GONE WITH THE WIND - OSCAR WINNER MCDANIEL HONOURED WITH STAMP

Late GONE WITH THE WIND star HATTIE McDANIEL is to be honoured with her own US postage stamp.

The Oscar winner's nephew EDGAR GOFF and grandniece KIM GOFF-CREWS will join Hollywood Mayor JOHNNY GRANT when the commemorative stamp is unveiled at the Fairbanks Center For Motion Picture Study tomorrow (25JAN06).

McDaniel became the first African-American to ever win an Academy Award when she was honoured for her supporting role of MAMMY in Gone With The Wind. She died in 1952.