Seventyfive years ago this week, on june 27, 1939, clark gable uttered what was to be the sentence that followed him around the rest of his life and beyond frankly my dear, i dont give a damn. Earning an unprecedented oscar nominations, gone with the wind won eight statuettes and two special awards, taking best picture in hollywoods miraculous year, as well as best director for victor fleming, and best actress for vivien leigh. Although gable and leigh displayed steamy chemistry on screen, leigh admitted that she dreaded scenes where she had to kiss gable because of his bad breath. With clark gable, vivien leigh, thomas mitchell, barbara oneil. Gone with the wind print frankly my dear i dont give a damn, clark gable quote decorate the new year sale. Aug 25, 2014 kick starting our top 100 movies list is the film that inspired the blog, gone with the wind. The infamous line frankly my dear, i dont give a damn appears in the novel as my dear, i dont give a damn. Preshrunk, antipill fleece in lightweight and heavyandwarm options. Gone with the wind revisited by molly haskellkathryn hughes gives a damn about a book that sets margaret mitchells tale in its proper context.
Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Butlers last line in gone with the wind, frankly, my dear, i dont give a damn, is one of the most famous lines in movie history. Clark gable teems with innuendo and exclamation points, but still presents a thoroughly joyless view of old hollywood. Jan 01, 2009 frankly, my dear is very much like a rebound relationship. While harris does an able job reporting on gables childhood and acting career and ascent in hollywood, it seems just that reporting, and not a true indepth examination of the man. This famous line was spoken by rhett butler, played by clark gable, in the movie gone with the wind, directed by victor fleming 1939. Im not sure id agree, but it certainly has been the most popular starring the wonderful clark gable. Mar 01, 2009 frankly, my dear is part of yale university press icons of america series, in which familiar aspects of american cultural life get a fresh examination. Get all the details, meaning, context, and even a pretentious factor for good measure. Scarlett clings to the hope that she can win him back. For instance, after the filming there were 88 hours of footage, also 500 000 feet were shot and then edited to 20,000 feet. Gone with the wind by victor fleming victor fleming, vivien.
Frankly my dear, we do still give a damn critics thought it offensive, its stars conducted feuds and its five directors feared it was a disaster. Frankly my dear gone with the wind facts that you didnt know. Kick starting our top 100 movies list is the film that inspired the blog, gone with the wind. Use coupon code myprints hello and welcome to miss wall art. Immediately the whole nation was caught up in the love exploits of scarlett. Famous scene from gone with the wind filmed history. Frankly, my dear is part of yale university press icons of america series, in which familiar aspects of american cultural life get a fresh examination. Known as the king of hollywood gable was the biggest box office star of the early sound film era. When bret looks at fred astaire, he sees long, bony legs. Gone with the wind revisited icons of america ebook.
Seventyfive years ago this week, on june 27, 1939, clark gable uttered what was to be the sentence that followed him around the rest of his life and. While harris does an able job reporting on gable s childhood and acting career and ascent in hollywood, it seems just that reporting, and not a true indepth examination of the man. William clark gable february 1, 1901 november 16, 1960 was an american film actor. Adjusted for inflation, it is the highestgrossing movie of all.
Frankly my dear clark gable, gone with the wind, movie. Frankly, my dear is very much like a rebound relationship. When my parents took me to see gone with the wind in one of mgms rereleases as the film music started in my youthful eagerness to show off my knowledge i remarked to all who could hear that that was stolen from million dollar movie. The movies line frankly, my dear, i dont give a damn.
Can you imagine gone with the wind ending another way. Of course, clark gables line in the movie in his role as rhett is, frankly, my dear, i dont give a damn. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Frankly my dear i dont give a damn gone with the wind etsy. She is an engaging writer who is both well versed in her close to the heart of the nation subject and she is fun and witty and utterly charming. Youre not truely southern if you havent watched gone with the wind at least 100 times.
