Timeline Butterfly McQueen

American actress, Prissy in Gone with the Wind, who left Hollywood rather than keep playing maids.

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1911 Butterfly McQueen born in Tampa Butterfly McQueen is born in Tampa.
1937 Butterfly McQueen's Broadway debut She appears in Brown Sugar.
1939 Butterfly McQueen plays Prissy She appears in Gone with the Wind.
1941 Butterfly McQueen in Affectionately Yours She appears in the Warner comedy.
1941 Butterfly McQueen in The Great Lie She appears with Bette Davis and Mary Astor.
1943 Butterfly McQueen in Cabin in the Sky She appears in the all-Black musical.
1945 Butterfly McQueen in Mildred Pierce She plays Lottie.
1946 Butterfly McQueen in Duel in the Sun She appears in David O. Selznick's western.
1947 Butterfly McQueen leaves Hollywood She refuses to keep playing stereotyped maid roles.
1975 Butterfly McQueen graduates from college She earns a degree in political science from City College of New York.
1986 Butterfly McQueen in The Mosquito Coast She appears in Peter Weir's film.
1995 Butterfly McQueen dies in Augusta Butterfly McQueen dies aged 84.