In the Best Picture category, Gone With the Wind faced the following Academy Award competitors: Dark Victory: A self-indulgent, stubborn socialite with a malignant brain tumor falls in love with and marries the surgeon who knows she is dying. Goodbye, Mr. Chips: A...
Join me as I celebrate Valentine’s Day with Scarlett and Rhett and salute Gone With the Wind’s 75th anniversary at Bow Tie Cinema/Criterion Cinemas in Saratoga Springs, NY, on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 11 a.m. As part of the theater’s “Cine Classics” series, I...
On Monday, February 12, 1940, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its list of Oscar nominees for 1939. David O. Selznick’s masterpiece scored an unprecedented 13 nominations in 12 categories: Best Picture – Gone With the Wind Best Actress –...
On Thursday, February 1, 1940, Clark Gable blew out 39 candles on his birthday cake. Maybe the wish he wished for on that natal-day anniversary was a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind. The acting performances...
After Gone With the Wind’s Atlanta premiere, Clark Gable and wife Carole Lombard returned to their Encino, California ranch. There the couple wondered how they could show appreciation to Margaret Mitchell for her kindness during their visit to The Peach State. After...
