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Born on January 7, 1911 in Tampa, Florida, United States, Butterfly McQueen was a dancer, stage actor and television actor. Death is recorded on December 22, 1995, at the age of 84. Butterfly McQueen studied at City College of New York. Awards on record include Daytime Emmy Award and Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (1975).
My Take
What moves me about Butterfly McQueen is how much she did with how little she was offered. A dancer from Tampa who broke into film as Prissy in Gone with the Wind, she carried an instantly recognizable voice into an industry that rarely wrote real parts for Black women of her era. Yet she kept working across stage, screen and television, eventually winning a Daytime Emmy, and returned to college later in life. I read that not as a footnote but as quiet defiance. She refused to be defined by the narrow roles history tried to assign her, and I respect that enormously.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Butterfly McQueen
- Name (Japanese)
- バタフライ・マクイーン
- Reading
- ばたふらい・まくいーん
- Born
- January 7, 1911 – December 22, 1995
- Origin
- Tampa, Florida, United States
- Occupation
- actor / dancer / stage actor / television actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
2. Background
- University
- City College of New York
Awards & achievements
- Daytime Emmy Award
- 1975 Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly%20McQueen
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267685
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Butterfly McQueen born?
Butterfly McQueen was born on January 7, 1911.
When did Butterfly McQueen die?
Butterfly McQueen died on December 22, 1995, aged 84.
Where was Butterfly McQueen from?
Butterfly McQueen was from Tampa, Florida, United States.
What did Butterfly McQueen do?
Butterfly McQueen worked as actor, dancer, stage actor, television actor, film actor.
Where did Butterfly McQueen study?
Butterfly McQueen attended City College of New York.
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