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Feb 1, 2019 · Gone With the Wind was based on a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. Mitchell was a kind of real-life Scarlett O'Hara, born to a wealthy Georgia family with a grandfather who had served in the...
—Margaret Mitchell Mammy: is Scarlett's nurse. A slave, she originally was owned by Scarlett's grandmother and raised her mother, Ellen O'Hara. Mammy is "head woman of the plantation". Pork: is Gerald O'Hara's valet and his first slave. He won Pork in a game of poker (as he did the plantation Tara, in a separate poker game). When Gerald died, Scarlett gave his pocket watch to Pork. She ...
- June 30, 1936
- Macmillan Publishers (United States)
- MARGARET MITCHELL WROTE THE BOOK OUT OF BOREDOM. It was boredom that caused 25-year-old Margaret Mitchell to write 63 of the most beloved chapters in literary history.
- ALMOST NO ONE KNEW SHE WAS WRITING A BOOK. Though Mitchell spent the next decade working on characters and plot development, almost no one knew she was writing a book.
- MITCHELL HAD NO INTENTION OF PUBLISHING THE BOOK. Despite spending 10 years of her life working on the tome, Mitchell didn’t really have much intention of publishing it.
- SCARLETT WAS ORIGINALLY PANSY. You know her as Scarlett now, but for years, the heroine of Gone with the Wind was named Pansy. It probably would have stayed that way had the publisher not requested a name change.
Jun 10, 2020 · As with Mitchell’s best-selling novel, “Gone With the Wind” is set on a Georgia plantation during and after the Civil War. The protagonist is Scarlett O’Hara (Viven Leigh), headstrong ...
Mar 24, 2024 · Vivien Leigh beat out established stars for the role with determination, dedication, and a bit of luck. Leigh's portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara became iconic, earning her an Oscar and securing her ...
- Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood
- Movie/TV News Writer
- Thomas Mitchell
No, Gone with the Wind is not based on a true story. It is a fictional story. However, some of the characters and events in the novel were similar to those in Margaret Mitchell’s real life and it is possible that she projected some of her real-life experiences into her writing.
Feb 14, 2024 · Gone With The Wind is based on Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel of the same name. The film captures the essence of the novel, but also diverges in certain aspects. The ending of the film, for example, differs from the book, where Scarlett eventually finds solace in the arms of another man.
