Hollywood Royalty - The Story of Hattie McDaniel in ReShonda Tate's The Queen of Sugar Hill
Send us Fan Mail Listen in as I chat with ReShonda Tate, the author of dozens of novels including The Queen of Sugar Hill , ReShonda's first historical novel. It's listed in the Film category on Art In Fiction. View the Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aIofW073t_U Highlights include: Why write a novel about Hattie McDaniel, famous for playing Mammy in Gone with the Wind and being the first Black person to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1939 Hattie's famous line about how she'd rather play a maid than be a maid. The novel as a story about a career woman before her time Hattie's troubled love life Hattie's relationship with Clark Gable Researching The Queen of Sugar Hill Fact vs. fiction - an example of a fictionalized event in The Queen of Sugar Hill Hattie's activism during and after the war and her successful challenge of the restrictive covenant that kept the Sugar Hill neighborhood for "whites only" that led to a landmark Supreme Court case Theme of The Queen of Sugar Hill Reading from The Queen of Sugar Hill ReShonda's focus on writing historical fiction What ReShonda is working on now Press Play now & be sure to check out The Queen of Sugar Hill on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels?q=reshonda+tate ReShonda Tate's Website: https://www.reshondatate.com Music Credit Paganology , performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson This website contains affiliate links. If you use these links to make a purchase, I may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you. Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction . Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2500+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website . ...