Posted by Faye on June 09, 2001 at 14:53:15:

1. In what year was Margaret born?
1900

2. What was Margaret Mitchell's middle name?
MUNNERLYN

3. What was Margaret's occupation?
SHE WAS A REPORTER.

4. What was the name of the lieutenant Margaret Mitchell was engaged to prior to his World War I battlefield death?
LT. CLIFFORD HENRY

5. What was the name of Margaret Mitchell's first husband?
BERIEN KINNARD UPSHAW

6. What was the name of Margaret's second husband?
JOHN R. MARSH

7. Where did Margaret attend college?
SMITH COLLEGE IN NORTHHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS

8. How much was the advance Margaret Mitchell received from Macmillian for the book, Gone With the Wind?
$500.00

9. To whom is Gone With the Wind dedicated?
MARGARET MITCHELL'S SECOND HUSBAND, JOHN R. MARSH (J.R.M.)

10. What year did Margaret Mitchell win the Pulitzer Prize for Gone With the Wind?
1937

11. What childhood fire accident did Margaret Mitchell recreate in Gone With the Wind?
WHEN MITCHELL WAS ALMOST 3 YEARS OLD, HER SKIRT CAUGHT FIRE WHEN SHE SAT TOO CLOSE TO A FIREPLACE GRATE. IN GONE WITH THE WIND, SCARLETT'S SKIRT CATCHES FIRE AS SHE TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE IN TARA'S KITCHEN STARTED BY THE YANKEES.

12. How much did Margaret receive for the film rights to GWTW?
SHE WAS INITIALLY PAID $50,000 AND THEN ANOTHER $50,000 WAS SENT TO HER AS A "BONUS" AFTER THE FILM OPENED.

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