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
Gone with the Wind (film) credits filed with the Screen Writers Guild, Sidney Howard was of course awarded the sole screen credit, but four other writers were appended ... Jo Swerling for contributing to the treatment, Oliver H. P. Garrett and Barbara Keon to screenplay construction, and Hecht, to dialogue ..." Principal photography began January 26, 1939, and ended on July 1, with post-production work continuing until November 11, 1939. Director George Cukor, with whom Selznick had a long working relationship, and who had spent almost two years in pre-production on "Gone with the Wind", was replaced after less than three weeks of shooting. Selznick