Sam McDaniel: Hattie's Older Brother
African-American character actor Sam McDaniel (1886-1962) was born on this day. The older brother of the better known Hattie McDaniel, he started performing with his sister and other siblings in minstrel shows and black vaudeville, and like them often played stereotyped domestics and similar roles in Hollywood movies for decades. Between 1929 and 1960 McDaniel […]