Scarlett O’Hara

<em>Gone with the Wind</em>Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939).

Scarlett O’Hara, fictional character, the heroine of Gone with the Wind (1936), Margaret Mitchell’s romantic novel about the American Civil War.

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Article Title: Scarlett O’Hara
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 09 March 2025
Access Date: April 21, 2025