| Gone With the Wind Collector’s Newsletter (back-issues)
1. ____November 1987
• New publication focuses on ‘GWTW’ memorabilia
• ‘GWTW’ first edition ultimate prize for collectors
2. ____ February 1988
• Six variants of original movie program available
• To kiss Clare Booth good-bye
3. ____ May 1988
• In memory of Richard Barksdale Harwell
• Houston site of Texas-size ‘GWTW’ party
4. ____ August 1988
• ‘GWTW’ paper dolls, paint book hard to find
• December not unanimous choice for celebration
5. ____ November 1988
• Marcella Rabwin: Over Tara’s back fence
• Fight to save ‘The Dump’ continues
• ‘GWTW’ chronology (December 1938-February 1940): Part 1
6. ____ February 1989
• Susan Myrick—the ‘lost’ columns: Part 1
• Celebration begins • ‘GWTW’ chronology
(December 1938-February 1940): Part 2
7. ____ May 1989
• Numerous ’89 activities planned
• Harwell collection sold to Japanese
• ‘GWTW’ chronology (December 1938-February 1940): Part 3
• Susan Myrick—the ‘lost’ columns: Part 2
8. ____August 1989
• GWTW convention set for December
• In remembrance: Margaret Mitchell
• ‘GWTW’ chronology (December 1938-February 1940): Part 4
• Susan Myrick—the ‘lost’ columns: Part 3
9. ____ November 1989
• 1939 two-volume edition rarity
• Festival set to begin
• ‘GWTW’ chronology (December 1938-February 1940): Part 5
• Susan Myrick—the ‘lost’ columns: Part 4
10. ___ February 1990
• Atlanta celebration makes history
• ‘GWTW’ (credit) card takes charge
11. ___ May 1990
• Film’s first run broke all records
• Photo spread: Atlanta ’89—‘Gone With the Wind’ turns 50
12. ___ November
1990
• Mitchell grateful for tribute in yearbook
• New ‘GWTW’ books available
13. ___ December 1990 (Special issue)
• Problems plague ‘anniversary premiere’
14. ___ February 1991
• ‘GWTW’ paperbacks colorful collectibles
• ‘Scarlett’ bell rings in new year
15. ___ May 1991
• ‘GWTW’ sequel to be released Sept. 25
• Three wills govern industry of novel today
16. ___ August
1991
• ‘GWTW’ sequel fever sweeping country
• Rhett dies—in ‘Tara’ sequel by Anne Edwards
17. ___ November 1991
• GWTW Forum ‘91 held in Richmond, Va.
• ‘Scarlett’ takes world’s readers by storm
18. ___ February 1992
• ‘Scarlett’ continues to hold nation’s fancy
• New ‘GWTW’ laser video released
19. ___ May 1992
• Scarlett Chocolates box rare collectible
• Group continues fight for Mitchell House
20. ___ August 1992
• ‘Gone With the Wind’ on radio—almost
• New plates, art prints available
21. ___ November 1992
• ‘Scarlett’ still seducing nation’s readers
• Mitchell, Ripley writing styles said similar
22. ___ February 1993
• Gone With the Wind Country unveiled
• Road to Tara Museum to open in Atlanta
23. ___ May 1993
• Atlanta in bloom hosts GWTW Forum ‘93
• Dual Mitchell-Marsh bio set
24. ___ August 1993
• ‘GWTW’ score recordings date from 1954
• New edition of novel published
25. ___ November 1993
• Douglas County chosen for ‘GWTW’ park
• Mitchell-Marsh bio published
26. ___ February 1994
• ‘Scarlett’ TV miniseries filming begins
• Flood of plates continues
27. ___ May 1994
• Florence figurines unique collectibles
• New ‘GWTW’ dolls unveiled
28. ___ August 1994
• WSB edition of ‘GWTW’ rare treasure
• New ‘GWTW’ memorabilia
29. ___ November 1994
• Vow: Mitchell House to rise from ashes
• New ‘GWTW’ memorabilia
30. ___ February 1995
• Rich’s ‘Tara’ plate started a trend
• Second ‘GWTW’ sequel set for 1997
31. ___ May 1995
• Mitchell manuscript, photos uncovered
• Daimler-Benz donates $5 million to Mitchell House
32. ___ August 1995
• Film’s foreign prints have own prologue
• Atlanta-area ‘GWTW’ fans tend Mitchell’s gravesite
33. ___ November 1995
• Work under way on Mitchell House
• New ‘GWTW’ memorabilia
Back-issues are $5, ppd. Check the issues you want, and send a check or money order, made payable to The Scarlett Letter, to: P.O. Box 73701, Richmond, VA 23235. (Because of the limited quantities available, no discount is offered on multiples copies of the Gone With the Wind Collector’s Newsletter. )
