Fred Crane (actor) Fred Crane (actor) Fred Crane, Herman Frederick Crane, (March 22, 1918 – August 21, 2008) was an American film and television actor and radio announcer. He is probably best known for his role as Brent Tarleton in the 1939 film, "Gone with the Wind", speaking the opening lines in the movie during the opening scene with Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) and Stuart Tarleton (George Reeves). Crane was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1918. Along with his brothers John and Harry, he grew up on General Pershing St. and went to the MacDonough #13 and Alsace Fortier schools. His father
Went with the Wind! Went with the Wind! "Went with the Wind!" is a comedy sketch featured on the eighth episode of the tenth season of "The Carol Burnett Show". It originally aired in the United States on CBS on November 13, 1976, and is a parody of the 1939 American historical drama film "Gone with the Wind". The sketch was written by two young writers, Rick Hawkins and Liz Sage. In 2009, "TV Guide" ranked the sketch #53 on its list of "Top 100 Episodes of All Time". Carol Burnett introduces the sketch saying: "Recently, nearly the entire nation spent a total of