Margaret Mitchell

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949) was an American author and journalist. As a former newspaper reporter, she beganGone with the Windin 1926. Only two people—the author and her husband—saw the manuscript before it reached the publisher.Gone with the Windwas awarded the National Book Award in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, and is one of the most bestselling novels of all time.