The Scarlett Letter (back-issues)
1. ___ Spring 1996
• Special ‘GWTW’ edition to mark 60th anniversary
• Apartment tells its story of Margaret Mitchell
2. ___ Summer 1996
• Dream lives: Mitchell House to rise from ashes—again
• Forum marks novel’s 60th anniversary
3. ___ Fall 1996
• ‘Take a letter, Scarlett!’: Stationery box rare collectible
• Line of text ‘gone with wind’ in new edition
4. ___ Winter 1996
• Mitchell Estate halts unauthorized sequel
• Road to Tara leads to Stone Mountain Park
5. ___ Spring 1997
• ‘Lady Godiva’ to remain under wraps—for now
• New Mitchell documentary, book announced
6. ___ Summer 1997
• ‘Kiss and Tell’: Manuscript recalls Hollywood ‘Wind’ storm
• Resurgens: Margaret Mitchell House opens
7. ___ Fall 1997
• Mitchell, Upshaw wed: 75 years ago Sept. 2
• Hallmark ornament celebrates wrong birthday
8. ___ Winter 1997
• Two programs issued for Junior League ball
• 'Wind' blows on-line at University of Texas
9. ___ Spring 1998
• Conroy reportedly set to write ‘Wind’ sequel
• Road to Tara reaches dead end at park
10. ___ Summer 1998
• ‘GWTW’ blows back into theaters June 26
• Road to Tara finds new home in Jonesboro
11. ___ Fall 1998
• ‘GWTW’ stamp helps ‘celebrate the century’
• ‘Wind’ roars through U.S. theaters
12. ___ Winter 1998
• ‘GWTW’ movie edition variants rare treasures
• In Conroy’s ‘Rhett Butler,’ Scarlett may die
13. ___ Spring 1999
• In memory: Marcella Rabwin, 1908-1998
• Scarlett O’Hardy’s ‘GWTW’ Museum opens
14. ___ Summer 1999
• ‘GWTW’ Best Picture Oscar to be auctioned
• Conroy gone from ‘Wind’ second sequel
15. ___ Fall 1999
• Remembrance: Atlantans honor hometown author
• Max Steiner stamp to be released Sept. 16
16. ___ Winter 1999
• Mitchell praised cast in post-premiere talk
• ‘Wind’ to blow quietly for 60th anniversary
17. ___ Spring 2000
• ‘Before Scarlett’: Early Mitchell writings to be published
• ‘GWTW’ movie museum opens
18. ___ Summer 2000
• Mitchell, Marsh wed 75 years ago July 4
• Mitchell's journalism to be published
19. ___ Fall 2000
• GWTW’ first edition—in the beginning
• WWII soldier saw ‘Wind’ transcend enemy lines
20. ___ Winter 2000
• Scarlett flees Atlanta—for newsreel cameras
• ‘Gone With the Wind’ to be staged as ballet
21. ___ Spring 2001
• Author first promoted ‘GWTW’ in April talk
• GWTW ‘rejoinder’ to be published
22. ___ Summer 2001
• Second ‘Wind’ sequel will keep Scarlett alive
• Bridges to sell ‘GWTW’ collection
23. ___ Fall 2001
• Hattie McDaniel: New film to tell life story of ‘GWTW’ actress
• ‘Wind Done’ won’t blow outside U.S.
24. ___ Winter 2001
• Va. author may write second ‘Wind’ sequel
• Road to Tara Museum reopens in Jonesboro, Ga.
25. ___ Spring 2002
• ‘GWTW: The Game’—a tabletop battlefield
• 1950 television show about ‘GWTW’ surfaces
26. ___ Summer 2002
• ‘Wind’ sale: Auction of world’s largest collection set July 24
• Mitchell-Granberry letters published
27. ___ Fall 2002
• Second ‘Wind’ sequel may be ready in 2003
• ‘GWTW’ auction pulls in $335,000
28. ___ Winter 2002
• Unauthorized ‘Wind’ sequel ordered pulled
• ‘Bonnie’ greets her fans in Jonesboro
29. ___ Spring 2003
• New postage stamp features ‘Wind’ script
• ‘GWTW’ museum set to open in Marietta, Ga.
30. ___ Summer 2003
• New musical ‘Wind’ set for French stage
• Olivia de Havilland an Oscars hit
31. ___ Fall 2003
• ‘Gone With Girdle’: Exhibit to feature Mitchell's coat, Scarlett's hat
• Mitchell papers unharmed at fire at Ga. library
32. ___ Winter 2003
• Premiere date caused merchants heartburn
• Fans celebrate ‘Wind’ Texas-style
33. ___ Spring 2004
• ‘Wind’ lobby card set featured ‘oil paintings’
• Manuscript about Mitchell completed
34. ___ Summer 2004
• Selznick ‘star’ finally set for Walk of Fame
• Fox to show ‘GWTW’ to mark 65th anniversary
35. ___ Fall 2004
• Ann Rutherford set to visit Jonesboro, Ga.
