Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949)[1] was an American novelist.[2] She is best known for writing Gone with the Wind.[2] She was born in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] Her mother's family was Irish Roman Catholic. In Atlanta on 11 August 1949, Mitchell was hit by a car driven by a drunk driver. Five days later, she died of her injuries.[2] The driver was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
Margaret Mitchell Media
Photo of a young woman (likely Mitchell) on the front porch of Rural Home, circa 1920
Stereoscope card showing the business district on Peachtree Street ca. 1907. The Mitchells' new home was about 3 miles from here.
Army distinguished service cross medal
"The Dump", now the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum
USS Atlanta (CL-104) is christened by Margaret Mitchell Marsh (1944)
Margaret Mitchell (1941) in her Red Cross uniform aboard the USS Atlanta (CL-51)
Mitchell's grave in Oakland Cemetery
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References
- ↑ "Margaret Mitchell | American novelist". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "New Georgia Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-12-25.