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Originally Posted by dissention
She is.  Katharine was stunning back in her day. She was considered one of the big gets for any movie, they used to call her The First Lady of Cinema. She was at the height of her beauty in Woman of the Year, IMO. They actually wanted her for Gone With the Wind instead of Vivian Leigh. |
Katharine Hepburn campaigned for the part, but Selznick wasn't convinced. Probably Cukor would have preferred her who was a dear friend, since from day 1 to be on the set with Vivien Leigh was a hell (Gable hated him too), and he had to resign. The only serious opponent to Vivien Leigh had been Paulette Godard, but they couldn't hire her because she was Charlie Chaplin's companion and they weren't married. Actually their story was already over, but Hollywood preferred not to risk.
Romy
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