As Gone with the Wind draws to a close, Rhett Butler walks out, leaving Scarlett heartbroken and vowing to win him back. "Tomorrow is another day," she promises. But then what? Did Scarlett ever get her man?
Alas, for die-hard fans pining for additional installments from Margaret Mitchell, tomorrow never came; the author passed away in 1949, having steadfastly refused to pen a sequel.
Luckily for Scarlett-lovers (and -haters), the story doesn't end there. Gone With the Wind and its indomitable heroine have begotten a slew of sequels and parodies. Most famous among them: The inspired Carol Burnett take-off Went with the Wind.
A short list of other notable GWTW derivatives:
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