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Mercer House in the movie, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I’ve just recently returned from a few days in the port city, Savannah and my trip had me thinking about the movie, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The movie was based on the book of the same title written by author, John Berendt. I’ve visited this beautiful Georgia city several times over the years, including back in June 1. In case you aren’t familiar, the city of Savannah is a planned city, designed by General James Oglethorpe. He designed the city around squares and ultimately it grew to have 2. The squares make Savannah a unique and lovely place to visit.

On that visit in 1. I bought an autographed copy of the book in V. J. Duncan Antique Maps, Prints & Books located on East Taylor Street which is on Monterey Square. The V. & J. Duncan book store is located in the basement of this beautiful historic home and the owners (the Duncans) live in the home above.

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After I purchased a copy of the book in their shop, Virginia Duncan autographed it for me on page 1. Now my book had two autographs. I would manage to get it autographed one more time during that 1. Emma Kelly…you’ll meet her later in this post. It was exciting and wonderfully strange experiencing the actual places and meeting the real people you read about in the book. It’s not often you get the opportunity to fall into the rabbit hole, talk to the characters, touch the places and live the story.

And quite the story it is! It’s all about art, antiques, parties, drag queens, voodoo, cemeteries, eccentric characters, murder and revenge. During that long- ago 1. Savannah, we did the “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Book Tour” which you can still take today. The tour took us to all the places made famous in the book, and later in the movie released in 1. Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Jude Law and many of the town folk of Savannah.

The movie was directed by Clint Eastwood. During my visit this past week, I was able to tour Mercer House where much of the movie was filmed. Mercer House, previously owned by Jim Williams, a prominent art and antiques dealer, is now “The Mercer Williams House Museum.” It is currently owned by Mr. William’s sister, Dorothy, and is open for tours each day. Photography wasn’t allowed inside the home, but I’ve snagged a few pics from the movie to share. I asked about the furniture that’s in the home today and was told by our guide that much of it is the same as it was in the movie.

Of course, some pieces have been reupholstered over the years. When I visited and took this photograph in 1. Italianate home looked the same as it does in the movie released in 1. Mercer House was designed by New York architect, John S. Norris for General Hugh W.

Mercer who was the great grandfather of Johnny Mercer, the famous songwriter/singer. Construction of the house began in 1.

War Between the States. A gentleman by the name of John Wilder purchased the home and completed it in 1. When I visited again last week, I noticed very few things have changed since the movie was filmed here.

See pic below.) Gone is the heavy vine seen growing above the door in the movie. As you might expect, the palm on the right side is much larger, as are the shrubs lining the walkway. Other than that, the exterior of the house today is very much as it was in the movie. This photo below was taken last week. The book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, is based on a true story about Jim Williams. Of course, John Berendt added and embellished to make it more exciting. Mr. Williams bought Mercer house in 1.

He restored it, as he did 5. Savannah during his lifetime. Here’s a brief synopsis of the movie from Wikipedia: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is atmospheric and Southern Gothic in tone, depicting a wide range of eccentric Savannah personalities. The action that serves as a catalyst in the book is the killing of Danny Hansford, a local male prostitute (characterized as “a good time not yet had by all”) by respected antique dealer Jim Williams.

Four murder trials resulted, with the final one ending in acquittal after the judge finally agreed to move the case away from the Savannah jury pool. The book characterizes the killing as the result of a lovers’ quarrel, not a pre- meditated murder. The death took place in Williams’ home, originally built by an ancestor of songwriter and Savannah native Johnny Mercer. The novel also highlights many other residents of Savannah, most notably The Lady Chablis, a local drag queen and entertainer. Chablis provides both a Greek chorus of sorts as well as a light- hearted contrast to the more serious action.

The book’s plot is based on real- life events that occurred in the 1. Because it reads like a novel, it is sometimes referred to as a “non- fiction novel” or “faction”, a sub- genre popularized by Truman Capote and Norman Mailer. Booksellers generally feature the title in the “true crime” subsection.) It is among the most popular non- fiction releases of all time.

The title alludes to the hoodoo notion of “midnight”, the period between the time for good magic and the time for evil magic, and “the garden of good and evil,” which refers principally to Bonaventure Cemetery. The famous Bird Girl statue, originally designed both as art and as a birdseed holder, was originally located at Bonaventure. A Savannah photographer, Jack Leigh, was commissioned to take a photograph for the cover of the book and created his now famous photograph of the statue. The Bird Girl was relocated in 1. Telfair Museum in Savannah.

Let’s take a tour of this beautiful home as seen during the making of the movie. Jim Williams was known for his elaborate and over- the- top Christmas parties. Savannahians eagerly checked their mailboxes each Christmas to see if they had made the cut and would receive a much coveted invite. Last Sunday, I was standing in the same spot as John Cusack in this scene from the movie. I probably had the same gawking look on my face, too. The home is filled with amazing art and rare antiques.

To be honest, I’m shocked they allow the public in to tour this house. There are many valuable paintings and antiques throughout the home.

When our guide pointed out crystal candlesticks given by Martha Washington to her daughter when she married, I was stunned. They were literally 3 feet in front of me, just sitting on a sideboard unprotected and easily within arms reach. Visit the home now before they come to their senses and put everything in a museum behind locked glass and roped off rooms. The tile in this entry is still in beautiful shape. Really, the whole home is just beautiful. The walls are still painted the soft peach color Jim Williams so loved.

The tour guide told us the dining room table was turned in the movie (as shown below) to create more space for the party that takes place in this room. It was turned the other direction during our visit last week. Many of the characters in the movie are actual town folk and play themselves. I think that was the case for the caterers of the party, if I’m remembering correctly. Emma Kelly, known as the “Lady of 6,0.

She got her nickname from Savannah- born songwriter Johnny Mercer, who challenged her to play numerous songs that he named. He estimated she knew at least 6,0. Emma always played for Jim Williams at his Christmas party each year and she played herself in the movie. She’s the other person from the book/movie who autographed my book back in 1. Dog Star Man: Part II Full Movie Online Free.

When I met her, I found her to be a genuinely caring and generous soul. You can just tell by the sweet autograph/comment she wrote in my copy of the book. Just scroll back up to read it.)John Cusack plays a reporter by the name of John Kelso. I think John Berendt was channeling through Cusack. In the movie, he has been assigned to write a story about Jim Williams stunning parties, but he uncovers a much more interesting story along the way.

Prior to Jim Williams purchasing the home, the walls of three rooms upstairs were taken down to create one large ball room.