Gone With the Wind Actress Ann Rutherford [Carreen O'Hara] 1917-2012 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 06-11-2012, 11:27 PM

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Ann Rutherford, an actress whose small role as Scarlett’s younger sister Carreen in the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” was her most enduring, has died. She was 94.

Rutherford, who also portrayed Mickey Rooney’s teenage girlfriend in the Andy Hardy movies, died Monday night at her home in Beverly Hills, said her close friend and fellow actress Anne Jeffreys. Rutherford had been in declining health with heart problems.

As she became one of the last surviving cast members of “Gone With the Wind,” Rutherford made a second career out of attending festivals featuring the beloved Civil War epic.

Under contract with MGM, she was a regular in the hugely successful Andy Hardy series when studio head Louis B. Mayer informed her that his son-in-law, producer David O. Selznick, wanted to borrow her for “Gone With the Wind.”

Mayer called it “a nothing part” and planned to say no, Rutherford told The Times in 2010.

A fan of the Margaret Mitchell novel, Rutherford implored Mayer to reconsider. When she uncharacteristically burst into tears, he relented.

“I just wanted to watch the book come to life,” she said in The Times interview.

dakert · 06-11-2012, 11:55 PM

Charles did you read JamesG's sticky thread about not posting about movies that are more than 2-3 years old?

Zoneboy · 06-11-2012, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dakert

Charles did you read JamesG's sticky thread about not posting about movies that are more than 2-3 years old?

I just read that and it says not to reply to any thread that is over 2 years old. This thread is about a recent passing so I don't think it counts but if JamesG or someone else wants to move it to another forum then it's fine with me.

catlover79 · 06-12-2012, 01:02 AM

She also played Suzanne Pleshette's mother in several episodes of The Bob Newhart Show. Inspired choice, because they really did look a lot alike. May she

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JamesG · 06-12-2012, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dakert

Charles did you read JamesG's sticky thread about not posting about movies that are more than 2-3 years old?

I didn't say that. I asked members not to reply to any thread that had ended more than 2 years ago.

Nothing wrong with this thread and members can post about any movie they want.

old grouch · 06-12-2012, 09:25 AM

I enjoyed Ann in 'Gone with the Wind' and 'Andy Hardy'. She was also on an episode of 'The Donna Reed Show' as a snooty friend of Donna's, whose boring party Donna and Alex are forced to go to.

dakert · 06-15-2012, 11:47 PM

Hi JamesG

I am sorry that I misread your sticky thread but i couldnt find any reply to my thread about "The Spirit of 76" which I suppose got lost in the fracus.

catlover79 · 06-16-2012, 03:43 AM

I love this photo of Ms. Rutherford with her TBNS daughter, Suzanne Pleshette, may they both

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dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Charles did you read JamesG's sticky thread about not posting about movies that are more than 2-3 years old?

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old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	I enjoyed Ann in 'Gone with the Wind' and 'Andy Hardy'. She was also on an episode of 'The Donna Reed Show' as a snooty friend of Donna's, whose boring party Donna and Alex are forced to go to.

06-15-2012, 11:47 PM	#7
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Hi JamesG I am sorry that I misread your sticky thread but i couldnt find any reply to my thread about "The Spirit of 76" which I suppose got lost in the fracus.