Gone With the Wind fans can’t wait to celebrate the film’s 75th anniversary on Monday, December 15, 2014. Here are 7.5 ways to mark this cinematic milestone: Watch Gone With the Wind. Whether you have the 50th anniversary VHS tapes or the 75th anniversary DVD, pop the...
On Wednesday, December 13, 1939, the governor of Georgia and the mayor of Atlanta welcomed David O. Selznick’s entourage to Margaret Mitchell’s hometown. Selznick was accompanied by his wife Irene, his brother Myron, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Olivia de...
On Tuesday, December 12, 1939, the Four Star Theatre in Los Angeles welcomed 750 members of the media for an exclusive first look at Gone With the Wind. This 2 p.m. press preview had been a nail biter for producer David O. Selznick. He knew that the technicians at...
Producer David O. Selznick worked around the clock to complete Gone With the Wind. At the same time, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which would release the film, put the finishing touches to plans for the movie’s Atlanta premiere scheduled for Friday, December 15, 1939. On the...
Soon after producer David O. Selznick discreetly talked to Herbert Stothart, MGM’s musical director and composer, about taking over Gone With the Wind’s score from Max Steiner, all hell broke loose. Stothart blabbed that he was being hired to fix Steiner’s work. This...
