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Ashley Wilkes
Fictional character in Gone with the Wind / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Ashley Wilkes | |
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![]() 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 |
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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) |
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