MITCHELL, MARGARET. Gone With the Wind. New York: Scribner, 2005. The classic novel signed by actor Fred Crane who appeared in the great 1939 film as Brent Tarleton, Scarlett O’Hara’s suitor, and he speaks the very first line in the film to Vivien Leigh on the porch at Tara. Signed with his name and that of his character, in blue ink on the title page. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. The late Fred Crane was the last surviving adult male actor from the film production. One of the most elaborate and difficult film productions of the Golden Age of American Cinema, Gone With the Wind remains one of the most popular movies of all time. The film gave Clark Gable his most memorable role, launched a two year search for an actress to play Scarlett O’Hara eventually making Vivien Leigh an international star, won eleven Academy Awards, and has had such an influence on popular culture that the film has generated continual appeal to new generations. From the time David O. Selznick purchased the film rights to the Margaret Mitchell novel for the then record sum of $50,000 in 1936, he proceeded to spend the next three years bringing his masterpiece to the screen. SEE PHOTOGRAPH OF FRED CRANE AT SIGNING IN APRIL OF 2006.