Fashionably Late
We’ve all seen Vivien Leigh do an incredible job portraying the gorgeous Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind. It’s tough to imagine anybody else playing such an iconic role. However, may other young actresses of the time were also after the lead part, which Margaret Mitchell already established in her novel.
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With a heavily marketed casting call, many young Hollywood starlets showed up to audition. Some of these heavyweights included Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, and Paulette Goddard. Eventually, Leigh won the role! However, it wasn’t until a month after filming started when the producer, David O. Selznick, finally settled on the stunning actress. It wasn’t an easy job, though. The actress worked 16 hour days and was constantly exhausted.