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Gone With the Wind

THE WORLD PREMIERE

The inaugural showing of Gone With the Wind was the biggest event in Atlanta since Sherman burned down the city.

1939

War clouds gathered in Europe while Hollywood enjoyed a golden year.

SELLING TARA

The rights to the novel were sold to David O. Selznick after a long process.

CHANGING WINDS

The movie captures the spirit of the novel despite major changes.

CASTING SCARLETT

Hollywood searched for the right actress before finally settling on Vivien Leigh.

CASTING GONE WITH THE WIND

Trivia about the cast and some of the people who vied to be in the film.

SCHOOLING HOLLYWOOD

Journalist Sue Myrick made sure all things Southern were really Southern.

VIVACIOUS VIXEN

British actress Vivien Leigh was hardly a Southern belle, but she was the perfect Scarlett O’Hara.

LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST

Destined or doomed? The 10 stages of Scarlett and Rhett’s timeless love affair.

THE EYES BEHIND THE CAMERA

George Cukor and Victor Fleming share credit for shaping Gone With the Wind.

SEARCHING FOR TARA TODAY

Georgia boasts several Gone With the Wind museums and historical sites and welcomes visitors.

ATLANTA’S WAR

One of the most important cities in the Confederacy, Atlanta paid dearly for its prominence.

SHERMAN’S FAMOUS MARCH

After destroying Atlanta, the Union army moved South, toward Tara.

Key Players

Vivien Leigh/Scarlett O’Hara

Clark Gable/Rhett Butler

Olivia de Havilland/Melanie Wilkes

Leslie Howard/Ashley Wilkes

Margaret Mitchell

Cover: photo by Everett Collection

Back cover: top photos by Everett Collection