Question: Scarlet O'Hara won an Academy Award for Gone with the Wind because of her performance in a film based on a book by what author?
Context: Fire Over England (aka Gloriana) is a 1937 London Film Productions film drama, notable for providing the first pairing of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh.  It was directed by William K. Howard and written by Clemence Dane from the novel "Fire Over England" by A. E. W. Mason.  Leigh's performance in the film helped to convince David O. Selznick to cast her as Scarlett O'Hara in his production of "Gone with the Wind".  The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I focusing on England's victory over the Spanish Armada. Oscar Polk (December 25, 1899 – January 4, 1949) was an American actor, best known for his portrayal as the servant "Pork" in the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind".  His most memorable scene in that film comes when "Pork" discloses to Scarlett O'Hara, portrayed by Vivien Leigh, the back property taxes on Tara, are $300.  He was married to Ivy V. Polk (née Ivy Parsons), who also had an uncredited role in "Gone with the Wind".  Together they had a son, Oscar Polk Jr. Rhett is the official costumed mascot of the Boston University (BU) and the Boston University Academy (BUA) Terriers.  The Boston Terrier has been the BU mascot since 1922.  The often snarling, bi-pedal black and white Boston Terrier was later named after the male lead in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind", because "No one loves Scarlett more than Rhett" referencing Rhett Butler's affection for Scarlett O'Hara (scarlet is BU's primary color).  In recent years Rhett has frequented Boston University games, events, and dining halls wearing his scarlet and white double-zero hockey jersey.  Other outfits include a basketball jersey and a referee uniform (typically worn during the short youth hockey games that take place during ice hockey intermissions).  However, he is also known to enjoy wearing his scarlet superhero cape when the occasion presents itself.  Like all mascots, Rhett and the Terrier logo are ubiquitous at athletic events.  The Terriers play varsity Division I intercollegiate sports in ten men's and twelve women's programs.  Rhett's nemesis is Baldwin, the Boston College eagle. Internationally, "Patema Inverted" and "The Wind Rises" were nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film.  "The Wind Rises" was also in competition for the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.  "The Wind Rises" won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.  "The Wind Rises" and "A Letter to Momo" have been nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature at the 41st Annie Awards.  "The Wind Rises" has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and "Possessions" has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 86th Academy Awards. Leslie Howard (born Leslie Howard Steiner, 3 April 18931 June 1943) was an English stage and film actor, director and producer.  Howard also wrote many stories and articles for "The New York Times", "The New Yorker" and "Vanity Fair".  Howard was one of the biggest box-office draws and movie idols of the 1930s but is probably best remembered for playing Ashley Wilkes in "Gone with the Wind" (1939).  Howard had movie roles in many other notable films, including: "Berkeley Square" (1933), "Of Human Bondage" (1934), "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1934), "The Petrified Forest" (1936), "Pygmalion" (1938), "Intermezzo" (1939), ""Pimpernel" Smith" (1941) and "The First of the Few" (1942), receiving two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Kiss the Boys Goodbye is a 1941 comedy film based on a play by Clare Boothe Luce which was inspired by the search for an actress to play Scarlett O'Hara in the film version of "Gone with the Wind". Katie Scarlett O'Hara is a fictional character and the main protagonist in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind" and in the later film of the same name.  She also is the main character in the 1970 musical "Scarlett" and the 1991 book "Scarlett", a sequel to "Gone with the Wind" that was written by Alexandra Ripley and adapted for a television mini-series in 1994.  During early drafts of the original novel, Mitchell referred to her heroine as "Pansy", and did not decide on the name "Scarlett" until just before the novel went to print. Scarlett is a feminine name derived from an English surname with an occupational meaning, referring to a person who sold cloth of scarlet.  It gained popularity due to the character Scarlett O'Hara in Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel "Gone with the Wind" and the film adaptation.  More recently, its profile has been on the rise due to the fame of the actress Scarlett Johansson.  The name was the 17th most popular name given to baby girls in the England and Wales in 2013 and the 30th most popular name given to baby girls in the United States in 2014. Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley, and also known as Lady Olivier after 1947; 5 November 19138 July 1967) was an English stage and film actress.  She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her iconic performances as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" (1939) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951), a role she had also played on stage in London's West End in 1949.  She also won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway musical version of "Tovarich" (1963). "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" is a line from the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind" starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh.  The line is spoken by Rhett Butler (Gable), as his last words to Scarlett O'Hara (Leigh), in response to her tearful question: "Where shall I go?  What shall I do?"  Scarlett clings to the hope that she can win him back.  This line is also partially spoken by Rhett Butler in Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind", published in 1936, from which the movie is derived.
Answer: A. E. W. Mason