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  • March23rd

    {Upcoming Event} Celebrate Margaret Mitchell in Marietta, GA June 10-11

    Posted in: upcoming events

    Check out this amazing weekend planned for June 10-11 in Marietta, GA! I’m especially excited about the Evening with Anne Edwards, Here’s Looking at You Kid program (featuring stories from Patrick Curtis, Mickey Kuhn, Karolyn Grimes, and Morgan Brittany), and The Golden Age of Hollywood program with Ann Rutherford. Let me know if you plan to attend as I’m always looking forward to meeting VL fans!

    Cast members Ann Rutherford, Mickey Kuhn, and Patrick Curtis will return to Scarlett and Rhett country on June 10-11, when the Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum-Scarlett on the Square, hosts “A Tribute to Margaret Mitchell: The Book That Touched The World.” This two-day event will celebrate the book’s 75th birthday in style with interviews, Q&A sessions, autograph signings with the celebrities, an author’s panel discussion, breakfast with the stars, dinner and a program, and more. Supporting partner, Georgia Public Broadcasting has plans to release the long-awaited documentary about Margaret Mitchell on June 30th on GPB at 8:00 p.m. Locals should tune in as many of the scenes were filmed in and around Marietta and feature a few familiar faces from the immediate area. Book your Tribute package by calling the museum at 770-794-5145 or emailing csutherland@mariettaga.gov.

    See the itinerary

  • November18th

    {'Follow Me to Tara' Report} The Stars are Everywhere!

    Posted in: Re-Premiere Weekend in Marietta

    On Friday morning I check out of the Georgian Terrace, braved Atlanta traffic and headed north to Marietta, GA. The festivities for “70 Years of Gone with the Wind: A Re-Premiere” began at 9:30am at the newly-restored Earl Smith Strand theater. As soon as I walked into the theater, I immediately recognized people from my 2007 trip to Atlanta for the Rhett Butler’s People book launch. I was quickly introduced to others that I’ve met online through my website and The Golden Age of Hollywood forums. Carolyn of DearMrGable.com, Kendra of VivandLarry.com, and Kendra’s friends from Poland were also in the lobby. It was wonderful to meet so many Vivien Leigh fans in one place at one time!

    First up was a Q&A session with visiting authors Herb Bridges (The Filming of ‘Gone with the Wind‘), Molly Haskell (Frankly, My Dear: ‘Gone with the Wind’ Revisited), Sally Rains (The Making of a Masterpiece: The True Story of Margaret Mitchell’s Classic Novel ‘Gone with the Wind’), Michael Scragow (Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master), Kathy Witt (The Secret of the Belles) and Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne (80 Years of the Oscar). Then the castmates were brought out on stage: Greg Geise (baby Bonnie, baby Beau), Patrick Curtis (Toddler Beau), Mickey Kuhn (Beau), Geneva Miller Roberts (an extra during the BBQ scene), and Ann Rutherford (Carreen O’Hara). Cammie King Conlon (Bonnie) and Mary Anderson (Maybelle Meriwether) canceled at the last minute due to illness.

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  • November6th

    {GWTW Interview Series} Sally Tippett Rains' new GWTW book based partly on newly discovered Mitchell family scrapbook

    Posted in: GWTW Interview Series

    This morning I had the pleasure of sitting down with Sally Tippett Rains, a St. Louis based writer, to discuss her new book. She’s a delightful person! She even gave me a sneak peek at her upcoming book: The Making of a Masterpiece: The True Story of Margaret Mitchell’s Classic Novel ‘Gone with the Wind’. The soft cover book covers the topic of Gone with the Wind–the book, film, and legend. The book, published by Global Book Publishers in Beverly Hills, California (www.bookpubintl.com), is 371 pages long and due out in November, making its debut at the Marietta event. This book contains new, never-told interviews and information about the phenomenon that is Gone with the Wind! For more information about Mrs. Rains, please visit her website at  http://www.writeasrains.net/

    V-L.COM: What inspired you to write about Gone with the Wind?

    Sally Tippett Rains: My natural curiosity. I had read the book and seen the movie, so when I read about the possibilities that Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara may have been based on real people it got me going. I started doing research and found out some incredible things.

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  • October21st

    {GWTW Interview Series} Dr. Chris Sullivan reveals his passion for GWTW & Vivien Leigh

    Posted in: GWTW Interview Series

    The 70th anniversary of Gone with the Wind (the film) and the Re-Premiere weekend, organized by the Marietta GWTW Museum: Scarlett on the Square, are just around the corner. Therefore, I thought it appropriate to begin this special Gone with the Wind Interview Series with the owner of the collection housed at the ‘Scarlett on the Square.’ If you cannot attend the Re-Premiere weekend November 13-14, be sure to mark this Museum on your future ‘must-see’ list! The Museum’s website is located at http://mariettaga.gov/gwtw.

    exterior of the Museum
    exterior of the Museum. (photo credit: kariudo of flickr.com)

    V-L.COM: First, let me introduce the The Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum & Dr. Chris Sullivan! The Museum is located on a historical block in Marietta, GA and features the privately owned GWTW book and film collection of Dr. Chris Sullivan, a medical doctor from Akron, Ohio. Items on display include film posters, rare press and publicity clippings and books, original costume pieces including the Bengaline honeymoon gown worn by Vivien Leigh in the film, a large selection of Gone with the Wind foreign book editions, and cast member autographs. In addition, sections of the museum are dedicated to various cast members including Vivien Leigh and Ona Munson. On display in the Vivien Leigh section are Vivien’s personal scripts for Fire Over England and Duel of Angels (annotated in her handwriting), play programs, one of her briefcases, photographs acquired from the Vivien Leigh estate, and more. Be sure to stop by the museum’s impressive gift shop where you can buy a variety of Gone with the Wind related collectibles.

    V-L.COM: First, just for fun, how many times have you watched Gone with the Wind?

    Dr. Sullivan: Too many to count. In the days before Beta Max (yes, my first video player was a BetaMax) they showed GWTW on TV for the first time. I think it was 1976. I recorded the audio on a cassette tape as I held it to my 12″ B&W TV. I played that cassette many times so does that count?

    V-L.COM: Of course it does!! Do you think Scarlett O’Hara got Rhett Butler back in the end?

    Dr. Sullivan: I’ll answer as Margaret Mitchell always answered–I have no idea. I kind of think not. Rhett was over it.

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  • October11th

    Introducing Ann Rutherford

    Posted in: Gone with the Wind, the film

    Ann Rutherford was only 18 years old when she filmed Gone with the Wind. You know her as Careen O’Hara, Scarlett’s little sister, but she has had a wonderful career before and beyond Tara. Miss Rutherford is attending the Gone with the Wind Re-Premiere weekend next month in Marietta, GA. So in honor of this lovely actress, here’s a special tribute video of Ann Rutherford that highlights her amazing Hollywood career.
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