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Principal photography for Gone with the Wind concluded in July 1939, and post-production work continued until the 11th of November 1939. The production began two years after Selznick International Pictures delayed its start to January 1939.
Vivien Leigh won the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind after being announced as the choice on the 13th of January 1939. Paulette Goddard was a finalist but lost the part due to controversy surrounding her marriage to Charlie Chaplin.
Gone with the Wind won eight competitive Academy Awards from thirteen total nominations at the 12th Academy Awards ceremony. The film also secured Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Editing.
Most location scenes for Gone with the Wind were photographed in California, specifically within Los Angeles County or neighboring Ventura County. Tara existed only as a plywood and papier-mâché facade built on the Selznick studio backlot rather than an actual plantation house.
The film was removed from HBO Max on the 9th of June 2020 following an op-ed by screenwriter John Ridley published in the Los Angeles Times. This removal occurred after the film had been pulled from the Orpheum Theatre schedule in Memphis in 2017 following a 34-year run.