![]() Sadly for McDaniel, despite making history as the first Black actor to win an Oscar, she would never be fully accepted by the Hollywood establishment while also being reviled by many in the Black community for what they saw as willfully perpetuating Black stereotypes in the roles she took. Selznick managed to pull strings to get her allowed into the main hotel to receive her award, however. Worse, when McDaniel was nominated for an Academy Award, she wasn't allowed to sit with the white actors at the awards dinner. Gable threatened to skip the premiere himself, but McDaniel-no doubt exhausted after a lifetime of dealing with stuff like that-politely informed everyone she couldn't make the event. This enraged Clark Gable, who'd become good friends with McDaniel during filming. Set in Georgia during the Civil War and Reconstruction, the novel centers around. ![]() To date, more than 30 million copies of Gone With the Wind have been printed worldwide. ![]() ![]() A first-time author, Mitchell became an overnight celebrity after the book’s release. But Hattie McDaniel, the actress who would go on to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy, wasn't invited: As The Hollywood Reporter reveals, Georgia law at the time segregated theaters. On June 30, 1936, Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell was published. The film studio planned a lavish premier in Atlanta, and the city treated it like a national holiday. ![]()
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