Vivien Leigh In The Role Of Scarlett O’Hara
Even though she was English and had no Southern Belle, actress Vivien Leigh starred in Gone with the Wind. In any case, this was a crucial role in her professional life! When she arrived in Los Angeles for taping, people thought she was hysterical and difficult to work with. At the time, she and her co-star Laurence Olivier thought the film would be a flop. He even noted to her, “You have got to justify yourself in the next two or 3 films (or even 2 or 3 years) by proving that the presumable failure of Gone W.T.W. was not your fault and you can only do that by being really good in the following parts. To make a success of your career in pictures [is] ESSENTIAL for your self-respect, and our ultimate happiness, therefore. … If you don’t, I am afraid you may become just — well boring.”
Vivien Leigh In The Role Of Scarlett O’Hara
