Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel | GPB Documentaries

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[@carolking6355]

That was wonderful. I am 80. At the age of 16 we went to stay in a holiday cottage for 4 days. It never stopped raining and I never got out of bed. That first morning I found Gone with the Wind in a bookshelf and read it for 3 days until it was finished. The rain stopped and we went for a drive, Reading that book is one of my favourite memories.

[@davisholman8149]

Love that - thanks for sharing.👍🏼

[@maryannparrish2570]

Meant to be 🌹❤!

[@sachdevkaurbala9705]

LOVE your story, and memories.

[@carolevolcy7608]

I am 66. I read Gone With The Wind in study hall. Could not put it down.

[@sadiehawkins5908]

Onfg. My mo w as sick wuth breaks cancer when iw as little. I went to my aunts room or teh comfor and read moms books. I read gwtw at elast 10 times.

[@brendawarren4113]

I've heard it said that when Hattie McDaniel was criticized for playing a maid, she said: "Better to play a maid than be one."

[@danielcraft3727]

@@brendawarren4113 something like I'd rather make $700 dollars a week playing a maid rather than $7 a week being one.

[@patriciacee3106]

I grew up in Atlanta. In 1939 my dad played the trumpet in the Georgia Military Academy band (high school now known as Woodward Academy). When GWTW premiered at the Loew’s Grand Theatre, Dad marched down Peachtree Street, passing close to Clark Gable and his wife Carole Lombard, Vivian Leigh and her husband Lawrence Olivier, Olivia DeHavilland, and others.

[@Donna-cc1kt]

Wow. Thank you for that story.

[@awishinandahopin7232]

Wow! WOW!🥰

[@pheonix75287]

But not 'Mammie', since she had to enter through the back entrance

[@SueProv]

@pheonix75287 She wasn't at the premiere unfortunately. Gable almost skipped in protest but Hattie pushed him to go.

[@Silva007ish]

@@pheonix75287the program from the premier is rare and I have one…when they were distributed in the south, the back page had all characters except Mamie…however there were ones printed that had Mamie..they are rare & I’m still looking for one…

[@hlhs42]

Shortly after my parents started dating ('61), my dad gave Mom Gone With The Wind because he found out she loved reading. They would have been married 60 yrs this month and that book has always been on their bookshelves. Mom says it's one of her favorite books (the movie doesn't hold a candle to it) and put a bookplate in the front gifting it to me. When that day comes (I'm in no hurry) it will have a special place on my shelves. I'm so glad I saw this documentary! Margaret Mitchell was an amazing woman, so much more than I ever knew!

[@maureendevries1904]

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[@melodyelson3202]

thank you so much for sharing ... I felt the same yet your words express them better ... what an amazing tribute & documentary to an amazing woman... let's share this w friends and family to help bring our world to a better place ... thank you utube for giving us a formate to learn from ...

[@cristineconnell7803]

I read it when young. I loved to sit in trees, read & nibble on apples, or curled up in front of the fire! ❤

[@hlhs42]

@@cristineconnell7803 That was a favorite past time for me too. There's just something of an escape sitting in a tree to read. I think at my age, the neighbors would talk now.😄When I was 10 we moved from Colorado to Indiana. It rarely rained where we were in CO, it rained a lot in IN so I'd make popcorn, sit in the station wagon & read when it rained.

[@Donna-cc1kt]

Thank you. Lovely & romantic story.

[@kimberleymansfield1099]

This has been the most beautifully told bio of Margaret Mitchell ever told. Thank you!!!!!

[@lorihamlin3604]

Books were my life from a small child living on a farm in GA with no tv or playmates. The weekly book mobile visit was the highlight of my life and when the bookmobile arrived my mother rang the bell and I was relieved of farm duties to pick out my books. I remember when the librarian sent me Gone With the Wind. I read every spare moment as did most of the rest of my family. My mother bought a set of World Book encyclopedias and I could get lost in those books when the library books were finished. Such good memories.

