The Truth About Clark Gables Relationship With Hattie McDaniel
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 2022
- A lot has changed since "Gone With the Wind" was first released in 1940. While Hattie McDaniel did become the first Black actor to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in the film, she also experienced a lot of prejudice. She wasn't allowed to attend the film's Atlanta premiere, nor was she allowed to sit with her white co-stars at the Academy Awards ceremony.
How did those co-stars react to the discrimination McDaniel experienced? We don't know what all of them thought, but it's clear that the biggest star of the bunch, Clark Gable, didn't like it. He considered McDaniel a friend. Just how close were they? Here's the truth about Clark Gable's relationship with Hattie McDaniel.
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What are your thoughts on Clark Gable's relationship with Hattie McDaniel?
I think he was a very noble decent guy, but sadly he lost so much through life. Hattie found a good friend in Gable, and that was needed at that time, because coloured people was very bad treated.
Hatties part in 'Gone with the wind' could not have bin played better from anyone, how awful not to celebrate her a decent way, I think she was alovely person.......the world today are no better, but people must keep in mind, that God created all people, and He loves all people......
Thanks for this story. I never knew about their friendship. What class acts they were. Thank you Hattie for busting down those doors for us! You're an absolute QUEEN 👑
I think it was a genuine friendship & Gable was a true gentleman.
In the Black world it is understood that Gable had what is called 'a stroke of the tar brush" meaning he had Black ancestry and was passing for White. Others with this were Ava Gardner and J Edgar Hoover whose ancestors could be found in the African graveyard. One person whom Hoover despised also in the movie although the scene was cut was none other than Dr Martin Luther King Jr who appeared as a slave. Hollywood has lots of secret stories and also note Los Angeles scrubbed the names of Black founders too. Gable's complexion was not just a tan.
He was her friend,but that night @ the Academy Awards they made Miss Daniels SIT IN THE DAMN KITCHEN!
I had heard that the Black extras were being treated horribly and 1 of them went to Gable for help. He told the producers if they weren't treated better he would walk off the set. To me that showed that he was a decent man
Long live the KING!!!
@@elizabethcimino6559 he’s dead honey
@Gavin Pope ok
This makes me proud that my Mom was a fan of his. I could never watch the entire movie due to disgust, but I studied her works admiring her talent and dignity. 80 years later and the best America can do is wish for things to be like that again.
@@TheElive07 it was disgusting how they portrayed the slavery situation but it was ironic that Mammy was the one who really ran everything and she did not bow down to anyone . Also in the book, Poke's wife Dicey who was Prissy's mom was a very strong character. She was very dignified. Scarlett kept saying that if it wasn't for Dicey working so hard they would have lost Tara
It's horrible how McDaniel was treated due to segregation but it's good to know that a big star like Gable was on her side literally and figuratively.
Hattie and Every other Person of Color on Earth @ that time..
@@jonsmith848 True!
Amen Amen!!
The Republican Party and the prejudiced evangelicals are trying to return us to those times.
@@robj2704 More like the Democrats need a break and someone else to blame.
I love Miss Hattie's style, she handled hate with intellect. What a lady.
Probably revulsion as opposed to hate.
Ms McDaniel was a classy and dignified.
It's like what they say today; haters are going to hate, the good people appreciate
Yes lord 🙏
@@smythharris2635 Hattie McDaniel and Butterfly McQueen two of the greatest cinematic performances in history.
True friendship has no racial barriers.
Clark Gable was a black man. I wonder how the world would have taken that news back then.
@@ritacox3275 Didn't know that. Hollywood certainly would not have let such informal be released to the public back then. I always thought Woody Strode was a great pioneering black actor.
@@ritacox3275 there's no credible evidence Clark Gable was even part black.
Jehovah God loves ALL of His earthly children ; because He created us all .
And what a true friend we have in Jesus!
I dont understand why they nominated her only to treat her less than human at the award show? I can never understand ignorance. Im glad she won, well deserved. I didnt know Clark was such a class act. What an amazing thing for him to think about doing for Hattie. This is new to me. Shes the reason why we are included. She broke down those doors for us to walk through and i thank her.
