Today Marks a Windy Book Birthday

Today in 1936, Gone With the Wind was published. It was written by a woman, Margaret Mitchell. It won a Pulitzer Prize. It was soon turned into a movie in 1939. One of the first books to movie in history. In 2001 it was the subject of a court case., concerning a parady protected by the first amendment, a book that subsiquentlly became a New York Times Bestseller.

In honor of Mitchell's Gone With the Wind, here are some clips to bring back some nostalgia.


















Gone with the Wind
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Marie Reed said…
Hooray for Gone with the Wind! I read recently that Margret Mitchell wanted to name our feisty heroine Pansy and that her editor had to talk her into changing the name to Scarlett!
July 6, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Frieda Babbley said…
Hi Marie. Pansy?! I can't get over that. Imagine if it were true. No, that would have changed everything. It wouldn't be the same story. Pansy. Wow. Thank's for sharing. I can't imagine a Pansy being very feisty. My goodness. Good to see you Marie.
July 6, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Karen L said…
That Carol Burnett skit is one of my favorites. Thanks for giving me a much needed laugh. I had a friend in high school who decorated her room GWTW. She was crazy about it. I'll have to let her know. Thanks.
July 7, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Frieda Babbley said…
Hey there Karen. I'm glad you got in a good laugh. I know, Carol is the best. I wrote about her on HubPages, you should check it out. You'll find the widget on the sidebar there. Yeah, when I saw a blurb about the book's birthday so to speak, I was all over it. Thanks for passing this on. Hope she gets a good laugh from Carol's version too. =D
July 8, 2009 at 12:04 AM
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