[@shawnaweesner3759]

Lori, you sound delightful.

[@brandycarter5706]

Lori Hamlin; "Your childhood memory sounds absolutely wonderful!" I'm happy to know some childhoods did exist similar to a delightful storybook. It's too bad modern technology has taken the place of a genuine use of imagination through fascinations of reading. Many children today don't quite understand the usefulness of imagination and how it's applied in life; and finding reading a waste of their time. 😢

[@danielcraft3727]

Why I am not a fan of K-12 compulsory education as it is set up today. Would have much rather been left alone on the dairy farm doing chores than go sit in a classroom. Readin riten and rithmetic. Basics enough and guide each kid toward things they love to learn and basic work skills. I was happy enough shoveling cow manure. Sure didn't want or need a suit and tie for any amount of money. Mama's you should have let your babies grow up to be cow boys. Not a fan of them thar lawyers doctors bankers and such. Paraphrasing Willie.

[@mariaboletsis3188]

There should be a movie made about Miss Margaret’s life, her childhood, family life, how she got started, etc.

[@dalehoward3704]

There was with Shannon Dorehty as Margaret/90210.

[@michaellarenee4856]

I just found it on KZbin called Burning Passion the Margaret Mitchell Story. I'm about to watch it right now. Gone With the Wind has always been my all time favorite movie and I inherited a copy of the book from my Mama, who was as much a fan of the book and movie as I am! I loved watching the movie with Mama every time it came on television! Such great memories!!!

[@katiedeluise2345]

Was thinking the same thing , her life was amazing, the real Scarlet O'Hara was Margaret .

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

You JUST watched it!

[@marlee7389]

@@katiedeluise2345 Actually Margaret's grandmother was the real Scarlett. Both personality and life story. Not love story, but the rest of it was pretty similar.

[@robinreece920]

My Dad told me a story when he was in grade school around 1927 or 1928, his teacher was a good friend of Margaret Mitchell's. She would tell the class that her friend was writing a book. At that time the book did not have a name. That book was "Gone with The Wind". She would visit Miss Mitchell at her apartment in Atlanta and recalls seeing chapter 1 was on the couch, chapter 2 on the coffee table: etc. This story will always stick with me. Thank you Dad for the great stories that has enriched my life.

[@marciacrosby6170]

There's a saying in the writing world: "No writer ever works alone." Thank goodness for those people. And what an extraordinary woman M. Mitchell was. She still inspires me.

[@Silva007ish]

I saw “the dump” in Atlanta and read lots about her. The book is still a favorite and a great writer can so transport you to a place , that you can see,feel and smell the story… Ms. Mitchell did this so beautifully and she really was ahead of her time , especially in the south. Many people are unaware of what a great humanitarian she was, and her awards & pictures graced the walls of her home.

[@nicoletanis3703]

Margaret Mitchell was a woman ahead of her time. She did a lot incognito for the Black community in the US and also wrote a cheerful letter to Hattie McDaniel. GWTW was a wonderful movie and a masterpiece! God Bless the soul of Margaret Mitchell. She will definitely not be forgotten.

[@foxtrotjulietbravo5536]

My grandmother was born one year before Margaret Mitchell was born in Green County, Ga. She was a Suffragette and her back never touched the back of a chair and she most certainly wasn't allowed to study or perform in the theatre!

[@williamswendylee4574]

Beautiful 💞

[@pastelskies8466]

It's too bad her letter to Hattie McDaniel wasn't full of rage over segregation.

[@maureenogorman8740]

@@pastelskies8466 Yes. it is pretty clear that MM was willing to suport the idea of education for African Americans in a segregated settging but not as mixing with other races. She certainly does not seem to support the idea that those doctors would be treating white patients. In fact she doesn't even seem to consider that could happen. But we must look at the past as the past and realize that its standards are not ours.