She’s not the only African-American To break the barrier
@@onieljohnson8916 dont think i said she was the only one. Of course shes not. I meant in Hollywood specifically. I thought that was obvious
Such a shameful way to treat a star of this magnitude. My God, what were they thinking??
It was more of a sign of the times. Our Nation has an ugly history of imbalance and separation. That she was so applauded for her talent but relegated to a seat at a different table was a clear example of the cognitive dissonance that was Jim Crow.
@@edwardjaymes9468 you hit the nail on the head with that one. You are so right. So shameful
"I did my best, God did the rest."
- Hattie's gravestone inscription
Weren’t you in a movie also released in 1939? 😁
Perfect.
Beautiful
I read her biography and it was amazing how she struggled to get the amount of performance she had in those days. She continued to work her way through it all regardless of the circumstances.
Hattie's marker shows only her name and years of her birth and death.
It’s incredible that she got as far as she did in those times.She must have been one hell of a tough and determined woman.R.I.P. Hattie and Clark.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You are right on about her making it back in those "HELL DAYS". I am shocked that they did not poison her at the awards show....
🖤
Chris jones is a weasel, but Hattie was supreme!!!
@Travel. You are so right. Hattie had that Survivor Gene. Rest in Paradise. 😘❤️👌🙏🤞
Why does anyone have to be tough to earn a living?
I will NEVER understand how folks could hate someone because of the color of their skin. 🤢
When I was little, before I got into school, I had a wonderful lady that babysat me. She was black, but I never thought of it. I just knew I loved her. One day as she was rocking me, I asked her why her skin was darker than mine. Well, honey, she said. The Good Lord just left me in the oven longer than he did you! She was a dear sweet soul and I miss her still.
It makes no sense today, but back then, it was just part of normal life, but the truth eventually wins out.
Really glad you can say this. 100 years ago people did without even thinking about it.
It has to do with basic ignorance and a very poor upbringing.
It’s about having a different race and culture, not just a different skin colour.
Hattie McDaniel was such a beautiful person inside and out. I admire and respect those like her who focus on the positive things in life. What a fine lady.
Well said 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I don’t know if she was a beautiful person inside, as I never met her. I do know she was a great actress who held her own onscreen with some of the best actors of the time and deserved the Oscar.
It's in black people soul, we love without boundaries we don't care about color at all and hopefully one day the world will feel the same. Black people been through so much but we still love everybody it's
Respect Peace and love 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I think she was the true star of this film
I so glad that Clark Gable stood up for Hattie McDaniel. I just wasn’t right Hattie couldn’t sit with her co-stars. Clark Gable, you were a great man💔🙏🏾🕊
So true. And this was in the 40's! Crazy....
@@karellt2355he was a great black man who passed for white. He fooled them good😂
Most definitely!! 💯
I have a lot of respect for Clark Gable for doing for doing that for her
He had his own secrets to carry, passing as white. Im sure he found a confidante and ally in Hattie
It should not get notice or praise when a human being treats another with the same regard he or she wants for him or herself. The fact that it does, says more about how flawed we humans are that simple decency is so rare that we notice it.
Clark Gable is black that passed for white. That's why he had so much respect for her. I don't think anyone on that set knew accept hattie. And his son or grandson is black also.
Ditto.🤔☘️🤙🏻
@@sandrarhodes6945 nonsense
It was her performance in Gone with the Wind that brought me to tears..She's a wonderful actress..
She also had her own show about a maid
The scene where she walked Melanie up the stairs begging her to get Rhett to allow them to bury his little girl was heartbreaking.
My favorite scene with them is after the birth of Bonnie Blue. Rhett and Mammy have a drink to celebrate. Rhett lovingly teases Mammy about her red taffeta petticoat.
In New Orleans, during their honeymoon, Rhett tells Scarlett that Mammy is the one person whose respect he wants.
That's one of my favorite scene's also.
The look she gives him when she's shows her petticoat is a hoot!
That's true. I wonder if they wrote that cause of their friendship....
James Cagney was also a friend to Hattie and also attended her memorial service
Cagney was cool. He stood up for the Scottsboro boys.
It speaks greatly that Clark Gable had such high regard for her. I remember watching as a child the movie and wondering why such injustice happened. Even now, so many years later it still reverberates with the way things are. Still, my wish is that we all see each other as people. not as hues of color.
