This is the story of how one of the famous movie roles was cast. The role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind.
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The Scarlett O'Hara War Cast
Name |
Character |
Dee Dee Rescher
She was 26, now 71 years old
|
as Phoebe |
Annie Potts
She was 27, now 72 years old
|
as Betty |
Bill Macy
He was 57, 97 years old when he died
|
as Myron Selznick |
Clive Revill
He was 49, now 94 years old
|
as Charlie Chaplin |
Morgan Brittany
She was 28, now 72 years old
|
as Vivien Leigh |
Harold Gould
He was 56, 86 years old when he died
|
as Louis B. Mayer |
Jane Kean
She was 56, 90 years old when she died
|
as Louella Parsons |
Gerald Berns
|
as Tallulah Bankhead's Escort |
Sharon Gless
She was 36, now 81 years old
|
as Carole Lombard |
Warren Munson
He was 46, now 91 years old
|
as Bill Menzies |
Joey Forman
He was 50, 53 years old when he died
|
as Walter Winchell |
George Furth
He was 47, 75 years old when he died
|
as George Cukor |
Melody Thomas Scott
She was 23, now 68 years old
|
as Laurie Lee |
Elisabeth Fraser
She was 59, 85 years old when she died
|
as Atlanta Lady |
Sam Weisman
He was 32, now 77 years old
|
as Page |
William Bogert
He was 43, 83 years old when he died
|
as Russell Birdwell |
Jean Gilpin
She was 30, now 74 years old
|
as Margaret Sullivan |
Tony Curtis
He was 54, 85 years old when he died
|
as David O. Selznick |
Don Keefer
He was 63, 98 years old when he died
|
as Judge |
Patricia Smith
She was 49, 80 years old when she died
|
as Louise Knight |
Maurice Hill
He was 60, 46 years old when he died
|
as Richard Walsh |
Sheilah Wells
She was 32, now 77 years old
|
as Miriam Hopkins |
Howard George
He was 44, 75 years old when he died
|
as Max Arnow |
Carrie Nye
She was 43, 69 years old when she died
|
as Tallulah Bankhead |
James Ray
He was 22, now 67 years old
|
as Tom Adams |
Jo McDonnell
She was 29, now 74 years old
|
as Isobel |
The Scarlett O'Hara War Crew
Name |
Department |
John Erman as Director. He was 44 (now 89) years old
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Directing |