Clark Gable had finally had it with the Gone With the Wind wardrobe made for him by the Selznick International costume department. The shirt collars choked him, and the suits and cravats were ill fitting. He complained to producer David O. Selznick, who — on...
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,...
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...
On March 10, 1939, Victor Fleming, cast and crew worked on “The Arrival at Twelve Oaks” sequence. Fleming directed Vivien Leigh entering Twelve Oaks and returning the greetings of the young men gathered in the hall. The camera even captured her flirtations...
On March 3, 1939, Victor Fleming directed the “Wedding Reception of Scarlett and Charles Hamilton.” Scarlett, in her mother’s wedding gown and veil, and her new husband, in his troop’s uniform, receive congratulations from the guests attending...
