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Margaret Mitchell was born.

She was to die at the age of 49 after being struck by an automobile.

The driver of the vehicle was a taxi driver, who took the opportunity to get drunk whilst off-duty. He was rrested at the scene of the crime.

Margaret had been crossing the road with her husband John R. Marsh (perhaps better known as J.R.M) on the way to a movie.

	The taxi driver had 23 previous convictions on record.

The taxi driver had 23 previous convictions on record, the State Governer felt it was prudent to tighten up the regulations concerning the licensing of the drivers.

early career

Margaret had worked on the staff of the Atlanta journal Sunday Magazine from 1922 to 1926 but had to give up the job because of an injured ankle.

This set her on a different path and she began to write a novel.

Mitchell was well aware of the stories of the Old South and Sherman burning Atlanta.

the book

As was her habit she wrote the last chapter first and worked backwards.

	...some of it was written on scraps of paper...

For nine years the work continued in an ad-hoc fashion, some of it was written on scraps of paper and it was scattered about the property.

Then a chance meeting with H.S Latham the vice president of Macmillan saw a friend mention Margaret had written a book.

At first she did not want to show the work but on changing her mind gathered it up to show him. The story goes she had to buy a new suitcase in which to house it.

A few days later the book had been signed up, subject to revision.

Six months later this was done.

	...one day that summer it sold 50000 copies.

June 30th, 1936 saw Gone with the Wind. The hope was it was going to sell 5000, one day that summer it sold 50000 copies.

Two years later it had been translated into 16 foreign languages.

the film

PLAYERS, Film Stars Vivien Light

Selznick paid her $50,000 for the movie rights.

The question of who was going to play Rhett and Scarlett was big news.

The film of course broke all records and is still one of the biggest grossing movies of all time.

It was dedicated to her husband with the initials, J.R.M.

Royalties and associated payments brought her an estimated $1million.

In 1937 the book won the Pulitzer Prize.

It took over her life.

	ON THIS DAY...
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A Danish bookseller even organised a raffle with the first prize a trip to Atlanta for the winner.

She said, 'being the author of 'Gone with the Wind' is a full time job.'

In fact in a lot of her announcements after the publishing and success of the book it was not a success she bore lightly.