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Gone WithWind

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1 The Book
2 The Film
3 ISBN numbers
4 External link

The Book

Gone withWind isnovel by Margaret Mitchell. Published1936,book was an international hit almost immediately. A story detailingtrialssouthern belle Scarlett O'Hara duringAmerican Civil WarReconstruction, Gone WithWindan enormouslyhistorical romance which has spawned an Academy Award-winning filmseveral authorized sequels. A devoted fan base exists as well. The book wonPulitzer Prize1937.

Criticshistorians regardbook as havingstrong ideological commitment tocause ofConfederacy. Thisapparent frombook's opening pageswhichdescription ofwaywhich Scarlett's beaux,Tarleton twins, have been expelled from universityaccompanied home, out ofsensehonour, by their elder brothers presentsmetaphor ofSouth's interpretation ofissuestatehoodKansas.

An official sequel, Scarlett, was written by Alexandra Ripley1991.

The copyright holders attemptedsuppress publication ofbook, The Wind Done Gone, which toldstory frompointview ofslaves, butfederal appeals court turned them down2001. The successful defence was based oncourt's acceptance ofbook as parody.

The Film

In 1938, film producer David O. Selznick decided that he wantedcreatemovie based on Gone WithWind. He boughtrights$50,000,record amount attime. A well-publicized casting searchan actressplay Scarlett resulted inhireyoung British actress Vivien Leigh, although many other famous actresses had been tested, including Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Tallulah Bankhead,Lucille Ball.

The film premiered on December 15, 1939estimated production costsfour million dollars. It wassmash hitis still regarded by many as one ofgreatest films ever made;film has been selectedpreservation inUnited States National Film Registryhas undergonecomplete digital restoration.

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(A full list can be found at The Internet Movie Database: Gone WithWind (1939) Nominated

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