Gone with the Mets

September 22, 2010

Well, the Mets were official eliminated from the pennant race (in April) last night. So what’s the connection with one of the classic film gems of all time?

Jock Whitney played a major role in bringing GWTW to the screen. According to IMDB.com,

Whitney was the major investor in Selznick International Inc., putting up $870,000 and serving as Chairman of the Board. Jock also put up half the money for the $50,000 option on Margaret Mitchell’s novel “Gone With the Wind,” then invested more money for the production of both “Gone With the Wind” and “Rebecca,” Selznick’s back-to-back Oscar winners for Best Picture of 1939 and ’40.

Recognize the name? Whitney. As in Joan Whitney Payson, “who went on to be first owner of the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club from the Mets’ founding in 1961 until her death in 1975.”

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