Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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80 years ago, Gone With The Wind took America by storm...with Vivien Leigh leading the charge. Her performance is considered one of the greatest in film history, but so much had to happen for her to get that role. In this video, I talk about the notoriously extensive process of casting Scarlett O'Hara and why Vivien Leigh's Oscar was so well deserved.

Music from Epidemic Sound.

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