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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. 1939 film by Victor Fleming Gone with the Wind Theatrical release poster Directed by Victor Fleming Screenplay by Sidney Howard Based on Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Produced by David O. Selznick Starring Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland ...
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Laura Hope Crews (December 12, 1879 – November 12, 1942) was an American actress. Although she is best remembered today for her later work as a character actress in motion pictures of the 1930s, she also was prolific on stage; among her films roles was the role of Aunt Pittypat in Gone with the Wind.
The hostess and homeowner was Hattie McDaniel, who, in 1939, became the first African American to win the Oscar, for her role as Mammy in “Gone With the Wind.”
Though King's acting career only spanned a few years, she appeared in two of the biggest films of the era, Gone with the Wind and Bambi.She landed the part of Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone With the Wind at the age of four, after casting directors had tested 250 applicants for the role, including her seven-year-old sister Diane.
Melanie Hamilton is a fictional character first appearing in the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. In the 1939 film she was portrayed by Olivia de Havilland. Melanie is Scarlett O'Hara's sister-in-law and eventually her best friend. Mitchell likely based the character on her cousin Sister Mary Melanie Holliday. [1]
Gone with the Wind had its world premiere in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, 1939, and was well received. [106] Frank S. Nugent of The New York Times wrote that de Havilland's Melanie "is a gracious, dignified, tender gem of characterization", [108] and John C. Flinn Sr. in Variety called her "a standout". [109]
During that time, she appeared in forty-nine feature films, [2] [3] and was one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. [4] She is best known for her early screen performances in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Gone with the Wind (1939), and her later award-winning performances in To Each His Own (1946 ...