2 responses to “Memo from David O. Selznick to Katherine Brown about the casting of Norma Shearer as Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind” – dated March 19, 1937”

1. Anne Cheek La Rose says:

   June 29, 2017 at 2:11 pm

   Thank you for this post.
   I am a major Norma Shearer fan, but more importantly, Margaret Mitchell was a cousin. This note allows insight into the long process to find just the right Scarlett.

   It will be included in the family genealogy with an attribution to you for bringing it to light.

   Love your site.

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   • Martin Turnbull says:

     June 30, 2017 at 1:33 pm

     Wow, Anne! Margaret Mitchell is a cousin of yours? What a family tree you must have! “Gone with the Wind” is one of my favorite books and movies (which is why my second novel – “The Trouble with Scarlett” – is set around the casting of the movie) so to be attributed in your family genealogy is an honor. Thanks for dropping by, and I’m very pleased to learn that you’ve been enjoying my site.

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