A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story 30 years old

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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A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story Cast

Name	Character
Shannen Doherty She was 22, now 53 years old	as Margaret
Dale Midkiff He was 34, now 64 years old	as Red
John Clark Gable He was 33, 57 years old when he died	as Army Officer Terry

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story Crew

Name	Department
Larry Peerce as Director. He was 63 (now 94) years old	Directing