Audio Antiques - Butterfly McQueen: Comedy Co-Star

One of the wackiest programs during the golden age of radio was the Danny Kaye Show. The actor, singer, dancer, comedian, musician, and philanthropist, had one of the highest rated shows in 1946, and his co-star was Butterfly McQueen. The African-American actress was best known for her appearance in the movie, Gone with the Wind. Often typecast as a maid, she said: "I didn't mind playing a maid the  first time, because I thought that was how you got into the business.  But after I did the same thing over and over, I resented it. I didn't  mind being funny, but I didn't like being stupid." In the 1950s, McQueen moved to television, winning an Emmy Award in 1980 for the ABC Afterschool Special "Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid". In 1989, the Freedom From Religion Foundation  honored McQueen with its Freethought Heroine Award. More at http://krobcollection.com