I want you to see people as the color they were born with; we’re not suppose to judge people based on their skin color
You should research the actress Butterfly McQueen and her relationship with her friends Clark and Ms. McDaniel. She had an even more significant impact on the set of the movie and the rest of Hollywood as a whole.
Unlike Ms. McDanile, Ms. McQueen wasn't diplomatic with the discrimination she faced in Hollywood. In fact, she has an FBI file going back to the 1940s.
Gable was rumored to have been part Melungeon [African American/European/Indigenous] during this period. Some researchers speculate this rumor was made to harm his career due to his outspoken stand for civil rights.
They failed...
He definitely was a class act. Never knew he was gonna boycott it for her. Wow amazing man. I just dont understand why nominate her only to treat her like less than a human being at the award show? Makes zero sense
I'll tell you, it makes me like Clark Gable even more he treated her well and was a friend to her. It's sad though, too many of the actors back then were racist and wouldn't have thought twice of treating her harshly, some that I adored since childhood but think twice now hearing such things. Unfortunately a couple of my most favorite I've heard recently were horribly racist
it's too bad that it has reversed now & people stl divide everything by color or lack thereof
She was not even allowed to be buried in the cemetery she wanted. There is a cenotaph for her there now. Thank you for all you have endured and accomplished! Rest in peace forever loved and respected. I am deeply sorry for the racism so many have and do endure!💖💐🕊️
Bridge , like aaaalll black people basically . whites thought/think nothing of it at the time.
God Bless Hattie.
TRUE 👍 AND GOD BLESS HER AS SHE RIP 🙏 WITH OUR HEAVENLY FATHER ABOVE
We are more alike than we are different. One day soon hope everyone’s eyes open wide. Bless them both.
Racism is really bad but for you to be sorry for the actions of others is asinine.
Gable was one of My heroes growing up. Love knowing he was a deeper human being than many we see these days.
Unlike that horrid john wayne
@@romystumpy1197 and horrid Jimmy Stewart, a rabid racist; also a Jeykell and Hyde figure with a raging temper.
Indeed
I like the way Clark Gables stood up for Hattie McDaniel So glad he was on her corner when it came to being against racism.
Hattie McDaniel was a respected supporting actress in Hollywood long before GWTW, but THAT blockbuster movie cemented her reputation forever. And , of course, she won the Academy Award that year for Best Supporting Actress
Clark Gable and Hattie McDaniel deserves the Golden Star Award for the Best Friendship . 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
She was a powerful woman and presence despite the ugliness of the times. Glad Clark Gable and Hattie had a close connection. RIP Hattie.
The times weren't ugly... the people were... it's why white America wants to make it illegal to teach about what they did...
When watching Gone with the Wind, I most identified with Hattie McDaniel. For me, she served as the moral centre of the movie. That expression of disbelief and disapproval whenever she saw unexpected and shocking behaviour. It shouted “I can’t believe I’m seeing this.”
Completely agree with you. She is the good heart and moral compass of the family.
Exactly right!!
Even more important, she was the smartest and most perceptive character in the movie!
Mammy was a good example of a person to emulate along with Melanie.
After all what our people have been thru, It's unfortunate that we African Americans are not United and have no regards for each others
I always liked Clark Cable. Now I have more respect for him than I ever had before!
Gable is a distant relative of mine.
Ditto!!! I always liked mr Gable
Me too m
I am soo glad for Hattie!!! I wish she would have been treated fairly. She was an excellent actress. ❤️
It seems that last quote offered of Hattie McDaniel summarizes her resolve in the face of the cultural and political climate of the times. As far as I’m concerned she will forever remain a legend.
Good to know that Gable and McDaniels had a beautiful friendship. We all need a real friend in every aspect of our lives. Beautiful!
Consistently playing maids may have been waste of her talents, but she was able to keep a roof over her head and food on the table.
She was far more than a "maid" on the screen. Come on.
David Niven said ," There was not one phoney bone in Clarke Gable's body."
You missed one HUGE thing, that is that Clark Gable was actually black, but could pass for white. That might be why he was so supportive of black actors who didn't have the same privilege.
Say that !!!!
