Gone With The Wind 1939 Atlanta Premiere

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'Gone With the Wind' 1939 Atlanta premiere

'Gone With the Wind' 1939 premiere

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the Wind."

Gone With The Wind. Book from opening night. Page 1 Front Cover

Gone With The Wind. Book from opening night.

Dec. 15, 1939 - Atlanta, Ga.: It was hard to keep the fans in line as the first cars approached the intersection on Whitehall and Alabma Streets for the premiere of 'Gone With the Wind.'

Dec. 15, 1939 - Atlanta, Ga. - Crowds jam Peachtree Street for glimpse of Clark Gable. He and other Hollywood stars came to Atlanta for the premiere of 'Gone With the Wind.'

Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. Turner Classic Movies Entertainment Company

Atlanta, Ga.: A gigantic spotlight shone over the platform at Ponce de Leon and Peachtree in front of the Georgian Terrace Hotel where the stars of 'Gone With the Wind' were introduced and spoke over the radio.

'Gone With the Wind' Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) at the Wilkes barbecue standing next to Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard.) 1939

Dec. 15, 1939 - Atlanta, Ga - Rhett Butler at Five Points. More people cheer Clark Gable than fought in the Battle of Atlanta.

New Line Cinema's 'Gone with the Wind' re-release with a remastered digital soundtrack. Staring Vivian Leigh and Butterfly McQueen. Turner Entertainment Co.

Dec. 15, 1939 - Seating at the premiere of 'Gone With the Wind.' (L-R) Jock Whitney, Margaret Mitchell, John Marsh, Clark Gable, Carol Lombard, Mayor William Hartsfield.

Atlanta, Ga: Undated photo of 'Gone With The Wind' author Margaret Mitchell

Dec 15, 1939- Atlanta, Ga: Margaret Mitchell, author of the bestselling novel 'Gone With The Wind' attends the premier of the long awaited movie. Julian Boehm, (left). 1939

Dec 15, 1939- Atlanta, Ga: Margaret Mitchell, author of the bestselling novel 'Gone With The Wind' attends the premier of the long awaited movie. Julian Boehm presents her with a pink camellia corsage.

World premiere of Gone with the Wind 1939

Dec. 13, 1939 - Atlanta, Ga.: Actress Vivien Leigh arrives in Atlanta for the premiere of 'Gone With the Wind.' Actress Olivia De Havilland is just emerging through the door.

In this scene from 'Gone with the Wind' is, left to right, Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard); Melanie Hamilton Wilkes (Olivia de Havilland); Gerald O'Hara (Thomas Mitchell); Ellen O'Hara (Barbara O'Neil); Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) and Charles Hamilton (Rand Brooks.)

Dec. 14, 1939 - Motorcade bearing stars from the movie 'Gone With the Wind' forms at Atlanta Municipal Airport.

Dec 15, 1939- Atlanta, Ga. - Actress Vivien Leigh and actor Clark Gable meet 'Gone With The Wind' author Margaret Mitchell at a party given by the Atlanta Women's Press Club, Friday afternoon, Dec. 15, 1939.

Dec 14, 1939- Atlanta, Ga. - Here he comes, Clark Gable himself, his arm around the waist of his bride, Carole Lombard, and Mayor Hartsfield waving beside him. Gable declared that he had seen 'millions and millions' of Atlantians along the route of his triumphant parade from the airport through the city. File

Dec. 13, 1939 - Atlanta, Ga.: Actress Vivien Leigh in Atlanta for the premiere of 'Gone With the Wind,' walks to the air terminal with Atlanta Police Chief M. A. Hornsby. Man on right is unidentified.

Dec. 14, 1939 - Atlanta, Ga: Clark Gable at the microphone addressing the crowd on the WSB radio platform in front of the Georgian Terrace Hotel on Peachtree Street.

Dec. 13, 1939 - Evelyn Keyes, who plays Suellen O'Hara in the film 'Gone With the Wind,' arrives at Candler Field in Atlanta for the premiere of the film.

Dec. 14, 1939 - Atlanta, Ga.: Vivien Leigh (Scarlett O'Hara) rode in the care with (left to right) Georgia Governor Ed Rivers, David O. Selznick, producer of 'Gone With the Wind,' and Jock Whitney, nationally known financier.

Dec. 1939 - Atlanta, Ga. - In town for the premiere of 'Gone With the Wind,' stars (L-R) Vivien Leigh (Scarlett O'Hara), Clark Gable (Rhett Butler), Olivia DeHavilland (Melanie Wilkes) with George Simons, Atlanta City Parks manager, at the Cyclorama.

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Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the Wind."

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