 PRESS RELEASE In an unprecedented announcement today (Spring 1939), a young woman from Great Britain, has been picked above some of Hollywoods's best actresses to play the part of Scarlett O'Hara in a big blockbuster movie. As a matter of fact, executives anticipate that the role and the film (to be released after the new year)will probably spawn several decades. #Grace, who has no acting experience whatsoever, but who has always confessed her love of entertainment, has yet to really make her splash on the movie scene. "I am a hopeless romantic" reported #Grace. So when the director Victor Fleming announced he was looking for someone to play a manipulative woman to carry on a turbulent love affair with a roguish man in the American South during the Civil War, I saw it as somewhat of a challenge." For their part, studio bosses are keeping mum about why she was chosen above aspiring actresses such as Lana Turner, Kathryn Hepburn and Joan Crawford but could only comment that she had that certain something which they were looking for. When approached, producer David O Selznick was reported to have told the press that he "took one look at her and knew she was right for the part - at least as far as his concept of how Scarlett should look." Bosses say he ' is always on the lookout for new talent and will seek to find it in the most obscure places.' Executives are dismissing speculation that he went undercover at her workplace to find someone who would be appropriately 'placed' in the film to look after the casualties in the battle scene. #Grace is reported to be feeling very 'humble" at being chosen above experienced actresses and looking forward to working alongside Clark though she had been warned that she might have to cope with his bad breath during the kissing scenes which the producer told her was attributed to his false teeth. That only sought to amuse #Grace who was looking forward to giving him some good professional mouthcare, in more ways than one,at the end of a days filming. The aspiring actress knew she would have to work very long and hard hours from early morning until late evening in addition to practicing a Southern accent for hours on end. As a Londoner this was to be her greatest challenge yet but after many diction lessons she was able to successfully add the right touch of molasses to her cropped American dictionary. #Grace made only one stipulation before accepting the role. That, on no account, should black and white actors be segregated on the film set nor any mention of the Klu Klux Klan be made. Having heard of the young lady's concerns, an 'extra' on the set who wishes to be annonymous alerted Clark Gable to the fact and subsequently the producer agreed to her terms and conditions, following allegations that she would borrow Blue Mink's melting pot and churn out coffee-coloured actors by the score. Now that would have messed up the script rather with years in the making! With any perceived issues having been ironed out #Grace hoped she would give Mr. O Selznick good value for his money having learned that he had spent in the region of $50,000 for the rights to make the film. She aspired to become part of an immortal cast in a hopefully, timeless classic tale of a love-hate romance during the American Civil War. Scarlett through the looking glass..  . Rhett and Scarlett..  A closed case
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