A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

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19941h 35m

Margaret Mitchell, portrayed as rebellious and spirited as Scarlett O'Hara, grows up in a comfortably middle-class Atlanta home, absorbing her grandmother's stories of the Civil War and the burning of their city by the Yankees. Young Peggy, as she likes to be called, goes to Smith College in Massachusetts and hates it. Back in Atlanta, her mildly scandalous reputation is made more so by her first marriage, to Red Upshaw, a bootlegging rake. Later, her second husband encourages her to expand her writing talents beyond feature articles for The Atlanta Journal. Her first and only novel becomes one of the best-selling books of all time.

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Photo of Matt Mulhern

Matt Mulhern

John Marsh

Photo of Ann Wedgeworth

Ann Wedgeworth

Mrs. O'Flaherty

Photo of Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan

Grandma Stephens

Photo of Shannon Eubanks

Shannon Eubanks

Mrs. Cathcart

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