[@joylynne8]

She was a racist.

[@sandraoss3183]

What a wonderful documentary. I am 72 years old & have not seen this. I am so thrilled & grateful you posted it. Thank You very much for sharing

[@GPB]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@АЛЕНОЯАПАЛЛИ]

It was such a pleasure to watch this documentary. She was the prominent woman of her time. Thanks to everyone who made an input.

[@TR-ne7tt]

Okay I just finished watching this. I can say with confidence, that this is the best documentary about the author and book. She was a rare woman, just like Scarlett.

[@pastelskies8466]

I'll bet there were many ballsy women in Scarlett O' Hara's time. They had to be.

[@isabellind1292]

@@pastelskies8466 I like to learn about her life but is the woman who's narrating as if she's MM faking that accent because I find it really, really distracting.

[@Vicki1951]

Thank you for the documentary about Margaret Mitchell. I often wondered what she was like and where the thoughts and inspiration for this novel came from. During my 70 years, Gone With the Wind, I am currently reading my copy of her novel for probably the 20th time. I never get tired or bored of reading the story and it’s as if I’m reading it for the first time each time. I think I can understand why she asked to have the original transcript burned. In part, it might have been her last rebellious act. RIP Margaret Mitchell

[@paulheffron4836]

Vicki, I'm rereading it for the 2nd time after seeing the book on my shelf. It kept calling out to me. I'm glad I am and also listen to the complete soundtrack from the movie while reading. It's here on You Tube but I'm fortunate to have a double cd boxed set. I hope you'll one day get to go to Margaret Mitchell's home in Atlanta. It is now a museum.

[@Vicki1951]

@@paulheffron4836 thank you for the information about her home. I did not know that. However, I highly doubt I will be able to get there. I have the double vcr and double dvd of Gone With the Wind. I also have the double vcr and dvd of Scarlett. Of course they have different actors but the story isn’t too bad and it’s interesting. The book is not good at all and I wouldn’t waste my time reading it twice or even once. I’m pleased that you started reading it again. I’m a hopeless romantic so I never tire of reading it. It’s a 1972 copyright paperback and in terrible condition even though I did try to keep it in good condition. Enjoy your time in Georgia with Scarlett and Rhett. And of course, “Ashley, oh Ashley”. 😊

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[@remmymafia3889]

Why would burning the original script for this, be considered rebellious?

[@ReviewsChannel-e4r]

Debutante? She was a Rebutante. lol She broke the mold her entire life. Rest in Peace.

[@deirdreyearwood3383]

This was a beautiful documentary. I was exceedingly mad at Margaret for not wanting to sit with a black student, but she redeemed herself remarkably with the funding of medical students from Morehouse College, which was done anonymously. Thank you Margaret, clearly your legacy will live on in Gone with the Wind, but for me it will live on in the funding that you gave to those less fortunate. Thank you also to Benjamin Mays for his bravery in asking. Sleep well Margaret, you have been gone 75 years now. (26/09/24)

[@harrycallahan8573]

I only knew her as the Author of Gone With The Wind, I had no idea she accomplished so much more than that.

[@leafuller3153]

Excellent. What an extraordinary woman Margaret Mitchell was; I never realized the amazing life she lived.

[@moniqueosby7709]

I 💗 documentaries and I can easily spend an entire weekend binge watching them. I must say that I found Margaret Mitchell's life to be quite fascinating and in many ways most inspiring.📖🖌️

[@sfenn73]

I have the old book of gwtw with color pictures and the movies story and dialogs. I loved the movie too. It showed the whole world how people loved each other. Black white Indians too were with Confederate armies

[@melodyelson3202]

hear hear that k you for sharing b your thoughts I agree this documentary should be shared with friends and family... A real inspiration I remember taking our daughter to one of her many mantions... life was hard back then physically and emotionally... The world is a differant kinda chalange. ay the history lesson teach all of us ... Yes thank ypu for utube allowing us to save history in this way free of charge... just silence the commercials and know they help pay so we can enjoy ..°••~ °•~♡▪︎

[@doberman1ism]

Excellent documentary. Thank you to the people who made this possible. What a very interesting life. I would’ve never guessed that she had that much gumption!