• New ‘GWTW’ DVD due Nov. 9
36. ___ Winter 2004
• Selznick ‘star’: ‘GWTW’ producer honored on Walk of Fame
• Rutherford delights fans in Jonesboro
37. ___ Spring 2005
• Actor’s son preparing Olivier-Leigh film bio
• Menzies named to ADG Hall of Fame
38. ___ Summer 2005
• Road to Tara Museum announces expansion
• ‘Stars, Stripes and Scarlett’ set in Marietta, Ga.
39. ___ Fall 2005
• ‘GWTW’ fame threw McDaniel ‘for a loop’
• Road to Tara sets MM birthday event Nov. 11-12
40. ___ Winter 2005
• Hattie honor: New postage stamp to salute ‘GWTW’ actress
• De Havilland tribute set for 2006
41. ___ Spring 2006
• Mitchell House opens new museum exhibit
• Academy won’t replace missing McDaniel award
42. ___ Summer 2006
• Vivien Leigh ‘GWTW’ bound script for sale
• MMH barbecue to mark book’s 70th anniversary
43. ___ Fall 2006
• New ‘Wind’ musical set for London stage
• ‘Melanie’ signs contract for memoirs
44. ___ Winter 2006
• ‘GWTW’ exhibit set to open Feb. 1 in Fla.
• Estate seeks to regain possession of MM paper
45. ___ Spring 2007
• Play about McDaniel debuts off-Broadway
• Old Mill—from ‘Wind’ credits—to be renovated
46. ___ Summer 2007
• Second ‘Wind’ sequel to be released in fall
• Sidney Howard: A tale of two scripts
47. ___ Fall 2007
• Ready, get, ‘Rhett’: Atlanta events to launch release of new book
• Eugene Mitchell, author’s nephew, dies at 76
48. ___ Winter 2007
• MMH party launches ‘Rhett Butler’s People’
• London ‘Wind’ to open April 22; tickets on sale
49. ___ Spring 2008
• Singing Scarlett: Musical sprang from love of Mitchell’s novel
• Unauthorized ‘Wind’ sequel pulled
50. ___ Summer 2008
• ‘Wind’ of music: New production opens in London
• Five ‘GWTW’ cast members set to visit Marietta
51. ___ Fall 2008
• Fleming: ‘Forgotten’ director gets his due
• 2009 to bring three new ‘GWTW’-related books
52. ___ Winter 2008
• ‘My pony’: In new book, Bonnie Blue Butler rides again
• De Havilland wins 2008 National Medal of Arts
53. ___ Spring 2009
• Fox, MMH to salute ‘GWTW’ anniversary
• Other events also marking 70 years of ‘Wind’
54. ___ Summer 2009
• Academy pays tribute to ‘Wind’—and 1939
• ‘GWTW’ artist Dorothea Holt dies at age 98
55. ___ Fall 2009
• Blu-ray, DVD ‘Wind’ set for release Nov. 17
• Documentary on Margaret Mitchell announced
56. ___ Winter 2009
• ‘So many stars’: Hollywood ‘Wind’ premiere closes out 1939
• Background ‘Tara’ oil painting to be auctioned
57. ___ Spring 2010
• First ‘Wind’ preview site restored in Calif.
• ‘Making Movies’ exhibit features ‘GWTW’ items
58. ___ Summer 2010
• Mo’Nique remembers ‘Mammy’ at Oscars
• ‘GWTW’ dream comes true—six decades later
59. ___ Fall 2010
• ‘Change in Wind’: Documentary about ‘GWTW’ author premieres
• 75th anniversary ‘GWTW’ events set for2011
60. ___ Winter 2010
• Her way: New book: Mitchell battled unwanted fame
• McDaniel’s ‘GWTW’ script for sale
61. ___ Spring 2011
• ‘Wind’ at 75: Events to mark anniversary
• ‘GWTW’ museum announced for Branson, Mo.
