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
Newspaper clipping of Margaret Mitchell, taken taken from the Democrat and Chronicle, November 27, 1936.
- Margaret Mitchell 1941 on USS Atlanta (CL-51).jpg
Mitchell (1941) in her Red Cross uniform aboard the USS Atlanta (CL-51)
- Margaret Mitchell Christens USS Atlanta (CL-104) 1944.jpg
USS Atlanta (CL-104) is christened by Margaret Mitchell Marsh (1944)
References
- ↑ "Margaret Mitchell | American novelist". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "New Georgia Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-12-25.