1,400 actresses were interviewed for the part of Scarlett O'Hara in GONE WITH THE WIND ('39). British actress Vivien Leigh won the part of the Southern belle and the Best Actress Oscar for her performance. #31DaysOfOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

GONE WITH THE WIND 1939 AT TWELVE OAKS Rhett {Gable} and Scarlett{Leigh} first look. 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. Set in the American South against the backdrop of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era, the film tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara, the strong-willed daughter of a Georgia pl