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…
The Search for Scarlett O’Hara
From the time it was announced, that David O. Selznick would be making Gone With The Wind into a movie, all the gossip columnists and movie magazines were aflutter with whom should play the characters Margaret Mitchell so expertly brought…
The Vintage Bride: Scarlett O’Hara
Today’s vintage bride is the fictional heroine of Gone With The Wind, Scarlett O’Hara. Scarlett O’Hara, at the young age of 16, married Charles Hamilton in the spring of 1861. The Civil War had just begun and beaux were marrying their young…
The Vintage Bride: Suzanne Holman Farrington
Wedding bells rang for Suzanne Holman, the only child of Vivien Leigh and her first husband, Leigh Holman, on Friday, December 6th, 1957. The lucky groom was Robin Farrington, a 29 year old insurance executive. The couple, reunited after Suzanne’s vacation with…
The Vintage Bride: Vivien Leigh, Part Two
When Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier first met, they were both married to other people: Vivien had married Leigh Holman, a barrister, in 1932 and Olivier had married Jill Esmond, an actress, in 1930. After carrying on an affair for some time, Vivien and…
The Vintage Bride: Vivien Leigh, Part One
Vivian Mary Hartley first met Herbert Leigh Holman, a barrister, in the winter of 1932. It was February and she had just announced to her parents her intention of becoming an actress. Leigh Holman was 31 and Vivien was 18. Vivien’s first…
On Top of the World
Vintage Article from April 1940 (Author’s name not given) During those long months when “Gone with the Wind” was in production, the film colony never got to know Vivien Leigh. She led the life of a recluse. Then she conquered…
A Tribute to Larry: May 22, 1907 – July 11, 1989
Today marks the anniversary of the passing of Sir Laurence Olivier. Many have called him the world’s greatest actor. Indeed, he mesmerized theatregoers and movie audiences alike, for six decades with his stellar performances. Whether on stage or in a movie, from breaking the rules…
In Memoriam 1913 – 1967
Today marks the anniversary of the death of Vivien Leigh, who passed away at the young age of 53, from tuberculosis. She worked hard her entire life to be successful at her craft. For myself, and many others, she is…
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…