A book to celebrate GWTW’s 75th Anniversary!
In the Best Actor category, Clark Gable’s portrayal of Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind was up against the following Academy Award contenders:
- Robert Donat for his role as school teacher and headmaster Charles Edward Chipping, fondly known as “Mr. Chips,” in Goodbye, Mr. Chips
- Laurence Olivier for his role as the haunted Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights
- Mickey Rooney for his role as the talented singer and musician Mickey Moran who wanted only to put on a show in Babes in Arms
- James Stewart for his role as the naïve, idealistic Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Happy 75th Anniversary, Gone With the Wind!
Special 75th Anniversary Offer for Gone With the Wind fans: free personally inscribed, autographed bookplate for readers of The Complete GONE WITH THE WIND Trivia Book. Details here: http://paulinebartel.com/?p=1793
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