Scarlett’s Opening Scene in Gone With the Wind
On January 26, 1939, Vivien Leigh reported to work, for her first day of filming, on the set of Gone With the Wind. Finally, Vivien’s dream of playing Scarlett O’Hara, a dream she’d been carrying with her since she first read…
15 Things About “Gone With the Wind” and the Oscars
The Oscars are almost upon us, so I thought it would be fun to look back to when Gone With the Wind swept the awards’ ceremony. The 12th Annual Academy Awards took place on February 29th, 1940, at the Coconaut…
Happy 75th Anniversary, Gone With The Wind!
Gone With The Wind premiered seventy-five years ago, today, on December 15th, 1939, in Atlanta, Georgia. This premiere event was followed by two more: one in New York City and another one in Hollywood. Ann Rutherford was the first star…
Gone With The Wind, Indeed!
Photoplay, March 1937by Kirtley Baskette Call out the riot squad! A new Civil War is raging! Who will play the principals in the world’s best seller? Time was when you could call a man a rat in Hollywood and get…
30 Things You May Not Know About Gone With The Wind
1. Four out of the five main cast members died in their fifites: Vivien Leigh (Scarlett) passed away at the age of 53; Clark Gable (Rhett) at 59; Leslie Howard (Ashley) at 50; and Hattie McDaniel (Mammy) at 57. Olivia de Havilland (Melanie) is still…
Incredible Selznick
INCREDIBLE SELZNICK Hollywood, January 1938 by Lupton A. Wilkinson The only logical answer to David O. Selznick’s career is, “It’s a lie!” True, he started young, as well as broke and under dramatic circumstances. Yet he had to take time…
