Posted by Faye Bell on October 24, 1999 at 23:14:10:

1. On what date did David O. Selznick purchase the rights to Gone With the Wind?
JULY 30, 1936

2. How much did David pay for the rights to GWTW?
$50,000 (THE HIGHEST PRICE EVER PAID FOR A FIRST NOVEL.)

3. How many pages are in the book?
1,037

4. How many copies were sold the first day of publication?
IN EXCESS OF 50,000

5. How many "candidates" were interviewed for the role of Scarlett O'Hara?
1,400 LADIES

6. How many actresses were actually tested for the part of Scarlett O'Hara?
90 WOMEN

7. How many feet of film were used for the Scarlett screen tests?
13,000 FEET!

8. On what date did David meet Vivien Leigh?
DECEMBER 15, 1938 (EXACTLY ONE YEAR FROM ATLANTA PREMIERE)

9. What date was it when David signed her to play Scarlett?
JANUARY 16, 1939.

10. How many preliminary sketches were drawn by the film's Art Department?
MORE THAN 3,000!!

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