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  2. One story of the legacy of Gone with the Wind is that people worldwide incorrectly think it was the "true story" of the Old South and how it was changed by the American Civil War and Reconstruction. The film adaptation of the novel "amplified this effect".

  3. Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. The film was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming.

  4. Jun 15, 2020 · Gone with the Wind presents a sentimental view of the old Southand slavery. It's impossible to ignore the messed up truth about Gone with the Wind—truths that include overt racism, love affairs, protests, and one of the most chaotic and poorly-run film productions in history.

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  5. Jan 6, 2023 · Author Sarah Churchwell’s new book takes a blow torch to the racism in Gone with the Wind, both the novel and the film. ‘Homicidal white supremacists’: The true story of Gone with the Wind

    • It was written by a real-life Scarlett O'Hara. Gone With the Wind was based on a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. Mitchell was a kind of real-life Scarlett O'Hara, born to a wealthy Georgia family with a grandfather who had served in the Civil War.
    • It was almost called Tote the Weary Load. The book could have been called Another Day, Bugles Sang True, Not in Our Stars, and Tote the Weary Load—all titles Mitchell considered.
    • Vivien Leigh almost wasn't Scarlett O'Hara. Producer David Selznick had an open casting call for the role of Scarlett, sending agents across America to search for the perfect Southern Belle in order to kick up a frenzy of publicity.
    • Leigh made a dramatic late entrance into the production. In the end, Vivien Leigh won the part. Selznick saw the little-known English actress in the flesh for the first time after shooting had already begun, and the producer was in desperate need of a Scarlett.
  6. Nov 3, 2015 · The stage comedy Moonlight and Magnolias tells the mostly true story of producer Selznick, director Fleming, and script doctor Ben Hecht locking themselves (or rather, being locked by Selznick...

  7. Mar 5, 2023 · The original script for the 1939 classic reveals the clashes that took place between those who defended a romanticized vision of the South – based on the original novel – and those who...