The scarlett letters : the making of the film Gone with the wind

Mitchell, Margaret 1900-1949 (Author). Wiley, John, 1938- (Added Author).

Summary: One month after her novel Gone With the Wind was published, Margaret Mitchell sold the movie rights for fifty thousand dollars. Fearful of what the studio might do to her story{u2014}"I wouldn't put it beyond Hollywood to have . . . Scarlett seduce General Sherman," she joked{u2014}the author washed her hands of involvement with the film. However, driven by a maternal interest in her literary firstborn and compelled by her Southern manners to answer every fan letter she received, Mitchell was unable to stay aloof for long.In this collection of her letters about the 1939 motion picture classic, readers have a front-row seat as the author watches the Dream Factory at work, learning the ins and outs of filmmaking and discovering the peculiarities of a movie-crazed public. Her ability to weave a story, so evident in Gone With the Wind, makes for delightful reading in her correspondence with a who's who of Hollywood, from producer David O. Selznick, director George Cukor, and...

Record details

ISBN: 9781589798731
ISBN: 1589798732
ISBN: 9781589798724
ISBN: 1589798724
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource.
Publisher: Lanham : Taylor Trade Publishing : [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : A note about the letters -- Prologue: the making of a masterpiece -- Hollywood comes calling 1936 -- A national pastime 1937 -- When this cruel war is over 1938 -- Scarlett at last 1939 (January-June) -- "Faster and funnier by the hour" 1939 (July-December) -- The premiere (December 13-15, 1939) -- Atlanta's night, America's film 1939 (December) 1940 -- In the wake of the storm 1941-1949 -- Epilogue: tomorrow is another day -- Cast of characters.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.