… Hollywood Forever Cemetery, offered to have McDaniel re-interred at his cemetery. Her family did not wish to disturb her remains and declined the offer. Instead, Hollywood Forever Cemetery built a large cenotaph on the lawn overlooking its lake. It is one of Hollywood’s most popular tourist attractions.
McDaniel’s last will and testament of December 1951 awarded her Oscar to Howard University, where she had been honored by the students with a luncheon after she had won her Oscar.
Hattie McDaniel: Hollywood’s First Black Movie Star You Didn’t Know was originally published on blackdoctor.org
