Actor Mickey Kuhn has died at a hospice facility in Naples, Florida, at the age of 90.
The former child star's death was confirmed by his wife Barbara, who said her husband had been in good health until recently.
He was best known for his role as Beau Wilkes, the son of Olivia de Havilland and Leslie Howard's characters in 1939 film Gone with the Wind. He was just six years old when he took on the role, and he was the last surviving cast member from the production.
Mickey also featured in Dick Tracey in 1945, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers in 1946 and John Wayne's 1948 movie Red River.
His first role actually came when he was just two years old in 1934 when he played an adopted baby in Janet Gaynor's Change of Heart. In 2008, her revealed exactly how he landed the first role.
He told Films of the Golden Age: "Of course I don't remember this day, but my mother and I were in Sears-Roebuck on Santa Monica and Western when a lady stopped my mother and said that Fox Studio was looking for twin babies for a movie they were shooting.
"She had a baby girl that looked a lot like me and thought we could be cast. Well, we went over there, and I, but not the lady's baby, was cast."
On the small screen, he featured in Alfred Hitchcock Presents before decided to call time on his career in 1957.
In a change of direction, he took up a role in airport management for American Airlines before moving into administrative positions at Boston airport. He retired from work in 1995.
Following the news of his death, fans took to Twitter to share messages of condolence. One user tweeted: "R.I.P. Mickey Kuhn," while another simply wrote the same message: "Rest in peace Mickey Kuhn."
Mickey is survived by his wife and their two kids.
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