62. ___ Summer 2011
• ‘GWTW’ typescript on display in Atlanta
• Largest U.S. ‘Wind’ exhibit set to open June 30
63. ___ Fall 2011
• ‘Jubilee’ exhibit marks 75 years of ‘Wind’
• ‘Tara,’ unauthorized sequel, pulled
64. ___ Winter 2011
• HBO eyeing film bio of David O. Selznick
• Joseph Mitchell, author’s nephew, dies in Atlanta
65. ___ Spring 2012
• Two ‘Scarlett’ gowns head to London Town
• Bridges’ ‘GWTW’ collection spared major damage
66. ___ Summer 2012
• North ‘Wind’: Canadian theater to unveil stage version of novel in 2013
• Timea culpa: ‘GWTW’ makes revised movie list
67. ___ Fall 2012
• Ransom Center sets ‘GWTW’ 75th exhibit
• High heels thwart effort to see ‘Wind’
68. ___ Winter 2012
• Additional events set to mark movie’s 75th
• Mystery solved: Mitchell met Latham at Ansley
69. ___ Spring 2013
• Stage ‘Wind’: Novel makes dramatic debut in North America
• De Havilland reportedly halts work on memoirs
70. ___ Summer 2013
• See ’em say, mate: Australians stage ‘Wind’ as classic radio play
• Documentary: Leslie Howard’s long journey back
71. ___ Fall 2013
• ‘Wind’ chapeaux: Scarlett’s Paris Hat, mourning bonnet join exhibit
• Road to Tara to unveil new ‘GWTW’ displays
72. ___ Winter 2013
• In memoriam: Herb Bridges, 1929-2013
• Book tells story of Scarlett’s mother
73. ___ Spring 2014
• Events mark ‘GWTW’ diamond anniversary
• ‘Wind’ to open on Dutch stage
74. ___ Summer 2014
• MM estate authorizes prequel for ‘Mammy’
• ‘Carreen’ uses charm to keep a charm
75. ___ Fall 2014
• Bound ‘Wind’ script, watercolors at auction
• ‘GWTW Remembered’ museum opens in Texas
76. ___ Winter 2014
• ‘Scarlett Letters’: Correspondence offers fresh look at making of film
• How many scripts did DOS present?
77. ___ Spring 2015
• Scarlett’s BBQ dress on display in L.A.
• Poll: ‘Wind’ remains America’s favorite movie
78. ___ Summer 2015
• A ‘charming girl’: Last surviving Scarlett hopeful dies at 98
• ‘GWTW’ among all-time best Civil War movies
79. ___ Fall 2015
• Novel ‘casts a spell’ on Harvard professor
• ‘Texas Tribute’ Oct. 23-24 at ‘GWTW’ museum
80. ___ Winter 2015
• Menzies’ filmic eye key to ‘Wind’ success
• Hal Clarke, ‘GWTW’ estate lawyer, dies at 101
81. ___ Spring 2016
• Olivia de Havilland accepts ‘Oldie’ award
• ‘Totally Gone’ musical brings disco to Dixie
82. ___ Summer 2016
• Happy 100th: Olivia de Havilland to celebrate centenary July 1
• Novel published 80 years ago in June
83. ___ Fall 2016
• ‘What is Wind?’: Book, film often questions on ‘Jeopardy!’
• De Havilland marks 100th birthday in Paris
84. ___ Winter 2016
• Margaret Mitchell: ‘I made every bit up’
• New reader recounts ‘my first time’
85. ___ Spring 2017
• New Leigh play set to open in London
• Paul Anderson, ‘GWTW’ estate lawyer, dies at 98
86. ___ Summer 2017
• ‘Scarlett’ now red-hot in baby name game
• Fans to remember Leigh 50 years after her death
87. ___ Fall 2017
• Leigh’s copy of novel, script up for auction
• What a dame! Queen honors Olivia de Havilland
88. ___ Winter 2017
• British producer sets Vivien Leigh bio film
• ‘Paris Hat’ comes home to Tara
89. ___ Spring 2018
• Hattie McDaniel bio set for big screen
• ‘Mourning bonnet’ in Texas
90. ___ Summer 2018
• Museum in Marietta moves to new home
• ‘GWTW’ named ‘Best of the Best’
91. ___ Fall 2018
• ‘Margaret Mitchell and a soldier’s belt’
• Voting continues in ‘Great American Read’ poll
92. ___ Winter 2018
• ‘Great thrill!’: Atlanta fire sequence kicks off production
• Donald McCaig, ‘Wind’ sequels author, dies at 78
93. ___ Spring 2019
• Events set to mark 80 years of ‘GWTW’
• Scarlett, Rhett to reunite on stage Down Under
94. ___ Summer 2019
• Bye-buy, Tara: Remains of façade to be sold June 27
• ‘GWTW’ showings break Fathom Events record
95. ___ Fall 2019
• Lessons of ‘GWTW’: perseverance, hope
• Marietta Museum buys ‘Tara’
96. ___ Winter 2019
• Press got first look at ‘GWTW’ Dec. 12
• Road to Tara to salute ‘Wind’ 80th
97. ___ Spring 2020
• Max Steiner: Loss of 1939 Academy Award haunted
‘GWTW’ composer
• Dilcey focus of unauthorized sequel
Back -issues are $5, ppd. Check the issues you want, and send a check or money order, made payable to The Scarlett Letter, to: P.O. Box 73701, Richmond, VA 23235.
(Discount: 10 or more issues, $4 each)
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