[@e.l.france5136]

Your comment made me smile. I'd bet she was just as surprised at her gumption as you are. 🌝

[@doberman1ism]

@@e.l.france5136 Now that I have turned 70 years young and my hair is long and white I am reflecting back on all the decades of my youth. I can’t believe the wonderful things that I did and wonderful things that I accomplished. The courage and gumption that I had makes me wonder 💭 “ Who was that girl? Who was that woman?” I gave myself a very memorable life and many people have always told me throughout the decades that I should write a book but I keep secrets and do not reveal what is told to me.

[@christiarmstrong8930]

This is a great documentary about a great woman. I love both the book and the movie

[@GPB]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@graciegolden2290]

Such a wonderful documentary. Margaret Mitchell was a spit fire. I'm sorry I did not care to know more about her. She reminded me of myself as a child, likes, dislikes, going against the grain. What a stunning masterpiece did she pen in Gone With the Wind. Had no idea she died so young. Beautiful lady. Thank you for sharing, G P B.

[@spacecowgurl57]

I knew how she died but never knew how she lived. Thank you 😊 💓

[@dianemurillo7437]

Thank you for this documentary about Margaret Mitchell. To learn about these amazing leading historian people. I find her story quit inspiring. what a GREAT lady all what she gone though and never gave up. Gone to soon.

[@michellebeckstrom6110]

sooo interesting and heartwarming to know how she helped further education for american black med students!!

[@lesafaye]

Very good documentary! Interesting how she wove the occurrences of her life into Gone With The Wind.

[@judist.esprit7897]

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[@WVgrl59]

That is what good writers do. That is why they tell you to write what you know.

[@pastelskies8466]

That's exactlyhow she accomplished the fabric of a great book. Woven from life.

[@Unbridled13]

Absolutely fascinating life she lead. Huge fan of the movie. Now I want to read the book. Her words. So proud of all she did after her success for the community.

[@allanallione4766]

EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY ! READING HER BOOK FOR THE THIRD TIME WITH GREAT PASSION ! THANK YOU ! GPB ! FOR SHOWING THIS ! WITH MY RESPECT AND LOVE TO MARGARET ! REST IN PEACE !

[@vampoftrance]

The cinematography in this is the best on KZbin.

[@nellegoode7488]

That was wonderful. Margaret Mitchell is someone I would have loved to sit down and talk with.

[@GPB]

You and me both!

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

An amazingly well done documentary about an amazing and fascinating woman!

[@soniatriana9091]

What an incredible life! She was definitely an independent thinking woman! Yet, she did seem to be a risk taker & humble woman at the same time. Thank you for this video!!

[@susancarver7339]

Such a great story! I was a care taker for Theodoshia Landis and her husband from 2013 until 2019. She was 99 when she passed in December 2019. Her father was Thomas Ripley Author of “ They died with their boots on “ he worked with Margret Mitchel at the Atlanta constitution. Both books published the same yo. He told her “ Margret Mitchell” good luck with your book . “ Gone with the wind. Never realizing it would be be a best seller!!!

[@doreenfeingold1539]

From the age of 12 Gone With The Wind has been my favourite book that I returned to again. My mother loved it too.

[@ordinaryoldcatholicme]

When I discovered this I couldn’t wait to watch. What a treat to discover the complexity of this extraordinary woman. I had only known what limited info was out there. Wonderful.

[@virginiacook2724]

Have read this story as,a young girl and have watched the movie many times . And watched it with my children and they love it as much as I. Ms. Mitchel has given us5 a true gift. 😊

[@Jabberstax]

This was a very well made and very enjoyable documentary. Thanks GPB!

