tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post5595917261716740152..comments2024-03-14T05:12:16.728-05:00Comments on Cinema Style: Tara and Twelve Oaks RevisitedCathy Whitlockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095201030211587623noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-89888186128082283472011-04-08T17:29:54.789-05:002011-04-08T17:29:54.789-05:00Fascinating comments and thank you for sharing you...Fascinating comments and thank you for sharing your memories!<br />I love park in particular as the houses are incredible.Cathy Whitlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095201030211587623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-59832890119988334942011-04-08T17:11:05.446-05:002011-04-08T17:11:05.446-05:00When young in early 1970, relatives purchased the ...When young in early 1970, relatives purchased the home that was the inspiration for TARA in South Pasadena with Oaks growing in the middle of the road. The Loggia that is ICONIC had a small round swimming pool we would play in during the hot summer months and upstairs on 3rd floor was the Ballroom which had a small bowling lane as well. <br /><br />The Main Staircase was the one used by Shirley Temple in LITTLE COLONEL, where she tap danced with Mr. Bojangles on the steps.<br /><br />In those early Golden Days of Hollywood - the homes and architecture of Pasadena, San Marino, South Pasadena and Hancock Park served as inspiration - all just a car ride away.<br /><br />I really cherish my memories of this historic home still beloved by all.The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-14754930695145978942011-04-05T13:12:37.070-05:002011-04-05T13:12:37.070-05:00That is true. The original door is at the Margaret...That is true. The original door is at the Margaret Mitchell house along with the painting of Scarlett. At one crazy point in time, someone entertained the idea of a GWTW theme park!Cathy Whitlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095201030211587623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-11427907334153976502011-04-05T11:15:14.283-05:002011-04-05T11:15:14.283-05:00This is very interesting. I remember hearing in th...This is very interesting. I remember hearing in the mid-Eighties that Betty Talmadge, the ex-wife of former Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge, had bought the facade and put it in storage. <br /><br />(There is a wiki page which states, "Talmadge eventually decided to retain the Tara set and it remained in storage at her death in 2005.")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-22865185187889009352011-04-04T20:28:46.968-05:002011-04-04T20:28:46.968-05:00Hey Kim,
It was soooo much fun in Atlanta, you gu...Hey Kim,<br /><br />It was soooo much fun in Atlanta, you guys were a great audience!<br />Exciting news on the found manuscript of GWTW over the weekend. Can't wait!cathy whitlockhttp://wwwcinemastyle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-83560799708424873542011-04-04T12:45:56.596-05:002011-04-04T12:45:56.596-05:00Cathy, I was one of those enrapt audience members ...Cathy, I was one of those enrapt audience members at the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta last week. Your wonderful discussion is why I am now subscribed to your blog. Thanks for providing me delightful virtual rendezvous during the course of busy workdays! I ♥ it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-13563793425096263752011-04-03T11:43:29.321-05:002011-04-03T11:43:29.321-05:00Welcome and thanks for reading!!Welcome and thanks for reading!!Cathy Whitlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095201030211587623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-39153342521157784572011-04-03T10:30:17.593-05:002011-04-03T10:30:17.593-05:00Oh, thanks for sharing this! I love Gone with the...Oh, thanks for sharing this! I love Gone with the Wind (book and movie) and set design has always fascinated me. A fun look behind the scenes.<br /><br />Nice to learn more about you, too. I've just started reading your blog recently.vmichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545130837372429902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-29905944776733644692011-04-03T08:59:48.188-05:002011-04-03T08:59:48.188-05:00Nita,
Thanks for the soundtrack suggestions. I wa...Nita,<br /><br />Thanks for the soundtrack suggestions. I watched Eat Pray Love for the second time last night and thinking the soundtrack might be of interest too.Cathy Whitlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095201030211587623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-61257178002677728072011-04-03T08:58:41.589-05:002011-04-03T08:58:41.589-05:00Nancy,
Good point! I am a southerner who lived on...Nancy,<br /><br />Good point! I am a southerner who lived on the East coast for several decades and find the same to be true. And we have to remember that history is always romanticized on book and on screen.<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Cathy Whitlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095201030211587623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-29303482704781482832011-04-03T08:10:27.215-05:002011-04-03T08:10:27.215-05:00I love your blog! Your favorite bloggers are also ...I love your blog! Your favorite bloggers are also mine-I found you through Mrs. Blandings. I have a passion for set design and old movies and almost always agree with you on everything--like I wrote it. Love the images and always want MORE!<br /><br />A thought on Gone With the Wind-as a southerner who has lived in the DC area for 30 years, I find that most southerners, of all races, have a mild affection for the movie. Yet, when I attend events where people are not familiar with me, during the first 3 minutes of conversation, as soon as they hear my southern accent, invarably the subject of GWTW comes up. After all these years, I have concluded that southerners aren't the folks obsessed with this image of their region.Nancy Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123381915839054165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-35034015215554251382011-04-03T01:38:27.529-05:002011-04-03T01:38:27.529-05:00I forgot to say that I can totally see the telepho...I forgot to say that I can totally see the telephone pole coming out the top of the tree in the photo at top...How funny!Nita Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833196166679983378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-38397875093762487182011-04-03T00:57:35.507-05:002011-04-03T00:57:35.507-05:00I loved reading about the Gone with the Wind house...I loved reading about the Gone with the Wind houses. I lived in Atlanta for 10 years and was surprised by how little attention is given to it's history. I do remember the Margaret Mitchell house. It burned twice while I lived there. So happy it was finally rebuilt and opened. I never got to visit it....that happened after I left. <br /><br />I have always loved old movies...my Mother introduced them to me when I was little. She had loved the old ones as a child too. My favorite nights on TCM are the ones where they play all 30's movies. Recently a night of all Jean Harlow was such a treat.<br /><br />My soundtrack CD's are the ones I listen to over and over....including "Somethings Gotta Give". But other soundtracks I listen to repeatedly are "Leaving Las Vegas", "The Piano", "Catch Me if You Can", "It's Complicated". <br /><br />I love your blog and will be purchasing your book very soon.Nita Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833196166679983378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-74464252971989529682011-04-03T00:13:24.325-05:002011-04-03T00:13:24.325-05:00I love backstories too! It makes everything so mu...I love backstories too! It makes everything so much more captivating. Gone With the Wind is one of my favorite movies! Thanks for sharing.Jessica's Dinner Partyhttp://www.jessicasdinnerparty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-52193541185507494352011-04-02T23:11:46.813-05:002011-04-02T23:11:46.813-05:00Cathy, it was a pleasure to meet you and enjoy you...Cathy, it was a pleasure to meet you and enjoy your wonderful presentation for Decorative Arts Trust, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art!The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com