by admin | Aug 28, 2016 | Gone With the Wind
A book that will delight any Gone With the Wind fan!Rhett Butler called her “A great lady…A very great lady.” Join us as we honor the spirit of Melanie Hamilton Wilkes and celebrate the 100th birthday of the actress who portrayed her – Olivia de Havilland – at Bow Tie...
by admin | Feb 29, 2016 | Gone With the Wind
On February 29, 1940, Hollywood was abuzz and aglitter with Oscar fever. As was the custom, the names of the Oscar winners were revealed in advance to the press, with newspapers making a solemn promise not to break the news before the ceremonies. But one newspaper...
by admin | Jan 16, 2016 | Gone With the Wind
After he completed work on Gone With the Wind, Clark Gable returned to work life at MGM and to home life with the love-of-his-life Carole Lombard. The idyllic happiness of Hollywood’s golden couple was shattered when the Japanese bombs found their targets at Pearl...
by admin | Jun 26, 2015 | Gone With the Wind
I first saw Gone With the Wind in 1968, when my mother insisted that I must see this film. I knew nothing about the plot or the players and felt that spending nearly four hours in a theater was a colossal waste of time. As the title swept across the screen, I sat...
by admin | Mar 1, 2015 | Gone With the Wind
Board members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were furious over the Oscar news leak by the Los Angeles Times. By custom, the academy had shared the names of Oscar winners with the media in advance of the Academy Awards ceremony. This gave...
