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Lewis Sinclair

75 Days. 75 Years: List details suggested writers for “Gone With The Wind”

November 8, 2013 By Jennifer Tisdale

List of suggested writers for Gone With The Wind, ca. 1937.

 For 75 days, the Harry Ransom Center is raising funds for its 2014 exhibition The Making of Gone With The Wind. Opening on September 9, 2014, The Making of Gone With The Wind will reveal stories about the making of this quintessential film from Hollywood’s Golden Age and illustrate why it remains influential and controversial 75 years after it was released. Items from film producer David O. Selznick’s archive provide a behind-the-scenes look into the making of the film.  Donations will help support outreach, additional exhibition tours, a published exhibition catalog, and complimentary programming and presentations.

 

Although at least 14 writers, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, worked on Gone With The Wind, Sidney Howard’s version was the basis for the screenplay, and he received sole credit. Writers were often “typecast” as being particularly good with dialog for example, or story structure. This list of suggested writers for Gone With The Wind also mentions working methods and personal habits.

 

For Sinclair Lewis, notes indicate that he “might be either a little too political-minded or a little too gin-minded for this job,” and William Faulkner is characterized as not very reliable.

 

The Making of Gone With The Wind will include over 300 original items from film producer David O. Selznick’s archive housed at the Ransom Center, including photographs, storyboards, correspondence, production records, audition footage, and fan mail. The exhibition will also feature gowns worn by Vivien Leigh as the beautiful and ambitious Scarlett O’Hara. The newly conserved costumes will be displayed together for the first time in more than 25 years.

 

Please click on thumbnails to view larger images.

 

List of suggested writers for Gone With The Wind, ca. 1937.
List of suggested writers for Gone With The Wind, ca. 1937.
List of suggested writers for Gone With The Wind, ca. 1937.
List of suggested writers for Gone With The Wind, ca. 1937.

 

 

Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + Events, Film, Gone With The Wind Tagged With: David O. Selznick, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gone with the Wind, Lewis Sinclair, Sidney Howard, The Making of Gone With The Wind, William Faulkner

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