Oldest surviving cast member of Gone with the Wind dies aged 98

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UK Independent:

 

Rhett played India Wilkes, the sister of Ashley Wilkes in the award-winning movie adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel about the American Civil War era.

She was one of just four actors still living 75 years on from appearing in the film, though it ended up being her only on-screen credit.

Rhett died at 5pm yesterday (10pm GMT) at home in her South Carolina retirement community, officials there said.

“Truly a beautiful woman, her passion for the arts and love of Charleston were unrivalled... Alicia was a kind and gentle lady,” said Bill Trawick, CEO of the Bishop Gadsden centre where she had lived since 2002.

Born on 1 February 1915, Rhett lived with her mother in Charleston for almost her entire life after her father died in the First World War.