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Butterfly McQueen
Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen (January 7, 1911December 22, 1995) was an American actress. Originally a dancer, McQueen first appeared in film in 1939 as Prissy, Scarlett O'Hara's maid, in the film ''Gone with the Wind''. She was unable to attend the movie's premiere because it was held at a whites-only theater.〔
McQueen also had a role on the controversial ''Beulah'' radio show.〔(The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief ) by Tom Flynn, Richard Dawkins page 532〕 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."〔
She continued as an actress in film in the 1940s then moved to television acting in the 1950s.
==Early life and education==
Born Thelma McQueen in Tampa, Florida, on January 7, 1911, she planned to become a nurse until a high school teacher suggested that she try acting. McQueen initially studied with Janet Collins and went on to dance with the Venezuela Jones Negro Youth Group. Around this time she acquired the nickname "Butterfly" – a tribute to her constantly moving hands – for her performance of the Butterfly Ballet in a production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. (She had always hated her birth name, and later legally changed her name to Butterfly McQueen.) She performed with the dance troupe of Katherine Dunham before making her professional debut in George Abbott's ''Brown Sugar''.〔JM Appel234. Butterfly McQueen. ''St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture''. Jan. 1 2000.〕 She received a bachelor's degree in political science from New York City College in 1975 (she was 64).
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