Now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Academy Museum of Motion Pictures are gifting Howard University with a replacement, announced Tuesday.
When the actress passed away in 1952, she bequeathed the Academy Award to Howard, where it was put on display in the drama department for more than a decade. According to CBS News, the plaque went missing at some point after the late 1960s. Its location remains a mystery.
In a statement, Phylicia Rashad, dean of Howard's Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, reflected on what the gift means to the community: "This immense piece of history will be back in the College of Fine Arts for our students to draw inspiration from. Ms. Hattie is coming home!"
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