Local"

Gone With The Wind" collector, Herb Bridges, will have nearly 5,000

items sold at a Christie's auction on Wednesday, July 24, 2002.

The Sharpsburg

native has been collecting memorabilia associated with the movie and the

book's author, Margaret Mitchell, for 40 years. "It all began,"

he said, "when a friend and I were discussing who played Belle Watling

in the film. I purchased the Motion Picture Edition of GWTW listing the

cast. I paid all of $1.00 for it, and have been adding to the list since

then."

A 1950 graduate

of the University of Georgia with a bachelor of arts degree, he continued

to follow his passion for the history of the American South. He first

read GWTW at the age of eleven.

Bridges has

lectured on the subject all over the world, including Japan, France and

Canada. He has appeared on several of the early morning television shows

in New York as well as "To Tell the Truth" and the "Mike

Douglas Show."

Public relations

representative for Christie's, Bendetta Roux, said that this is the most

comprehensive collection ever of "Gone With The Wind" memorabilia

to come to auction at the world-renowned auction house. Bridges is also

an accomplished author having published seven books relating to GWTW dating

from "Scarlett Fever" in 1977 to "Gone With The Wind: The

Three-Day Premiere in Atlanta" in 1999.

A catalog published

To Tara Museum, located in the Jonesboro depot. The catalog is priced

at $50.00. The museum also has a number of GWTW items on display.

A number of

local friends and family will be attending the auction and savoring the

sights of New York.

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