[@katjagolden893]

She was such a beautiful woman. I’m happy she blossomed into a beautiful person as well.

[@barbaramason3145]

Margaret Mitchell &John Marsh the love story behind gone with the wind. Love this book.

[@kathymetzger5862]

I read Gone With The Wind and It was a wonderful book this is a very interesting documentary about this incredible lady

[@susanschaffner4422]

Just wonderful to know the woman behind the book. I've read it twice. To me it's Rhett's story as he copes with the most frustrating, strong spirit of Scarlett.

[@1057shelley]

Gone with The Wind has always been my favorite novel as is the movie. I lived in Atlanta for a few years and had the privilege of seeing her grave. This documentary really showed me who she was a a person. Thank you.

[@Donna-cc1kt]

What a story! I’m so glad I watched this! It’s 105 degrees today and nothing to do as several days have been 100+degrees. I’d go though the heat again gladly for a happenstance like this. Worth it all. Just beautiful.

[@imhere8380]

Thank you for putting this doco together. Margaret lives on through many generations.

[@valor101arise]

Maybelle was a Victorian woman! She was loving in her way by teaching her children what they owed society. Honestly, we could use a little more of that these days

[@alanaadams7440]

Amen

[@tundrawomansays5067]

She took the secret of her alleged “loving way” all the way to her grave. She certainly never conveyed that sentiment to Martha (what a nasty withholding, consciously perpetrated on Margaret by that old harpy) and it’s presumptive to assume she actually LOVED her daughter. Many mothers don’t love their children and it’s about time that reality is acknowledged.

[@minismith7329]

@@tundrawomansays5067 it’s about mothers not mothered who fall into a void of not knowing how to😞

[@Me-wk3ix]

This was a great documentary! I didn't know much about her but had always been curious.

[@ratso4443]

It wasn’t until the last photo of Margaret Mitchell that I realized she was Scarlett.

[@saintlybeginnings]

Brilliant. Really shows the complexities of life. We do such a disservice to history & individuals when we paint w/ a broad brush using modern day as how others should be, rather than the nuances and layers of the life & world those people lived in. We should take care to reject just oversimplification for we will be future generations ‘history’, & examined by them.

[@matthewgordonpettipas6773]

People seem to forget that and, for some weird reason, that society will always run by the values and beliefs we have now. In truth, many things we hold to today will be looked back on as odd or stupid by generations to come.

[@chillie2552]

Thank you for including a brief commentary from my favorite author: Pat Conroy😊

[@bjanik8412]

Love Pat Conroy, own all his books love,love.

[@chillie2552]

@@bjanik8412 me too! Your favorite?? Mine is Lord’s of Discipline.

[@bjanik8412]

Favorite... Prince of Tides and Lord's of Discipline .

[@chillie2552]

@@bjanik8412 Prince of Tides is my very close second favorite as well.

[@nativevirginian8344]

He wrote an introduction to a later printing of GWTW, it’s wonderful. He talks about how his mother loved that book.

[@melmack2003]

I cried ....thank you....

[@marvinabigby5509]

Love these documentaries.I listen to them at bed time.I often dose off but I go back and listen again tysm

[@sangkim7504]

Our family immigrated from Korea to Atlanta in 1986. My mother is a huge fan of Margaret Mitchell and that may have inspired her to major in English Literature.

[@TR-ne7tt]

Scarlett was one of a kind, a survivor extraordinaire. GWTW is a work of art, the book and the movie. We should never erase it, we should embrace it and learn to heal.

[@katbrown1449]

She was so young when she spoke out with her bigotry. She learned in her later life. She became a support of civil rights and that , early in the century, showed her ability to think.