I don’t know who to feel more happy about, Hattie’s life of optimism, determination and undeniable talent, or Clark Gable’s courage in sticking up for her ? They were clearly very good human beings and true friends 💕
It’s obvious he loved her .Nobody could have played her so great . I love her acting and she’s made more movies than GWTW and I watched her in every part even just a small role on Alice Adams with Katherine Hepburn and Fred Mcmurray she’s just wonderful! People please don’t stop these films ever she was the best and she made her mind up to make these programs and I am happy she did!
the real fact and evidence were that Gables saw not the color of her skin but her heart and a good star playing in Gone with the wind. C
I thought I made it clear he saw her as the talented actress she was and he was a man who stood up for all of they were being mistreated.
RIP Hattie McDaniel. We often rewind your scenes over and over because they are incredible. Would have done anything to meet you in person.
I 💕 this film that I first saw as a young child. The charisma between these 2 were fantastic on screen.
She was what is called 'a scene stealer' she was brilliant in Gone With The Wind. You could see the friendship between her and Gable. I know people criticuse the film today but i'm glad it was made its shows the prejudice both on and off screen.
It portrayed one of the most life changing events in history- no use criticising a wonderful film about it.
So good to here how Gable had a good relationship. You can see it when they are on screen together.
Give Hattie McDaniel her props.She was active in Hollywood during a time of great racism and she navigated thru it with class and dignity.
hattie wasn't gonna play a victim like these hollywood elites we have today 'struggling' with fame & 'oppression' , she was the real deal & soldiered on despite the harrowing reality of segregation
You said it dude!
Exactly....
It turns my stomach to hear how poorly she was treated.
Well said.
Prejudice is shameful and yet it happens.
I am British/Irish and my granddad never stopped banging on about how great Jesse Owens and Joe Louis were.. he loved their dignity.
Yet you have no problem with calling the cops on a black man walking his dog minding his own business
@@cadillaccalhoun3516?????
Awesome to find out Clarke Gable was a STAND UP guy at a Time when most people wouldn't do that
Hattie was the best! She was awesome in Gone with the wind!
Hattie McDaniel was truly a " phenomenal " woman, to have endured the racism and discrimination to become an actress and then win an Academy Award. I heard years ago that her acceptance speech wasn't her words, but words that were written for her to say. May she rest in eternal peace.🌹
She stole that movie!! RIP, Queen.
New respect for Clark. I’m glad I clicked on this video, he must have spent days and nights wrestling with the unfairness he was in the center of. I wonder what that conversation was like, talking him out of the boycott. I can almost visualize it. Probably would tear at your heart and make you cry. I know she had to tell him. Don’t throw away everything he’s worked for on the account of me. Even for her to be told you can’t celebrate your work with us because your black. That’s what tore at Clark. It’s all sad and enough to make you cry… I hope these souls are at peace.
Much Respect To Miss McDaniel & Mr. Gable ... Rest In Peace!
Amen.
Thank you for telling this story of how wonderful Hattie and Clarke were, may the both rest in heavenly peace 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️💜
I am not of Clark Gables age group, but I've been so in love with him all my life. What an Actor! What looks! What a Voice! And what a Man in real life! He was a Man's Man. I think every female in America loved him!
I think that "Mammy" was my favorite character in Gone With the Wind. Even though she was a slave, she had the respect of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara. I don't know how authentic the roles were but it made the picture better. Hattie had a positive outlook despite the crap she had to put up with.
Exactly right!!
My take of Scarlett and Mammy's relationship was not based on respect, but more
of Mammy being her conscious. If Mammy told the O'Hara girls what to do, it was
like the mother telling them, or the father. Strange, but Mammy was the overseer
of the O'Hara family. She could voice her opinion to the parents w/o scrutiny, or
harsh reprisal. No way would Scarlett had threatened Mammy as she did Prissy
during the birth of Ashley Wilkes son. No Way! Mammy had serious clout, and she
was a world shaker. When she told you to move, you moved! She would have made
an excellent teacher for any school, in any nation simply due to the fact that she
would have commanded, and received the respect of every student that was
fortunate to sit in her classroom. Hattie McDaniel's character was pure acting genius!
