A Must-Have for Gone With the Wind Fans! From Margaret Mitchell’s tattered manuscript to the film’s seventy-fifth anniversary, this book is a behind-the-scenes chronicle of Gone With the Wind—the book, the movie, and the phenomenon that continues today. Related in loving detail are inside stories of the writing and publishing of the novel; the Hollywood frenzy of transforming the book into film, including casting headaches, on-set tensions, and jinxed scenes; the premiere; and the Academy Awards. This updated edition also contains the scoop on the publication of two GWTW sequels; the disastrous debut of the Scarlett television miniseries; the post–GWTW lives of cast members, such as the news of Gable’s secret lovechild; the restoration of three original costumes in time for GWTW’s seventy-fifth anniversary; and much, much more. The reader-friendly format—fact-packed features, profiles, quizzes, and photographs—will delight any GWTW fan and make this the one book that no “Windie” can do without.
Readers will learn what brand of typewriter Margaret Mitchell used to type the original book, the parallels between Scarlett's life and the author's, and the ins and outs of casting. Trivia quizzes and a bibliography are included.
Uncle Peter Selznick originally tested Eddie Anderson for the role of Pork, the O'Haras' house servant, but gravelvoiced Anderson was signed to play the Hamiltons' majordomo, Uncle Peter. Anderson acquired his distinctive voice after he ...
Which actor portrayed Jonas Wilkerson?How many sisters did Scarlett have?What is the name of Rhett's 'fancy lady' friend?Amaze your friends and family with all things related to the Gone With The Wind movie!
Filled with classic photography of the film’s famous cast, this new collector’s edition Gone With the Wind is a celebration of one of the world’s favorite Hollywood epics. Released in...
... Companion.) In the confrontation with Scarlett, the renegade's companion holds Scarlett's horse while the renegade attacks her. Big Sam fights both of them, knocking out the renegade and throwing his companion off the bridge. In the ...
CONCEPT PAINTINGS BY JOSEPH McMILLAN “MAC” JOHNSON (FACING, TOP LEFT) Joseph McMillan “Mac” Johnson was an architect who went into film work. Gone With The Wind was his first film project. (FACING, TOP RIGHT) An early painting of the ...
If you know your Movie, there are 200+ questions sure to riddle even the most die hard fan! Ready to take the challenge? Gone with the Wind Trivia Quiz Book today!
The turbulent romance of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler is shaped by the ravages of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
This is a brave work of literary empathy by a writer at the height of his powers, who demonstrates a magisterial understanding of the period, its clashing cultures, and its heartbreaking crises. ” —Geraldine Brooks, author of March The ...
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