St. Louis Hosts Gateway to the Wind 2.0
As Gone With the Wind— the book by Margaret Mitchell– celebrates it’s 80th Anniversary, having been released in 1936, celebrations have taken place all over the country and St. Louis … Continue reading
November is Birthday Month for Vivien Leigh and Margaret Mitchell; Amazing Comparisons of Mitchell to Others
Margaret Mitchell and Vivien Leigh were both born in November. Mitchell was born Nov. 8, 1900 and Leigh on Nov. 5th, thirteen years later. Their names and birthday week will … Continue reading
Margaret Mitchell visited Barnsley Gardens and you can too
A spring drive through the Atlanta, Georgia area brings alive many Gone With the Wind destinations. There is the Margaret Mitchell House, the real life sites in Jonesboro, Clayton County, … Continue reading
New portrait of Olivia de Havilland as Melanie is introduced
By Sally Tippett Rains Artist Joseph Yakovetic has completed the portrait: “Olivia de Havilland as Melanie” and it is ready for sale. You just can’t draw a picture of Olivia … Continue reading
Don’t Miss CBS Morning Show Wed. Dec. 10 or Sunday Dec. 14 for GWTW Segments
UPDATE Dec. 13: The Sunday Dec. 14th segment has been changed. According to Kathleen Marcaccio: The segment been bumped from the Dec 14 show. It is now scheduled for 12/21. … Continue reading
Alicia Rhett’s Charleston, plus upcoming GWTW exhibits
By Sally Tippett Rains Seventy-five years after Gone With the Wind hit the theaters, the interest is still going strong. There are exhibits celebrating the movie and one is opening … Continue reading
Jonesboro commemorates sights, events that inspired Margaret Mitchell, Sept. 6, 7
By Sally Tippett Rains, author of “The Making of A Masterpiece, the True Story of Gone With the Wind.” In this 75th Anniversary year for the movie Gone With the Wind, … Continue reading
GWTW Inspiration about perfect timing; “hands and ladies” and survival
By Sally Tippett Rains, GWTWBook.com I am looking forward to my trip to Marietta, Ga. this week, as I am a featured author at the Marietta Gone With the Wind … Continue reading
75 cents admission special at Road to Tara Museum; Mo. Cherry Blossom Fest dedicated to GWTW, and other GWTW news
There are a lot of events celebrating Gone With The Wind and we wanted to let you know about a few of them. If you have events you would like … Continue reading
New book about Gone With the Wind focusses on Mammy, but what version?
By Sally Tippett Rains, GWTWBook.com Some fans of Gone With the Wind have questions about a new book coming out this fall, about about Scarlett O’Hara’s famous “Mammy”—and rightly so. Announcement … Continue reading