And I take back my comment on strange that Mammy was the overseer. It was purely
understandable! The main thing I noticed about the movie was everyone treated Mammy
as a human being, Frank Kennedy, Ashley Wilkes, and of course Rhett Butler. But Scarlett
was cynical. Telling Rhett what Mammy thought of him. But that was before Mammy found
out about the true nature of who Rhett Butler really was inside. Mammy knew Rhett Butler
better then Scarlett O'Hara. I remember Ashley Wilkes with the line had his father died he
would have freed all the slaves he inherited. But every viewer could guess that Scarlett
O'Hara did not have it in her to have done so. She could think, and survive. But she was not
Ashley Wilkes, or Rhett Butler. They knew how to make a profit without the bonds of slavery!
Did this make Scarlett O'Hara as evil as the wicked witch of the west? Some would say yes.
If slavery was wicked, then the slaveowner was surely wicked as well. Some would say it was
for profit, but then it must have been a wicked dollar made. It surely was not an honest way to
make a living. It would take all the thrill of accomplishment away, knowing you profited off
someone else's hard work. Perhaps that's how Rhett Butler, and Ashley Wilkes felt, or thought!
Dr. Meade was a skilled professional man, who by the way didn't own slaves. I would have liked to
have seen more of his story in the movie. He had 2 sons, one who died at Gettysburg. How did he
personally feel about the war. It had to have taken a great toll out of him, being a much needed
doctor. The nightmare of all the wounded surrounding him. I still hear that voice saying DR. Meade!
And Scarlett oblivious to the fact that those men were dying, and a new life was soon coming.
Sorry about the long, long, lecture!
She was a fantastic actress loved her in everything I've seen her in so far,
Rest in peace Miss Hattie
her facial expression are great and when I watch her I laugh like crazy she was a clean comedian no cussing no vulgar movements, just good old fashion funny stuff
She did deserve a lot more respect, unfortunately that's the Era she grew up in and worked in , she didn't let it stop her nor did she pitch fit ,
She was a LADY and you didn't pitch a fit
She broke a lot of barriers in her time , showed that you can do whatever you want if you got the guts to stand up and work for it
Amazing women, love watching her act. Prejudice is a pathetic thing, I hate it. She was 👍 great.
Ive also heard
Clark gsble, was simikar to
President Eisenhower
Both have black ancestry
Eisenhower, thru his mother
Ida Stover
Its a miracle, no one noticed
Ike was able to get civil rights thru in the 50s
Like j edgar hoover
Even ..he wasng noticed
Clark was a great actor and also a great human being.
And he was so darn Fine as wine!
I loved Hattie McDaniels and the relationship with Clark Gable , she was a n unforgettable actress RIP Hattie McDaniels.
I totally understand why Hattie said that she would rather play a maid then be one 💯
After two seasons working in a guest house,I concur.Don't think my feet have ever gotten over it!And some guests were trash!
Me too.Seven dollars a week being a maid seven hundred dollars a week playing a maid.Hatty Mc Daniels was not a fool
I have read a few times through the years that he treated everyone he met with an honest friendliness and respect. Often at some swell Hollywood party his whereabouts were unknown, until a look back in the kitchen found him sitting with the household staff having a cup of coffee at the kitchen table.
I read that when he attended dances while serving with the army air force during WWII, he'd ask the most homely women to dance so that, whatever their future romantic prospects, they'd always be able to boast of havng been asked to dance by Clark Gable.
@@ronaldalanperry4875 Happened to my mum in the 50s. Though at that time she was in her 20s and far from being "homely". He was filming in an isolated English coastal village where my mum happened to be on holiday. She spotted him having a drink in a pub where there was a small live band playing. Being no shrinking violet and a big fan, she walked up to him and asked him for a dance. And he did!
@@blackmore4
I love stories like that! My great aunt danced with Valentino. Back in the 20's she was an attractive young flapper working in a ritzy nightclub in Chicago. Valentino & his wife were on a dance tour around the country. That night he asked my great aunt to dance & many years later, she still lit up when telling the tale.
She's been gone a long time now but I'll never forget that twinkle in her eyes at the memory.
Thank you for sharing your mom's story. Just lovely.
💙🌿
@@blackmore4 well, he was a man and I imagine if an attractive woman asked him to dance of course he would say yes. 🙂
Frankly I have always been amazed that she beat Olivia deHavilland given the prejudice at the time.
