� Today in Georgia History – January 8, 1911 Born on January 8, 1911, Butterfly McQueen lived a life far richer—and far more complicated—than the single role for which she is most remembered. Audiences know her best as Prissy, Scarlett O’Hara’s flustered maid in Gone with the Wind, but McQueen’s story stretches well beyond one indelible performance. Born Thelma McQueen in Florida, she moved with her mother to Augusta, Georgia, after her father left the family. From there, her ambitions carried h