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…
Gone With The Wind Contract Signing
Seventy-Five years ago this month, Vivien picked up a pen and signed her fate away as Scarlett O’Hara. The signing of this historic event, like the search for Scarlett, was mostly a publicity stunt, orchestrated by David O. Selznick. In…