Oh,didn't Olivia win anything?She was one of my fav characters.So beautiful.
If you only see the movie and not read the book you can be amazed. In Margaret Mitchell's book this character did not exists or black characters did not have a real role in the book. McDaniel's character is a mix of multiple characters from the book that provides a moral compass for Scarlett. Most black characters were maids or man child that provided comic relief not important to the plot line. In musicals you would have a black performance that could be cut from the film when showed in the South.
In the movie McDaniel's role was pivotal to the plot line and could not be edited out. At the time having a black character dressing down a white character was blasphemy. Another point to make the academy supporting actors voted for the Oscar for supporting actor. In such a huge movie supporting actors must have acknowledged this was a winning performance. Hats off to them for rewarding such a performance.
@Nevarl I’ve read the book and Margaret Mitchell’s description of all the African Americans is offensive. Mammy however was accurately written in the movie from Mitchell’s characterization in the book. And so was Melanie. I think McDaniel deserved the Oscar but given what Hollywood was was then I’m surprised she beat deHaviland
I will always remember her scenes and her phenomenal contribution to the film. Few people can express themselves with such power. Her character literally captivated me. Great movie, sad that progressives are trying to destroy so much history in our country. Her portrayal and that of much of the movie were spot on.
You could see the genuine love he had for her in his eyes
Odd, Tony. Are you admiring her character because she was subjugated by the very idols of the Confederate States of America that 'progressives🙄' say are not worthy of idolization?
You can't be serious about progressives destroying history in our country.... you must elaborate
I don't know of any "progressives...trying to destroy so much history in our country." Those that I think of as progressive are asking that we take an honest look at our history, to be courageous enough to recognize the injustices that have occurred, to learn from them, to not perpetuate them, and to create the best society possible....for ALL Americans. Removing statues to Confederate officers and officials is not "destroying history," it's saying that these are not persons to publicly honor or recognize as historical figures we should admire or emulate.
"progressives are trying to destroy so much history"? sorry but that's an outright lie!
progressives are the ones reminding everyone what our history is, warts and all. "conservatives" are the ones marching under the confederate battle flag, attacking civil rights legislation and trying to put black people and women "in their places".give me a list of prominent black republican women.
chances are you can't name more than one.
don't dare mention candace owens. she's only a common grifter.
Correction: Ms. Hattie McDaniel did not portray a “maid”. Ms. Hattie McDaniel portrayed a slave. This was the Civil War.
True. Mammy was not paid for her labor.
Yes. Call Mammy what she was, an enslaved Black woman.
Very important point!
Don't forget, though, a lot of the movie takes place after the Civil War, and Mamie was no longer a slave..
Hattie was so awesome. Here's one thing about GWTW: all the leading black characters were admirable people. Mammy was great, Pork was kind and loyal, Prissy was silly but goodhearted, and Big Sam was brave and loyal.
Very nice video! I think the intro mentioned that we would learn how her career fared after GWTW, but I don’t remember seeing it in the video. Aside from that, a very nice presentation - love the amiable, knowledgeable host standing in his comfy room! - about an important talent. Hattie was very gifted. Gable had class. Thank you for making this.
It was said that Clark Gables ate at Hattie's house every sunday.
@@deloresking9766 I love hearing that! Thank you. I bet they shared some good laughs. I’ve heard that Ava Gardner, Peggy Lee and Bob Denver stood up to those who disrespected people of color. Good. Oh, wouldn’t it be fun to hang out at Hattie’s? on Sunday’s?!
It was the greatest performance I've ever seen in any motion picture ever released by Hollywood. Jaw dropping, I could watch it everyday, truly unbelievable & unmatched.
Thank you for sharing the history of legendary Hattie McDaniel's & Clark Gable's meaningful friendship🙂.
I have read that Gable and McDaniel toured together in a traveling stage company in the 1920's, before either of them ever got to Hollywood. They both lived in Portland, Oregon for a couple of years. This is where their early friendship was cemented.
I have an autographed picture of Hattie. My mother in law gave it to me w/ another Gone With the Wind star autograph photo Olivia De Havilland (Melanie in GWTW)
So he was beautiful inside and out. 💗
The greatness of Hattie was when she told Clark NOT to boycott! Respect! RIP Hattie and Clark!
