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Where is Hattie McDaniel?
Hattie McDaniel rests at Rosedale Cemetery, where she lies today.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Hattie McDaniel appeared in over 300 films, although she received screen credits for only 83.
Why did Hattie McDaniel's Oscar disappear?
In 1992, Jet magazine reported that Howard University could not find it and alleged that it had disappeared during protests in the 1960s.
Did Hattie McDaniel win any awards?
Hattie McDaniel won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first Oscar won by a black entertainer.
Did anything big happen to Hattie McDaniel?
Hattie McDaniel was the most famous of the black homeowners who helped to organize the black West Adams, Los Angeles, California neighborhood residents who saved their homes.
What happened after the interest in Hattie McDaniel's Oscar arose?
In November 2011, W. B. Carter, of the George Washington University Law School, published the results of her year-and-a-half-long investigation into the Oscar's fate.

Question: How did it disappear?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Hattie McDaniel's Oscar disappear?