured by a banged kitchen door.
I love that movie too💖
Made so many movies that was wonderful I like to see a lot of them but I don't know the names of my guess I'll look it up on Google I loved her and now I'm Gone With the Wind though
Miss McDaniel's brilliant, sharp, loving comic deliveries brought much life to every scene she was in. She is truly a Hollywood treasure.
Hattie… great to see you had somewhere nice to live for these years!!!
she was an actress,and she got paid well and she bought this house
Glenda Miller
Not as much as her white counterparts!
Cynthia Dickerson
Of course, Black Actors and Black Actresses, for that time were not able to compete with their white counterparts. It was a dream come true to make it in Hollywood, even playing roles of subservient maids, butlers....and slaves! Whatever image they created, it could not....and would not be comparable to White Hollywood. For Hattie McDaniel, owning a house like this was her wildest dream come true. It was not just to impress others....but to make herself happy glad; coming from such humble beginnings and working as hard as she did to achieve what only whites were allowed to do. Read her biography...it is very interesting. LOL... Obviously I am a HUGE fan of hers! Love that she and Clark Gable became such good friends. Although I was very young at the time, I remember how sad my grandmother was when she passed away.
She was rich evidently and rubbed noses with the best of names. Was well known and certainly was accepted. People would have loved her house. Did he know which house? Many rich mansions are now dilapidated. People cannot
normally afford things like that.
Al worked out, and she made her way just fine. She lived with the finest.
Narvelan Coleman jeez never satisfied, everything will always be because the white man made more, has more, did more, knows more. I bet it’s not because he’s not sitting around looking for other cultures to blame for his lack of ump to want things in life. No, it’s easier to blame other why I’m so oppressed!! 🙄🙄
Carol Weaver When she died she had less than $10,000. So sad. She made the movie!
Even Hollywood was segregated! How sad to see these proud men and women relegated to second class citizeship on
film and then in real life.
True...but those Black film stars still lived far better than poor Whites at the time...keep that in perspective
russelljohnson2008 just cuz you say someone is second class don't mean they are We are all human
I'm so glad those days are gone!
Samuel Goldwyn and Louie B Mayer CREATED segregation. They were Racist scumbags and they used the media to promote their cruel ideas. They, Peddowood elites wanted only Aryan Whites working and living by them. Surprized?
@ Beverly......if you think those days are gone, you are fooling yourself.
It is just sophisticated now.
Thank you for the tour.
1:30, the second house is the house my mother grew up in. It is actually an apartment building but the front is a house. Her Aunt now lives in it after her parents died.
Thank you for doing this. I hope the house ends up in the hands of someone who will preserve it the way it deserves.
Very informative. Thanks for sharing this.
At the end of this video, the narrarator referred to Hattie McDaniel as a princess. She wasn't a princess , she was a queen!
Thank you for posting this! I love her work and went to see her house. My brothers are also in Rosedale Cemetery not far from her resting place. My brother's name is Rhett (Basil) Butler!
Well done video... I enjoyed your video, thanks! The respect and reverence you showed Ms. McDaniel was beautiful and heartwarming.
What's an absolutely beautiful mansion.
Sam Reinecker damn black people living in mansions back in them times? Where are now this is certainly changing my views about how he was treated
Thank you, this was so very kind and heart felt because people of color have gone through so much in this country just because we are od darker skin, thank you, God Bless You.♡♡♡♡♡♡
I'm so glad they erected a monument to her in the cemetery that refused her burial. Nice to know how close she and Clark Gable were. Loved their banter in the movie.
Thank you for this video..I'm 73 & have been fan of hers since a young child..she was an exceptional talent I didnt watch GWTW until my 40's I'm glad she won..she deserved it..my favorite movie with her in it is Since You Went Away! She made me laugh & cry T y again 💚👵
Much" love to you for the showing.
Thank you for for making this video!!
She was in 109 movies gone with the wind is one of many
Thanks Heaps for your wonderful time and tour. I loved her cheekiness 🌹✨🌹
Thank you for a wonderful, well deserved tribute to Ms McDaniel. I’m sure she would be very sad to see the struggles that African Americans are still facing in 2020.
Miss your vlogs, Clyde. You really have a great vlog portfolio and I go back and watch them from time to time. This one was a goodie! 😊
I wish I could have seen the inside but it’s good to know she had her a mansion and she enjoyed some nice things in life. It’s a beautiful place.
Thank you for posting this.
Great video nice description of everything good job
Great video! Thank you for highlighting the great Hattie McDaniel!
Hattie home just abandoned , that's so sad . Foolishness to me , The family should have memorial there for sight seeing people could pay for the taxes and up keep . But , there's something in her will that stated her home wasn't to be sold an trust fund was set up to pay taxes at least . But you never know truth so we speculate . She was a wonderful person and great actress ! She is missed by many people . Rip Hattie
I google earth the address, what he was showing was the side, the front was almost across from the Antebellum home he kept talking about, it looked pretty good on google and I could see the hints of Asian style still on the house
Needs to be restored for everybody to see Hattie McDaniel was a trailblazer and did groundbreaking rolls someone asked her once does it bother her playing a maid she said no because I'm getting paid more playing a maid in the movies then I am if I actually worked as one. She needs to be remembered...
What do you mean restored? Didn't you see that people were living there ?
Thank u Sir for this Beautiful memorial to Ms. Hattie McDaniel!!
