Marietta Celebrates Legacy of 'Gone With the Wind' Actress

Ann Rutherford, who played Scarlett O'Hara's younger sister Careen in "Gone With the Wind," made about five trips to Marietta. Rutherford was honored by the Marietta museum on what would have been her 95th birthday.

by city of Marietta Marietta City leaders and representatives from the Gone With the Wind Museum celebrated the life and legacy of actress Ann Rutherford with a tree planting and dedication ceremony on Nov. 2, which would have been her 95th birthday. "Ann, who played Scarlett O'Hara's younger sister, Careen, in Gone With the Wind, appeared in more than 50 movies during her lifetime and was known as one of the stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood," Marietta Gone With the Wind museum executive director Connie Sutherland said. "She made about five trips to the museum for our events, which we have annually." City leaders presented Rutherford, an honorary citizen of Marietta, the key to Marietta during the 70th anniversary of the movie in 2009…

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