June 30, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Digital Collections, Meet the StaffMeet the Staff: Digital Collections Librarian Liz Gushee Meet the Staff is a Q&A series on Cultural Compass that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center. Liz Gushee has been the digital collections librarian at the Ransom Center since January 2011. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Earlham College and… read more
November 5, 2014, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmIn the Galleries: “Gone With The Wind” producer David O. Selznick demanded proper Southern accents from actors Letters poured into producer David O. Selznick’s office on the proper use of Southern accents in Gone With The Wind. One woman wrote, “Come South and study our dialect. I don’t know your people as you do, but it cuts deep when we see our lovely old Southern life ‘hashed… read more
October 23, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, FilmIn the Galleries: A discarded happy ending for “Gone With The Wind” Gone With The Wind’s scriptwriter Sidney Howard had the difficult task of converting the 1,000-page novel into a film script that was not too long, without sacrificing key elements of the novel. One of producer David O. Selznick’s concerns was that all problems be caught before filming started, because cutting… read more
