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
October 10, 2014, Filed Under: Film, Meet the Staff, Research + TeachingMeet the Staff: Film Curatorial Assistant Albert A. Palacios Meet the Staff is an occasional series on Cultural Compass that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center. Albert A. Palacios has been the Film Curatorial Assistant at the Ransom Center since January 2010 and is a doctoral student in Latin American history at… 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
