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Posted by Faye Bell on July 05, 2001 at 21:42:33:
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21. Among those who read for the part of Scarlett was Catherine Campbell, later the wife of newspaper magnate Randolph Hearst.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
TRUE. SHE WAS ALSO THE MOTHER PATTY HEARST.
22. At one point Alicia Rhett was tested for the role of Scarlett.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
TRUE. BUT, SHE WON THE ROLE OF INDIA WILKES.
23. One of Scarlett's beaux -- the Tarleton twins -- later became TV's original "Superman".
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
YES. GEORGE REEVES, WHO PLAYED STUART TARLETON, WAS TV'S ORIGINAL SUPERMAN.
24. Vivien Leigh was awarded the role of Scarlett a week before any filming began.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
NO. VIVIEN LEIGH WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO PRODUCER SELZNICK BY HIS AGENT-BROTHER, MYRON, DURING THE FILMING OF AN ATLANTA FIRE ON DECMEBER 10, 1938. THIS WAS THE FIRST SCENE FILMED FOR GWTW.
25. The first actress to test for the part of Scarlett was Tallulah Bankhead.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
YES. IN A DRESS THAT GRETA GARBO HAD WORN IN "CAMILLE", TALLULAH TESTED FOR THE PART OF SCARLETT.
26. Privately, Margaret Mitchell preferred Basil Rathbone to Clark Gable as Rhett Butler.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
TRUE. BUT SHE NEVER ADMITTED THIS PUBLICLY.
27. In her book, Ms. Mitchell's original name for Scarlett was Pansy.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
YES, AND MELANIE WAS FIRST KNOWN IN THE BOOK AS PERMELIA (OR PERMALIA.)
28. Vivien Leigh particularly adored rehearsing love scenes with Clark Gable.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
NO. VIVIEN WAS NOT AT ALL FOND OF GABLE, WHO, SHE COMPLAINED, HAD FOUL BREATH, POSSIBLY AS A RESULT OF HIS FALSE TEETH. THE TWO, HOWEVER, DID SPEND HOURS DURING THE FILMING PLAYING BACKGAMMON.
29. In its first month after publication, GWTW sold 58,000 copies.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
NO. 176,000 COPIES AT $3.00 EACH
30. The first Academy Award given for "best art direction" went to William Menzies, who became the production designer for GWTW.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
TRUE.