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84Vivien Leigh, English Southern Belle
She struggled with alcoholism and mental illness most of her life, was a heavy smoker, and died of tuberculosis at the young age of 53. She only made 20 films. Yet she won 2 Best Actress Awards playing...
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74The Style of Scarlett O Hara
Close your eyes and think of the name "Scarlett O Hara." What do you see? No doubt you hear certain movie quotes and maybe think of her spunk, but chances are, you see her wardrobe just as clearly as any of...
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74Gone With The Wind, Frankly My Dear, I Love It
Gone With the Wind is an unforgettable movie, and represents a major milestone in the art of movie-making. Conceived from the outset as the ultimate Hollywood movie, it became the benchmark for popular epic...
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69Fiddle-dee-dee, My Ass
Masculinity Southern style is portrayed foremost in Mitchell’s GWTW by two main characters, Rhett and Scarlett. Scarlett? One might say—femininity incarnate, masculine? YES, because masculinity,...
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72The Inspiring Story of "Gone With the Wind" Author Margaret Mitchell
I subscribe to a number of email lists and one particular email caught my eye yesterday. It was from Daily Inspirations. Yesterday's quote was from Margaret Mitchell. I knew I recognized the name, but did not...
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58An American Perspective on a Classic Japanese Novel: Natsume Soseki's "Botchan"
So I'm always running across issues in my pursuit of Japanese literature, as an American. Not just the causal cultural stuff, the language barrier, or the universe of pop references that I just don't think...
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