Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen 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 ...

“Butterfly” McQueen, 84, who played Scarlett O’Hara’s young, scatterbrained slave, Prissy, in “Gone with the Wind,” died Friday in Augusta, Ga., after suffering critical burns when her clothes caught ...

“Yes, sir, I was Prissy in Gone With the Wind,” Butterfly McQueen acknowledged. The high-pitched voice, which once drove Scarlett O’Hara to distraction as the Yankees advanced on Atlanta, spoke in an ...

On this day in 1911 actress Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen was born in Tampa, Fla. She lived part of her youth in Augusta but graduated from high school inNew York. She became a dancer (where she earned ...

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Actress Butterfly McQueen is 84. Actor Larry Storch is 72. Actor Ron Moody is 71. Comedian Soupy Sales is 69. Broadcast journalist Sander Vanocur is 67. CBS newsman Charles Osgood is 62. Singer ...

– Actress Butterfly McQueen is 82. – CBS newsman Charles Osgood is 60. – Actor-comedian Larry Storch is 70. – Actor Ron Moody is 69. – Comedian Soupy Sales is 67. – ABC newsman Sander Vanocur is 65. – ...

You may remember Butterfly McQueen as the maid, “Prissy” with the high pitched voice in Gone With The Wind, who made sure everyone knew that she didn’t know anything “‘bout birthin’ babies.” She ...

How many Broadway shows has Butterfly McQueen been in? Butterfly McQueen has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows. How many West End shows has Butterfly McQueen been in? Butterfly McQueen has not appeared ...