In one of Margaret Mitchell’s letters she is asked about the melodramatic nature of her book and she responds, “in that time period everyone was melodramatic”. Melodrama is known for “many exciting things happening and the characters having very strong and exaggerated opinions and actions”. I believe it is easy to see that in the situation (the Civil War) … [Read more...]
Why I never want to stop giving these tours….
This past Saturday it was my pleasure to meet some folks from Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia “up at the gate” as they came for a tour of the Tara façade. Each person had their own reason for coming and thus their own connection to the story (book and/or movie) and I was once again reminded of the “Gone with the Wind Pilgrimage” I … [Read more...]
Deconstructing Tara…what was it made of?
Prior to beginning the work of the preservation and presentation of the Tara façade that had been stored in the Talmadge barn for so long, I knew little of its construction. Sure I knew it was not a complete house but a three sided shell that had sat on the back lot of Selznick Studio in Hollywood (NO filming was done on GWTW outside of Hollywood) . I had … [Read more...]
Does Tara still exist?….YES!
Saturday morning I had the opportunity to meet some more of the folks who read my posts as they showed up in force outside the gate to take the Tara façade tour. Before we head inside the big gate I usually thank the folks for coming and, by showing up and paying their fee, establishing the worth of such a tour. Yes, it is that simple, when people open their … [Read more...]
Mammy was drawn from real life….
It was very nice to read the positive responses to my posting of the photo of Hattie McDaniel as Mammy on my post from the other day, Hattie truly touched hearts with her portrayal of Mammy in Gone with the Wind. I’m sure most of you know that she was the first black actor/actress to win an Academy Award and that it was for her work in Gone with the Wind. … [Read more...]
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