Scarlett's Baby

Cammie King Conlon, who played Rhett and Scarlett’s beautiful little daughter in Gone With The Wind, will visit Movie Addict Headquarters on February 9th to discuss her delightful memoir about being involved in that iconic film classic.

Although only five years old when given the role of Bonnie Blue Butler, Cammie still remembers what it was like to work with star Clark Gable and director Victor Fleming. Cammie’s book is filled with fascinating inside information concerning what happened on and off the set. It also includes poignant and humorous descriptions of her challenges as a new child actress.

Of course, when Cammie walked onto the sound stage back in 1939, she had no idea Gone With The Wind would become such a cinematic phenomenon. The film went on to win 10 Oscars and has been screened millions of times throughout the world. It’s still going strong on DVD.

Released last year, BONNIE BLUE BUTLER: A ‘GONE WITH THE WIND’ MEMOIR coincided with the movie’s 70th Anniversary. Yes indeed, fans (called “Windies”) continue to celebrate this beloved film. Those fans -- as well as movie addicts everywhere – should enjoy listening to Cammie talk about her book and her GWTW memories.

This special BlogTalkRadio show airs at 4 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Pacific Time) on Tuesday, February 9. During the live show, listeners are invited to call in and to participate in a chat. An archived segment will also be available.

CALL-IN NUMBER: 646-478-5668
HOST: Betty Jo Tucker
CO-HOST: Jazz Shaw
PRODUCER: Nikki Starr
LINK:
www.blogtalkradio.com/movieaddictheadquarters

Movies, Movies, Movies

Yesterday I had the honor of celebrating International Women’s Day with the Pueblo Chapter of the American Association of University Women. Special thanks to Dr. MaryAnn Roldan for inviting me to talk about my favorite topic, “Movies, Movies, Movies.”

It was such fun discussing CONFESSIONS OF A MOVIE ADDICT, my humorous life story with everything but the movie stuff edited out, and surveying the members about their favorite stars and films. Here are the winners:

Favorite Movie – “Gone with the Wind”

Favorite Actress – Meryl Streep

Favorite Actor – Clark Gable

Good sports all, the courageous AAUW women even agreed to take my “Are You a Movie Addict?” quiz. As promised, the results remain secret.

To close the program, I held a drawing to give away two of my books. Betty Alt won a copy of CONFESSIONS OF A MOVIE ADDICT, and Margaret McDonald received a copy of SUSAN SARANDON: A TRUE MAVERICK.

A big “thank you” to the members who purchased copies of these books during the booksigning that followed.

How I wish my friend (and movie buff extraordinaire), Margaret Senatore, had been there to share this special day! Although belonging to AAUW, she is now recovering from a stroke. Our thoughts and prayers are with her.

Before my presentation, I attended the AAUW business meeting. The commitment of this group to advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research is quite impressive. Congratulations, Pueblo AAUW!