December 1, 2014, Filed Under: Conservation, Exhibitions + Events, FilmBehind the scenes: Conserving the “Gone With The Wind” dresses Tomorrow, the Harry Ransom Center presents a panel discussion to answer the question “How do you care for some of the most iconic costumes in film history?” at 7 p.m. in the Center’s Prothro Theater. Ransom Center Curator of Film Steve Wilson leads a discussion on the preservation of Gone… read more
November 14, 2014, Filed Under: Film, Research + TeachingUndergraduates review music production records for “Rebecca” to understand business side of Hollywood film scores James Buhler is an Associate Professor in Music Theory and the Director of the Center for American Music at The University of Texas at Austin. Below, he writes about using materials from the Ransom Center’s David O. Selznick collection to teach students in his Signature Course “Introduction to Music 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
