The Search for Scarlett O’Hara
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“Scarlett O’Hara had an arresting face, pointed of chin, square of jaw. Her eyes were pale green, and above them her thick black brows slanted upward, cutting a startling oblique line in her magnolia-white skin …”
This search for an actress to portray Scarlett O’Hara in what was to become the 1939 film of Margaret Mitchell’s epic novel, Gone With the Wind, was born of necessity.
Before he could make his deal with MGM for the loan of Clark Gable, David O. Selznick was required to fulfill his contract with United Artists for a number of films. Thus he was unable to begin production on Gone With the Wind until two and a half years after he had purchased the rights to the book. Read More→