Hattie McDaniel and the shame of Hollywood
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June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952
It was after 11pm in the Cocoanut Grove on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles on leap day 1940 when Bob Hope got up to speak. Beneath the nightclub’s fake palm trees and faux-exotic drapes, the comedian was making his debut as host of the Oscars, and 1,000 of Hollywood’s finest had come out to watch.
A couple of wisecracks loosened the crowd; a performance of Over the Rainbow by the 17-year-old Judy Garland, winner of a special juvenile award for her role in
It was after 11pm in the Cocoanut Grove on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles on leap day 1940 when Bob Hope got up to speak. Beneath the nightclub’s fake palm trees and faux-exotic drapes, the comedian was making his debut as host of the Oscars, and 1,000 of Hollywood’s finest had come out to watch.
A couple of wisecracks loosened the crowd; a performance of Over the Rainbow by the 17-year-old Judy Garland, winner of a special juvenile award for her role in
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