[@willec7105]

I have always been strongly taken with these special, non-conforming, one-of-a-kind, and super talented true individuals who show up in this world periodically. Margaret Mitchell was clearly one of them and I can relate to her intense frustration, at times, at her often failed attempts to find places, niches, and roles in society that could hold, appreciate, and provide genuine opportunities for the blossoming, development, and full expansion of her enormous energy, vitality, and gifts. These people are almost always looked upon with criticism, judgment, and misunderstanding by those who can't begin to comprehend and relate to the experience that a person of such transcendent mind and spirit has. I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary and felt that the creators did a pretty good job of conveying that life-long tension between her own inner life and the expectations and constraints of the culture and society in which Margaret found herself born into. But, I was so deeply shocked and moved when this video came to the photograph of Margaret lying in the street after been hit by the car that I began to cry with sadness that this had to happen to such an amazing and vibrant person who was still so young.

[@shellakers10]

This will always be my #1 favorite book. My grandmother introduced it to me when I was a young teenager in the 80s. Even then, in such a different time in history, I was hooked from page 1! I didn't grow up in the South either.

[@meoohmy3231]

Thank you for this wonderful video! What a force Margaret Mitchell was…a truly amazing woman!

[@alannothnagle]

This was truly excellent! I knew virtually nothing about Mitchell, and this wonderfully made documentary surpassed all expectations. Thanks so much for uploading it here!

[@brandycarter5706]

This documentary should be a lesson taught in every school of America...

[@jennydonnelly4436]

Woman was before her time,strong girl,brave and amazing....wow for that time amazing woman..so injoy these true storys no one see or hears about...these are the many sorry no ons even knows about..ive subscribe!! Thank you

[@dreamcatcher5502]

LOVE, LOVE LOVED THIS !!! HER STORY HAS INSPIRED ME TO COMPLETE MY NOVEL. WHAT A COURAGEOUS WOMAN. WHAT AN INSPIRING LIFE SHE LIVED. SUCH A TRAGIC ENDING. I VISITED THE BLUE WILLOW INN 10 YEARS AGO. NOW I WANT TO GO BACK. 💙

[@SusieAnderson-ds7dq]

Thank You! This is Fantastic...cried through the whole program! Going now to read GWTW! AGAIN! Susie...Des Moines, Iowa

[@billyhuckaby-m8u]

I saw the movie 1st. Somewhere around the early 70's. Then i read the book! It was literally word for word with the movie dialogue!

[@sherriepope9485]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@January.]

Harry Smith's voice is golden.

[@nellerue446]

He's great. "Margaret Mitchell" is cringeworthy

[@MGTOWPaladin]

@@nellerue446 Why is Margaret Mitchell "cringeworth"?

[@nellerue446]

@@MGTOWPaladin I don't enjoy the actor who voices Margaret Mitchell.

[@MGTOWPaladin]

@@nellerue446 Thanks for the clarification.

[@jerrydeem8845]

What a gal. What a novel. What a movie. What a life. I throughly enjoyed this abbreviated documentary, and now I'll have to delve a little deeper into Margaret Mitchell's story.

[@leonoranicolaysen2784]

Gal? Seriously? Women hate this pejorative.

[@joylukose6638]

I bought "Gone with the Wind" in 2010 from a street market in Delhi for just hundred Indian rupees. I read it umpteen times and believe me, still kept as a souvenir.

[@donchoq]

My grandmother had a signed copy of the book which I now have. She got it at a book signing when she purchased it back in the 30's (always said it cost a lot). When Mitchell died, her obituary was in the paper and my grandmother cut it out and put it in the book. There was a time in this country (late 60's and early 70's) when the book was on high school reading lists for American literature along with Drums along the Mohawk. Both books are now really hard to find.

[@nativevirginian8344]

I would have it authenticated. Mitchell did not have book signings, she did not give even Vivien Leigh an autographed copy. She inscribed very few copies, and then only for very close friends. I remember going to the movie theater on a bus from school to watch this movie, it was about 1974.

[@kathybrascher1910]

I loved this book, and I read it the first time at 16. I’m glad I watched this documentary on Margaret Mitchell, I learned so much. She was a great person.

