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McQUEEN, Butterfly (1911-1996). Popular actress and dancer. At the age of 13, she joined a Harlem theater group. She was nicknamed Butterfly after appearing in a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in which she danced the Butterfly Ballet. She is best remembered for her appearance as a black maid in Gone With The Wind. She also appeared in the Academy Award winning movie Mildred Pierce (1945) and other fine movies. She won an Emmy in 1980 for her performance in a children’s production The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid. In Gone With The Wind as Atlanta burned, Scarlett O’Hara turned to her squeaky-voiced, tearful maid “Prissy” who had boasted her skills as a mid-wife. Prissy responded with one of the most famous lines in any movie. Along list in her hand 2.5”x8” of places that she would like a collector to write a check. Her first choice is Shriner Hospitals for Burned & Crippled Children. It is most interesting that Butterfly McQueen was killed in a fire. Signed “B.McQ.” Most interesting. On the verso is a printed message to a “Fan” that autographs are now $80 each. Together with the original newspaper article stating Butterfly McQueen died in a fire. Both items in very fine condition........$87.50
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