Very focus..saw far ahead and accepted the challenges..and broke the ground..a pioneer...Well done..Great talented lady
I'd like to clarify that Hattie did not play a "maid" in GWTW, she played a slave. Big difference.
Antebellum yes she was a slave but half of GWTW is post -bellum she was nominally free. Of course it would take another ce tury
Plus before blacks had their full civil rights.
Never has anyone deserved an Oscar more than Hattie did for Gone with the wind ( which is my favourite movie of ALL TIME ! ) 💞👍🏻❤️👍🏻💞
This is all news to me and I remember the movie well, having bought it and watching more times than I am prepared to admit. Captain Butler did impress me with his respectful treatment of Mammie. I think he bought her a dress or a petticoat. I am so pleased that he stood by her off the set during those times of such stringent racial discrimination. To think that those who were against her had the nerve to call themselves Christians. Hypocrites all of them.
No one in Hollywood is a Christian. Barbra Streisand admitted, on 60 Minutes, that the movie business "is a Jewish thing."
Hey, great update on that situation. Clark Gable is in my top ten of film actors, so, wonderful to hear he was a humane individual. RIP Hattie McDaniel and RIP Clark Gable. Sorry he couldn't acknowledge his own daughter with Loretta Young, but none of us are perfect.
Thank you, Miss McDaniel for being the true, brave goddess that you were born to be. #continue2ripmisshattie.
I have a lot of respect and admiration for Mr Gable. And I absolutely love Hattie McDaniels. I just wrote a tribute to her on my Facebook page. She was the first African American actress to win an Oscar 💛💛💛 I feel so bad how she along with the rest of the African American cast we're treated throughout their lives in the 30s 40s and 50s. If they were all still here to this day, I would take them out to dinner.
"I'd rather get paid 700 dollars a week for playing a maid than to be one for 7 dollars a week" - Hattie McDaniel
[Her response to someone's procrastinative remark when commenting on why she only played roles as a cleaning-lady]
Roles as maids or cleaning ladies were the only ones available to Hattie McDaniel.
Yeah, I've seen and heard the commentary about that and as far as I'm concerned, Ms. Hattie McDaniel was a smart woman by saying that...to me she invented the word clapback before it went mainstream nowadays...she gave a subtle clapback. Rest in peace, Queen.
Those were the times, bless u Hattie, black's only could be what they offered, she did well ❤️🩹
I loved Hattie she was such a sweet lady and very funny, she opened the door for so many women. Deep down I think everyone loved her color doesn’t matter, it’s personality
One of my favorite movies and novels. It would have been great to meet Ms MacDaniel.
We can't ignore HISTORY.....it will repeat itself!!!
@@parrotlady889 You're right.And humans never learn from it.Crazy!
It kinda reminds me of Patrick Swayze and his love and respect of his fellow costars. I read somewhere that when he found out producers were going to have Whoopi Goldberg in the film Ghost replaced, he said if she wasn't in it, he wasn't either or something along those line .. RIP Patrick Swayze
Well it's about time someone did a video on Hattie McDaniels, I've seen ones with Clark Gable a few weeks ago, on another channel, but Hattie usually only gets a little mention when talking about the movie Gone With The Wind! But what I would really like is a really in depth story of her life, that is centered on her as a person and an actress!
Clark Gable was this scholar and a gentleman! 💝💖
Great Video! Love it!
Clark Gable is an OG in Hollywood back in the 1940's. He was the only White Brotha that stood up for Black Entertainers in Hollywood who boycotted the Oscars if Black people who starred in movies with White entertainers cannot be allowed in the Hollywood galas and Oscars. I give Clark Gable props. RIP Clark Gable and his grandson Clark Gable III who was co-host of Cheaters.
Given that time period, I am amazed that Hattie McDaniel was even nominated, and even more by winning.
I learned something new!! Thanks for sharing.
She was a struggling actress for her time due to the racism.Those who complain her films are not classic film fans of the 1910's through the 1950's casual or serious.They are confronted by the past and don't know how to deal with it .Classic film fan know that things were bad back then ,but except it.
