When searching for an actress for the role of Scarlett O'Hara, fans were asked to vote for the actress they think should play Scarlett. Vivien Leigh got only one vote, out of hundreds of ballots cast!
"Gone With the Wind" tells a story of the American Civil War from a white Southern point of view. The movie made in 1939, starring Clark Gable, Vivien Lee, Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland is the most successful movie in the box office to date. Here are 5 interesting facts about "The Gone With The Wind" that You Probably Did Not Know!
5- When searching for an actress for the role of Scarlett O'Hara, fans were asked to vote for the actress they think should play Scarlett. Vivien Leigh got only one vote, out of hundreds of ballots cast.
4- Gary Cooper was originally considered for the role of Rhett Butler. When he turned it down, he said, "Gone with the Wind is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history," and, "I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper." The film won 8 Oscars and Gable was nominated for the best leading actor.
3- Hattie McDaniel won the Best Supporting Oscar for the role of Mammy in the movie. However, because of Georgia's discriminative laws, she could not attend its premiere. When Clark Gable found out, he threatened that he would boycott the event. However, McDaniel convinced him to attend.
2- During the scene where Melanie is comforting Rhett after Scarlett's miscarriage, Clark Gable was so distressed over the requirement that he should cry on screen that he almost quit. Olivia de Havilland convinced him to stay.
1- Rhett Butler's famous farewell line to Scarlett O'Hara "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" was voted as "the most memorable line in cinema history" by American Film Institute.
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