[@tiamatxvxianash9202]

When I read Han Suyin's 5 volume autobiography, it made me recall Margaret Mitchell's eternal message of enduring hope through instincts of survival and perseverance. Han Suyin's 5 volume titles; The Crippled Tree, A Mortal Flower, Birdless Summer, My House has Two Doors and Phoenix Harvest resonated so closely with the themes of Gone With the Wind.

[@starrycrown]

Han Suyin! I loved her writing! Thank you for mentioning her!

[@stephaniek1076]

Great additions; thx for sharing the recommendations!

[@Donna-cc1kt]

Oh thank you. I’ll have to look into those titles!

[@TR-ne7tt]

This is the best GWTW bio I’ve ever seen.

[@felixramirez6898]

Wow , I had no idea , what a great life lived . I`v always loved the movie . Now I have to read the book .

[@gwae48]

THE MUSIC WAS A BIG PART OF THE SUCCESS OF THE MOVIE, BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

[@karthymcg2104]

Fascinating, wonderful story! One of my favorite books/movie. So nice to learn about Martha Mitchell

[@rossdickens8578]

What a incredible woman

[@forreal245]

@@January. The masses are hopeless!

[@billyhuckaby-m8u]

Im 72 and read the book in my 40's! I can still envision the events in it! Whether its the "greatest" is questionable! But it is a life changing masterpiece of prose!

[@k.r.murphy4301]

I first read GWTW when I was 16. It’s influence was so great in that I wanted to be like Scarlett: strong, resilient and beautiful because that’s what she was. In my mind, Rhett went back to his people to clear his mind but in doing so, he realized that he truly still loved Scarlet, who in turn had rehabilitated her character and standing in the community. She was young enough that they had more children, never forgetting Eugenia Victoria of the Bonnie Blue eyes.

[@meeeka]

Naw, Scarlett could never change, even though she loved Rhett as much as she loved Tara; she never could defeat her stubborn character in the presence of love. Rhett was too honest about himself, her character; he knew her too well. Ashley did too. She was going to grow older, lose her children to marriage and hopefully, happier homes than she had ever made for them. But I'm sure she stalked Rhett for the rest of her time on earth and I'm certain he and his mother suffered for all the gossip created and spread between Jonesboro, Atlanta, Charleston and all the way up the Carolina coast.

[@_Diana_S]

@@meeeka Have you read "Scarlet" by Alexandra Ripley?

[@sharonhoyt2133]

My great aunt Mary Frances Cox was a librarian in Atlanta during this time period and lived in the same neighborhood as Margaret Mitchell. They knew and visited each other. Unfortunately during the month I spent with my aunt every August in Atlanta that was all I ever knew of their acquaintance. My aunt knew many authors and reviewed books for them but she never relayed conversations or personal information. Years later I worked in that same neighborhood by pure chance but the links to my aunt and Mitchell were only memories of that brief knowledge as they had both long passed. But I cherish that memory of my aunt and Mitchell visiting each other and can only wonder about their discussions.

[@JudeNance]

I read GONE WITH THE WIND and loved it.

[@fayee8986]

W a a novel, indeed. And what a movie! Its history, that should not be destroyed! But remembered and treasured!

[@evaperez4139]

Really enjoy this documentary. Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@AHLUser]

Super Good & Very Well Made Documentary...!! I enjoyed this alot and both Laughed & Cried... A Beautiful 'Life-Story' of a 'Beautiful-Woman' and an 'Inspirational Book'. Dang Amazing that she wrote just 1 book... 1 simply INCREDIBLE book..!!

[@jacpratt8608]

much sympathy for the accident prone, secretly depressed , she managed like a champion.

[@andrealucas9705]

😍 Thank you so much for this brilliant documentary ❤️🙏💕 of an amazing American woman.

