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
November 4, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + Events, FilmQ&A: Film critic Molly Haskell discusses “Gone With The Wind” Molly Haskell, film critic and author of Frankly, My Dear: Gone with the Wind Revisited, explores the popularity and influence of both the book and film, from their first appearance to the present on Wednesday, November 19, at 7 p.m. The program, which is held in conjunction with the exhibition… read more
September 30, 2014, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Film, Research + TeachingMatthew Bernstein delves into complexities of staging “Gone With The Wind” premiere in a segregated Atlanta in 1939 On Thursday, October 16, at 7 p.m., Matthew H. Bernstein, Professor of Film and Media Studies at Emory University, discusses “Selznick’s March: Hollywood Comes to White Atlanta” at the Harry Ransom Center. The world premiere of Gone With The Wind in Atlanta was the culmination of months of anxious… read more
