Mitchell’s book is set in Clayton County, where the characters were based on real families and events, so a stop there is a must.Īnd despite popular opinion, none of the movie was filmed in Georgia. The Gone with the Wind Trail is a self-drive tour and joint effort from the visitor’s bureaus of Marietta, Atlanta, and Clayton County to promote the sites important to fans of the book and movie. It is still considered the most successful film of all time. It was easily the most notable role to date for both Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh and the film’s Atlanta premiere at the Loew’s Grand Theatre brought in one million people. The impact of the film and book are long-standing, even today. The epic novel tells of Scarlett O’Hara, the spoiled heroine who goes through the tribulations of the American Civil War. Gone with the Wind is the most recognized book and subsequent film to come out of the South, penned by Margaret Mitchell in 1936 and adapted for the screen in 1939.
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