Atlanta 15, 1939, Atlanta hosted the premiere of "Gone with the Wind", the epic film based on the best-selling novel by Atlanta's Margaret Mitchell. The gala event at Loew's Grand Theatre was attended by the film's legendary producer, David O. Selznick, and the film's stars Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and Olivia de Havilland, but Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel, an African American actress, was barred from the event due to racial segregation laws and policies. Atlanta played a vital role in the Allied effort during World War II due to the city's war-related manufacturing companies, railroad network and military bases, leading to
Jim Clark (film editor) BAFTA Awards for his editing of the films "Vera Drake" (directed by Mike Leigh-2004) and "Marathon Man" (directed by John Schlesinger-1976). In 2005, Clark received the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award. Responding to a question about the major influences on his editing, Clark said As a director he was responsible for "Rentadick" (1972) and "Madhouse" (1974) starring Vincent Price. Clark lived in Kensington with his wife Laurence Méry-Clark, also a film and television editor. They married in 1961 and had three children. In 2011, Clark's autobiography "Dream Repairman: Adventures in Film Editing" was published, receiving warm reviews from "The