What A LOVE STORY BETWEEN HATTIE AND CLARK GABLE !! SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL PERSON ! AND GREAT CREDIT TO CLARK FOR " STANDING BY HER " AND HIS LOVE FOR HER R I P TO BOTH OF THEM
I regret his she was treated; bug I applaud her grace under pressure. Rest In Peace. Hattie McDaniel and Clark Gable. Thank you gif thus video and your commentary.
The first large novel I ever read. Read it when I was 17. Scarlett was a business woman, a woman who followed her father's advice of never giving up her birthright, and a heroin. The movie was almost exactly like the book and all the actors were extremely talented. Funny but I didn't continue to love romance novels, preferring non fiction. But if you're only going to read one romance, read this one.
Someone wrote a sequel which I have somewhere.No way near as good as GWTW though.The little girl who played Bonnie was outstanding yet her name didn't seem to appear on the credits.I wonder what happened to her.Would love to have had someone like Mammy in my corner.
@@susanmccormick6022 we all need a Mammy
@@susanmccormick6022 I did not know that. Do you remember the name of it please?
It is a classic- historical, and about love on, all levels through life changing real events. Clark was as good on the inside as the outside.
@@marybrooks4196 Scarlett
Somehow, I grew up seeing Gone With The Wind through a completely different lens. I never saw Scarlet as someone to be admired; aside from just being incredibly manipulative and willing to use anyone, I think she straight up had a personality disorder. And all those dashing Confederates, going off to fight for the “cause”... Rhett Butler was correct: the North had all the factories, they had enough ships to “stop up our harbors and starve us to death.” Whereas all the South had was “cotton and slaves and arrogance.”
Out of everyone, I always thought Mammy was the smartest, most sensible character in the entire movie.
Nice to know Gabel was a stand-up guy. Hattie McDaniel was a great actress and obviously a very charismatic and wonderful person. I personally love that movie. I know it is does not depict the reality of the time, but the fictional story and performances are amazing!
Thanks for the info 👍
That's an interesting story because you don't usually hear about things like that even though it was no secret about the racism of Hollywood behind and in front of the camera! Thanks again.
she had a beautiful smile
Hats off to gable for being a stand up man
Don't deny history but thank and praise those who lived through it, worked through it and maintained their dignity and strength in moral and cultural reality. Hattie McDaniel and Clark Gable are two of those examples.
I'm so happy they were close. Very intelligent, the both of them. Sickening the way they treated her. I wish ALL of them had the guts to stand against that degrading disgusting attitude. But that last remark about playing a maid was utterly fabulous! Not a soul could have said it better. Thank you for posting this🙏
prejudice was worse in those days, but it's still outrageous that this talented lady didn't receive the recognition that she deserved. my admiration for gable is even higher than it has always been, that he stood up for his friend.
Prejudice is just as horrible today. One cannot choose a career of choice, one hopes the police does not kill them a traffic stop, one must attend unequal educations in school, one does not have good Healthcare and in addition more African Americans die in childbirth in the USA than any other race; one makes less money than white with same job and been with company longer, go to jail and prison for crines they did not committ, appointed lawyers do not fairly represent them, UNFAIR JUSTICE SYSTEM and the prisons loa the out to do work in which they are not paid a fair wage, UNFAIR JUSTICE SYDTEM AND 1there are still unfair, despicable, hard time based on the color of one's skin.
Hattie was a class act. What a great attitude and display of her own strength is displayed by the statement "I'd rather play a maid than be a maid," not to mention talking her friend Clark out of boycotting on her account. Clark, apparently, was way ahead of his time practicing anti-racism and allyship long before either were a "thing". Kudos to both of them. Always respected them as performers but that respect just grew.
Paul Mooney been saying thos and more since 30+ years ago lol 😂
May God Bless You Ms. Hattie Mc Daniel. We love you forever. You are a credit to our race.
Ive always thought Hattie McDaniel deserved more than the roles she was assigned. The woman had real star power.
R.I.E.P to two great actors
Hattie McDaniel stole every scene she played in. She was brilliant.
Makes me sick McDaniel didn't get the respect and decency she deserved. Makes me sad. She was a badass!
She got the ACADEMY AWARD that year for THAT performance. How much more do you expect, for God's Sake??