You sound like you have so much endearment for Ms. Hattie!❤
Is someone living in the house now? What year did she die? Thanks for sharing this. Bless
No, he said it was delapitated (probably spelled wrong) and abandoned.. I believe she died in October 1952
@@kimmyhawk5612 Ok thanks for letting me know. Blessings~
Thank you for showing
Very enlightening and educational. Thank you for this!
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Thank You Kindly for Sharing this! Such a Beautiful Lady~ Hattie McDaniels
☘️😇☘️
She was also in some early ‘Little Rascals’!
Wow! Really!? I loved watching that show every Saturday! I really didn't know that. That's for that information I will rewatch them now. 🌞
Nor did I, I have to out the movies sometimes. I think she also did voice overs for Tom ad Jerry.
Thanks for the video
You did with pride and enthusiasm
You really loved her
the house in 1:06 was used in Wes Craven's The People Under The Stairs 1991
First thing i thought when i saw it
Lj Ugarte They picked the perfect house for the movie- that house is creepy as hell!
Lj Ugarte Right I seen that to ......I thought I was trippin
No it wasn't. That house is on another street.
"The People Under the Stairs House " in on Harvard located 2 houses down from Hattie's. Also, the greek revival house that the narrator referred to as "antebellum " was used in "Running with scissors ". The house used as the exterior as Fisher and Sons Funeral Home in "Six Feet under" is about 2 blocks around the corner
What a wonderful posting. Such great memories
Hattie only lived here from 1941-1947 or 48. She had moved to 3341 Country Club Dr in the late 40's until her death in 1952.Another interesting fact is that she resided at 2177 W 31 Street at the time she won her Oscar.
thank you for that info. :)
Hmmm....it doesn't seem she got to enjoy either home for very long.
Thank you so much the info going g to explore those neighborhoods my brother lives by country club
Great video and thanks for sharing the really great homage to Ms. Hattie.
WonderFul God Bless You for allowing me to see this.....‼😁😘 I love the old Cinema . This is True History , Thank You ❗❗❗ New subscriber ✴
Ladiluv is,to bad tis please should be fix nice and bring tourist make,mony,is beauryful,and part,of,history,in,honor,to,the,african,american,,comunity
Thank you for this....very informative.
"the house is pretty dilapidated?". Jeez, it looks like it's kept up better than where I live.
In L.A., ALMOST everybody doesn't give a good goddamn about their local history, nothing's preserved, these places are always torn down, never any historical plaques placed at important locations.... It makes me nauseous how these local politicians don't preserve anything for posterity...... In TWENTY YEARS all these short sighted pricks shall be fined and committed FOR DESTRUCTION OF HISTORY!!!!!!!!!
In 27 March 1999 the Elvis home Graceland was put on the National Historic Registry. The house was built in 1939.
I think its awesome that Clark Gable came by every Sunday. Such a beautiful thing in that time era to hear. I just learned today that she was from the same place I'm from. Such an inspiration to many. RIP 🙏 Hattie Clark and his grandson as well 🙏..
She was an awesome lady thank you!
God Bless you Clyde Beck thank you 4-posting.
Thank you, yes she was a princess. I admire her.
Thank you so much for remembering
this great actress Hattie🌺.
Such sweet words for this wonderful special lady. 🌸 💗
When I watched gone with the wind the character I liked the most was mamie’s especially the scene where she is in the bedroom trying to make scarlet eat her food and adjusting her dress to not show too much of her shoulders, I just love that scene. She really deserved that Oscar.
Thanks Clyde for the tour. I appreciate the history of Hattie McDaniels. I also listened to the video of her life b4 seeing this one and she definitely was a pioneer. I hope you continue to share and I have subscribed.
She was such a talent! May she rest in peace.
Mr. Beck Thanks for a nice film. I did not know that Miss. Hattie McDaniel once lived in this neighborhood.
Dorthey Dandridge's mom was a pioneer too. Along with her daughters.
Yeah...and Dorothy's mother was one strange bird...
@@fivepoints That voice she used on Hattie McDaniel's television show was a little strange. Gee, I hope that wasn't her real voice. Maybe it was just the character she was playing.
She will always be the most beautiful black actress!!! She had a heart and would never try to hurt anyone. I adored her the first time I got to see her in Gone With the Wind. I was only 17 and it was my first date!!!
Hattie McDaniel was a very talented actress and it's hard to imagine what she and other black actors had to endure throughout their careers. She was a very dignified, classy person as well - someone to be admired - and she'll never be forgotten.
you don't have to "imagine" it; its well documented in many books, including autobiographies by many of those who lived thru it in Hollywood first hand.
Clyde Beck
discovered you today, thank you for this Black History Moment. sharing your passion,you are thorough included amazing facts never was,aware of about H.M.. u dipped into her ball room, her kitchen,dining room,worship, even sick bed,& burial & beyond.the neighborhood tour was rich with culture& i kniw from my family members who moved to Cali in the 40's, they lived well,had hotels resturants ,clubs,jobs were plentiful they had beautiful homes mixed neighborhoods or not they flourished& had big fun, stylish & because Black entertainers were sought after the hoolywood players showed up where they were or invited on the scene . if there was heaven on earth, they found in California! my mom's was 2nd generation to benefit by going thru there. then i got shipped there every summer. enjoyed & survived it. no tour or anyone took me that block. thanks again!!!
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