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Fictional character
Ashley Wilkes
Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes in the Gone With the Wind film trailer
First appearance
Gone with the Wind
Last appearance
Rhett Butler's People
Created by
Margaret Mitchell
Portrayed by
Leslie Howard Stephen Collins
In-universe information
Gender
Male
Occupation
Aristocrat
Spouse
Melanie Wilkes née Hamilton (deceased)
Children
Beau Wilkes (son, with Melanie) Unborn child (second child with Melanie; deceased)
Relatives
John Wilkes (father; deceased) Mrs Wilkes (mother; deceased) India Wilkes (sister) Honey née Wilkes (sister; not in the film) Brother-in-law (Honey's husband; not in the film) Henry Hamilton (uncle; not in the film) Sarah Jane "Pittypat" Hamilton (aunt) William R. Hamilton (father-in-law and uncle; deceased) Mrs Hamilton (mother-in-law and aunt; deceased) Charles Hamilton (cousin and brother-in-law; deceased) Scarlett Hamilton née O'Hara (sister-in-law; Charles wife) Wade Hampton Hamilton (nephew; via Scarlett and Charles)
George Ashley Wilkes is a fictional character in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and the 1939 film of the same name.[1] The character also appears in the 1991 book Scarlett, a sequel to Gone with the Wind written by Alexandra Ripley, and in Rhett Butler's People (2007) by Donald McCaig.
^BEYE, CHARLES ROWAN (1993). "Gone With the Wind, and Good Riddance". Southwest Review. 78 (3): 366–380 – via JSTOR.
George AshleyWilkes is a fictional character in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and the 1939 film of the same name. The character also...
becomes engaged to her first cousin, AshleyWilkes. Melanie is unaware that Scarlett O'Hara intended to marry Ashley. For Scarlett, the news is shocking...
German and Irish descent. Ashley was named after the fictional character AshleyWilkes, his mother's favorite character from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel...
idols of the 1930s. Active in both Britain and Hollywood, Howard played AshleyWilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939). He had roles in many other films, often...
Rhett forms a genuinely warm and fond friendship with Melanie Wilkes, AshleyWilke's wife, and Scarlett's only friend, whom he considers a rare, true...
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Atlanta. John Wilkes is the elderly widowed patriarch of the family that includes his son Ashley and two unmarried daughters, India Wilkes and Honey. The...
(née Simpson; 1915–2009). He was nicknamed Beau by his parents after AshleyWilkes' son in Gone with the Wind. His younger brother is actor Jeff Bridges...
Other is in love with "Dreamy Gentleman" (AshleyWilkes), although he is married to "Mealy Mouth" (Melanie Wilkes). The magnificence of the O'Haras' house...
the Wind (1939) casting controversy: he was the top contender to play AshleyWilkes but the director eventually chose Leslie Howard. Lynn was asked to join...
Havilland. In March 1937, Cukor offered Rhett the role of India Wilkes, sister of AshleyWilkes. After the success of Gone with the Wind, Rhett left Hollywood...
such a fellow, crushed by his own decency, from sagging into a bearded AshleyWilkes is no easy task, yet Sheen succeeds, and Boldwood's brave smile grows...
foreigners can't show us a thing we haven't got right here in Georgia". AshleyWilkes, on the other hand, enjoyed the scenery and music he encountered on...
painted area. A classic example of a glass shot is the approach to AshleyWilkes' plantation in Gone with the Wind. The plantation and fields are all...
Carolina Wilkes Basin, George V Land, Antarctica Wilkes Station, Antarctica, a research station Battery Wilkes, a historic artillery battery in West Ashley, Charleston...
Due to his Southern background, Scott was considered for the role of AshleyWilkes in Gone with the Wind, but it was Leslie Howard who eventually got the...
loan him out, though Power's services were requested for the roles of AshleyWilkes in Gone with the Wind, Joe Bonaparte in Golden Boy, and Parris in Kings...
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