[@GPB]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@reginaphalange624]

Well done

[@anamariadearmas6397]

A TRUE REMARKABLE WOMAN, A REAL IDOL, A GREAT INSPIRATION TO WOMEN INTERNATIONALLY. I HAVE A STAMP OF HER IMAGE. I RESPECT THIS WOMAN, MY INTELLECTUAL LIGHT.

[@MD11339]

Fabulous documentary on the brilliant and courageous Margaret Mitchell. Thankyou so very much! Please keep such wonderful documentaries coming, for i and many others so enjoy!

[@tracydodson9997]

Margaret Mitchell created magic for me as a girl reading GWTW the 1st time in bed with a flashlight. I stopped counting how many times I read it years ago. Rhett was my ideal man, strong brave and kind, while she created Scarlett in my mind as the same ideals for a woman. GWTW had a huge impact on my forming mind, and I have tried to conduct myself with those same ideals. Thank you from the bottom of my soul Ms Mitchell for giving the world Rhett and Scarlett. One of my sons is called Rhett ❤😊

[@normanbrown9225]

Contrarry to Popular Beliefs the LOVE and Admiration between Blacks and Whites is very much Alive Spiritually. The 5 Colours of the Human Race are so connected None could EXIST without the Others.

[@angelicaluce3230]

'"RESPECTABILITY is the PUNISHMENT of the WILD". Who could ever have imagined?

[@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401]

It certainly is....and so boring , too.

[@pricegrisham2998]

I read this book at the age of 15 during a long hospital stay for orthopedic surgery due to cerebral palsy--because history has always fascinated me, and this was one of the first works of fiction to bring it such vivid life. One thing Mitchell realized is that history is not simply part of the past but is being shaped in the present; that is why her involvement in white supremacy changed: As the black population was able to share their story, she realized her own attitudes had been wrong. She not only changed them, but defied the social norms of her time and gave huge amounts of money to black causes, to help the black population fight against white oppression of the time. Had she lived another twenty years, I think she would have been very vocal about the civil rights movement, and would have agreed with the finally evolving insight that black lives do indeed matter; what a brilliant and kind lady she was; and how very proud her mother would have been of her.

[@cristineconnell7803]

Some always thought they did matter! That's what the Civil War was about! We all are created equal under GOD!

[@coastalseasider4634]

I too am most grateful Margaret Mitchell realized that *ALL* people matter & helped Morehouse medical students specifically. Personally I am extremely grateful because the most knowledgeable, the most kind doctor I *ever* had just happened to be black. His patients were of all ethnicities (a college town) & each of us in the waiting room knew he was giving whomever was with him his *UTMOST* attention. He totally *LISTENED* to each of us. Margaret Mitchell just may have been a major influence in his medical studies for all I know. I am forever grateful.

[@aubreychadwickwhite8230]

I love books, they take us to places we might never visit.❤

[@bjbrown]

Thank you!

[@KJ-xc6qs]

Margaret Mitchell and Vivien Leigh shared the same intense fiery blue eyes; both were Scorpios too.

[@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401]

No wonder...that explains everything!

[@brendabardsley3082]

I have never read the book but,loved the movie a lot.We really enjoyed this story of the writer .

[@Lazydaisy646]

Read the book, theres so much more to the story ..her character development is wonderful

[@daphneduryea9136]

Can you imagine how much that manuscript would be worth if he hadn't burned it?!!!

[@janedoe5229]

I am so happy to know that she used her fame and fortune to help people. I especially liked that she sent so much money to help educate black doctors.

[@ceilconstante640]

WOW! What an amazing lady! I never knew anything about her. She had pain, adversity, unsureness, struggled to find her identity at a time women just got married and had children. She made some bad choices she learn from and went on to write the greatest novel ever!

[@user-xh1kz7rm4j]

This presentation opened my eyes to a complex person who continued to grow throughout her life.

[@petecrigler8804]

Thanks for posting this! Just saved me 10 bucks on eBay