A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

Margaret Mitchell, portrayed as rebellious and spirited as Scarlett O'Hara, grows up in a comfortably middle-class Atlanta home, absorbing her grandmother's stories of the Civil War and the burning of their city by the Yankees. Young Peggy, as she likes to be called, goes to Smith College in Massachusetts and hates it. Back in Atlanta, her mildly scandalous reputation is made more so by her first marriage, to Red Upshaw, a bootlegging rake. Later, her second husband encourages her to expand her writing talents beyond feature articles for The Atlanta Journal. Her first and only novel becomes one of the best-selling books of all time.

Cast

Shannen Doherty

Played Margaret
Dale Midkiff

Played Red
John Clark Gable

Played Army Officer Terry
Matt Mulhern

Played John Marsh
Ann Wedgeworth

Played Mrs. O'Flaherty
Morgan Weisser

Played Clifford
Rue McClanahan

Played Grandma Stephens
Robin Mullins

Played Medora
Shannon Eubanks

Played Mrs. Cathcart
Joanne Pankow

Played Mrs. Pinchot
Evan Kelly

Played Will
John Ward

Played Beau
Zach Hanner

Played Tom

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