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I guess the likelihood is good that well see a new bluray next year for the 75th anniversary. Margaret munnerlyn mitchell, popularly known as margaret mitchell, was an american author, who won the pulitzer prize in 1937 for her novel, gone with the wind, published in 1936. Unfollow gone with the wind to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Gone with the wind will be rereleased in the uk this november which happens to be vivien leighs centenary month, and the trailer boasts a new restoration.
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