The Wind Done Gone The Wind Done Gone The Wind Done Gone (2001) is the first novel written by Alice Randall. It is a bestselling historical novel that tells an alternative account of the story in the American novel "Gone with the Wind" (1936) by Margaret Mitchell. While the story of "Gone with the Wind" focuses on the life of a the daughter of a wealthy slave owner, Scarlett O'Hara, "The Wind Done Gone" tells the story of the life of one of her slaves, Cynara, during the same time period and events. The title is an African American Vernacular English play on the
Doris Davenport now classic "Gone with the Wind", she did well enough to become one of the finalists for the role, but lost out to actress Vivien Leigh. Despite not winning that major role, Davenport impressed MGM executive Samuel Goldwyn. In 1940, he gave a lead role to Davenport in the film "The Westerner", starring opposite Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan. That same year, she starred in the film "Behind the News" opposite Lloyd Nolan. It was her last role. With no other offers following that film, she soon retired from acting. She eventually settled in Santa Cruz, California, where she lived