Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell

MARGARET MUNNERLYN MITCHELL was born in November 8, 1900, Atlanta .She died in Aug.When her mother died the next year, she returned home.Between 1922 and 1926 she was a writer and reporter for the Atlanta Journal.The novel featured Scarlett O'Hara, a strong-willed coquette and jezebel.It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1937.The motion-picture rights were sold for $50,000.