What Did You Do On Your Day Off, Clark?

In early March 1939, Ria Gable’s divorce came through. Clark Gable was now free to marry Carole Lombard. On the day the news of the divorce broke, Hearst newspaper columnist Louella Parsons asked Lombard about the pair’s wedding plans. Lombard told her,...

Scarlett’s Gowns in Gone With the Wind

On March 13, 1939, David O. Selznick wrote a memo to Production Manager Raymond A. Klune concerning the dramatic use of colors in  Gone With the Wind’s costumes. The producer impressed upon Klune that the costumes should symbolize “the changing...

Shooting a Smorgasbord of Gone With the Wind Scenes

On March 11, 1939, action on Gone With the Wind’s set centered around scenes and sequences at the Twelve Oaks Barbecue: “Melanie and Ashley’s Love Scene” In this tender scene, Ashley tells Melanie that she seems to belong at Twelve Oaks and...