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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.

    Continue Reading the Interview

  • June16th

    New Book alert

    Posted in: books

    A new Gone with the Wind -related book will be published this September. The book is called The Secret of Belles and is written by Kathy Witt. Stay tuned for more details!

    Lanie Sullivan and Belle Blakely never meet, but they share a fascination for all things Gone With the Wind—especially Belle Watling, a character in the book, and Ona Munson, the actress who portrays Belle in the movie. Lanie meets Ona in 1939, during the three-day movie premiere. When Lanie thwarts a thief in Ona’s hotel room, Ona rewards Lanie with a gift—a gift originally given to Ona by Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell.

    More than sixty years later, as she helps prepare a museum dedicated to Gone With the Wind for its Grand Opening, Belle reads Lanie’s letters to Ona and is intrigued by Lanie’s references to the gift. Margaret Mitchell died in 1949; Ona Munson in 1955. What about Lanie? Belle begins a quest to discover what the gift was that connects the three women, where it is now—and what happened to Lanie Sullivan. . .

    Learn about the museum where The Secret of the Belles takes place and the town where both Lanie and Belle lived.

    Buzz about The Secret of the Belles

    “Kathy has let me read her manuscript I really truly love this book. It has my 100% endorsement.”
    -Chris Sullivan, owner of collection at
    Marietta’s Gone With the Wind Museum- Scarlett on the Square

    “Your book is absolutely charming.”
    -Cammie King Conlon (Bonnie Blue Butler)

    “It is divine! I loved reading every bit of this story and the unexpected twists and turns in the plot made it a page turner. Plus, historically, it seemed really accurate and I feel as though I know even more about the beloved GWTW.”
    -Katie Reeder

  • August26th

    Marietta GWTW Museum has a new website

    Posted in: gone with the wind

    Check out their newly redesigned website by clicking HERE! Or, type http://gwtwmarietta.com/gwtw/default.aspx in your browser. If you haven’t had an opportunity to visit, you MUST! In my personal opinion, the Marietta GWTW Museum Scarlett on the Square is the best Gone with the Wind collection! The collection, which is privately owned by Dr. Chris Sullivan, is well-rounded and available to view up-close-and-personal. Highlights of the collection include (taken directly from the text of their website):

    • The original Bengaline honeymoon gown worn by Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara in the movie.
    • Several of Margaret Mitchell’s personal volumes of the novel.
    • An educational display dedicated to the African American cast members.
    • Foreign editions of the novel.
    • Rare press and publicity books, costume pieces and contracts.
    • The personal script of Ona Munson, who portrayed Belle Watling in the film.
    • Promotional pieces including foreign film posters, premiere programs, conceptual artworks, advertisements and items and collectibles.
    • And more!

    Check out their highlights video by clicking HERE. The museum is open Monday – Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM. It’s located at 8 Whitlock Avenue in Marietta, Georgia 30064. Contact # is 770-794-5576.

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