This Article is From Jan 05, 2014

Gone With The Wind actress Alicia Rhett dies at 98

Gone With The Wind actress Alicia Rhett dies at 98

Alicia in a still from Gone With The Wind

Highlights

  • Actress Alicia Rhett, one of the few surviving cast members of the Oscar-winning classic Gone With The Wind, died at the age of 98.
  • The actress died on January 3 at her retirement home in Charleston, South Carolina, where she had been living since 2002, reported Daily Mirror.
  • Rhett, who was born in Savannah, Georgia, played India Wilkes in the classic 1939 film and later became an artist, voice coach.
  • Gifted with artistic hands, she often sketched her fellow actors on the set.
  • After the success of Gone With The Wind, Rhett left Hollywood and returned to South Carolina.
  • The actress quit Hollywood in 1941, citing lack of suitable roles.
  • She later became an accent coach for aspiring actors and a radio announcer.
London: Actress Alicia Rhett, one of the fewsurviving cast members of the Oscar-winning classic Gone WithThe Wind, died at the age of 98.

The actress died on January 3 at her retirement home inCharleston, South Carolina, where she had been living since2002, reported Daily Mirror.

Rhett, who was born in Savannah, Georgia, played IndiaWilkes in the classic 1939 film and later became an artist,voice coach.

Gifted with artistic hands, she often sketched her fellowactors on the set.

After the success of Gone With The Wind, Rhett leftHollywood and returned to South Carolina.

The actress quit Hollywood in 1941, citing lack ofsuitable roles.

She later became an accent coach for aspiring actors anda radio announcer.
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