Atlanta Archdiocese Receives 'Gone with the Wind' Bequest

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Mitchell Heir Leaves Estate To Archdiocese

ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta has received a substantial gift from the estate of Margaret Mitchell’s nephew, Joseph, including a 50 percent share of the trademark and literary rights to “Gone With the Wind.”

The estate of Joseph Mitchell included a multi-million dollar bequest to the archdiocese and the donation of his home on Habersham Road in Atlanta.

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And please… no one go into labor because

I know nuttin’ about birthin’ babies!😃
 
TimothyH said:
Well, not really, but close…

Mitchell Heir Leaves Estate To Archdiocese

ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta has received a substantial gift from the estate of Margaret Mitchell’s nephew, Joseph, including a 50 percent share of the trademark and literary rights to “Gone With the Wind.”

The estate of Joseph Mitchell included a multi-million dollar bequest to the archdiocese and the donation of his home on Habersham Road in Atlanta.

Read more…

-Tim-
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I was never a big fan of “Gone with the Wind” seeing the movie as an overly-melodramatic doorstopper, but congrats to the family for making that bequest! 👍
 
pete_29 said:
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a reservoir. 😃
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You don’t have to self censor that word here. As a religious board, the original word is a legitimate topic of discussion. :eek:

(I try to not abuse it, however)
 
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I was never a big fan of “Gone with the Wind” seeing the movie as an overly-melodramatic doorstopper, but congrats to the family for making that bequest! 👍
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Never read the book, so have no opinion on it. I do agree that the film was overly-melodramatic. The bequest is a grand gesture. Good for them!
 
Glad to hear it. I was just saying the other day to my eldest daughter, Gone with the Wind is one of my faves! 😃
 
As God is my witness, the Archdiocese will never be hungry again!!!
 
mary_bobo said:
As is often the case, the book is better than the movie.
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Perhaps, but after having seen the movie numerous times, I tried to read the book, unsuccessfully. ’

I realize that it was a different style of writing then, but I found it a bit verbose for my taste. Such a long movie, yet compared to the book, it is severely abridged. The scene where Rhett takes his final leave of Scarlett is short and powerful in the movie, very long and wordy in the book.

PS–Of course, modern movie audiences will not even sit still long enough for the movie, which by today’s short attention span standards, seems inordinately long and complex!
 
As a historical aside, GWTW the movie, was filmed in Technicolor, (which actually uses black & white film.) Technicolor cameras could not be purchased but had to be leased by the studios, along with their operators. At that time there were only 7 Technicolor motion picture cameras in existence, and David Selznick was using all of them.
 
I have no idea how distribution works over there, but any chance that ETWN will benefit from this?
 
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