Rhett butler is fed up with scarlett ohara even if she is resourceful at making her own clothing at the end of gone with the wind. Contrary to popular belief, gone with the wind was not the first film to use the. He won a best actor oscar for his performance in it happened one night 1934 but it is his portrayal of rhett butler in the epic gone with the wind 1939 that he is best remembered for. Gone with the wind tells the story of scarlett ohara vivien leigh, her romantic pursuit of ashley wilkes leslie howard and her marriage to rhett butler clark gable. Seventyfive years ago this week, on june 27, 1939, clark gable uttered what was to be the sentence that followed him around the rest of his life and beyondfrankly my dear, i dont give a damn. Best supporting actress hattie mcdaniel became the first africanamerican actor to win an oscar.
Shop gone with the wind pins and buttons created by independent artists from around the globe. Frankly my dear gone with the wind facts that you didn. Mar 26, 2016 gone with the wind was the first motion picture with a total of academy award nomination. Mar 01, 2009 leighs scarlett and clark gables rhett butler who provides a climax to their tumultuous saga by uttering the memorable exit line frankly, my dear, i dont give a damn have become. Gone with the wind revisited icons of america haskell, molly, miller, mark crispin on. Jun 04, 2011 of course, clark gable s line in the movie in his role as rhett is, frankly, my dear, i dont give a damn.
Gone with the wind 1939 movie clip frankly, my dear. Nov 03, 2015 20 things you might not have known about gone with the wind. It may not leave a lasting impression, but it sure gives you exactly what you need to get a grip on life again after gone with the wind has left you with a serious case of bookhangover. We print the highest quality gone with the wind pins and buttons on the internet. The latest addition to yales icons of america series, frankly my dear is an extended portrait of the book and the film, via the three figures most emblematic of the furious determination necessary to see the project through. Frankly, my dear, i dont give a damn line from the 1939 film gone with the wind starring clark gable and vivien leigh. Beside the academy award records, this film broke other records in movie history. Rhett butlers most famous line to scarlett oharafrankly, my dear, i dont give a. Immediately the whole nation was caught up in the love exploits of scarlett ohara and rhett butler. Frankly my dear i dont give a damn clark gable gone. When gone with the wind was published in may 1936 by macmillan publishers, the romantic novel became an instant runaway hit. And a damn enduring one, which was delivered by clark gable s rhett butler to his neversatisfied wife scarlett ohara played by. She emphasizes the contributions of selznick, leigh, and in an entire chapter, mitchell, drawing heavily and analytically on existing.
To me gone with the wind is one of my earliest memories at the movies, and the first book i ever read at age ten. May 26, 2011 rhett clark gable leaves scarlett vivien leigh in tears, but she still finds hope in tomorrow. Though arguably best known for his role as rhett butler in the epic gone with the wind 1939, for which he received his third nomination for the academy award for best actor, he was also nominated for mutiny on the bounty 1935, and he won for it happened one night 1934. The 1939 epic historical romance is based on margaret mitchells pulitzer. Gone with the wind is a 1939 romantic epic about scarlett ohara, an indomitable and ruthless southern belle, stretching from just before the american civil war through much of the reconstruction era. Frankly my dear, rhett butlers putdown is greatest of. Clark gable as rhett butler in gone with the wind, 1939.
And a damn enduring one, which was delivered by clark gables rhett butler to his neversatisfied wife scarlett ohara played by. Gone with the wind boils down to a story about a spoiled southern girls. I picked up molly haskell book with great anticipation and was not disappointed. On this day in 1939, one of the most famous scenes in movie history is filmedrhett butler and scarlett ohara parting in gone with the wind.
Youre not truely southern if you havent watched gone with the. Although the hunt for a scarlett was widely publicized, gable was selznicks first choice for rhett. Frankly my dear, i dont give a damn gone with the wind 6. Rhett tells her, frankly, my dear, i dont give a damn, and leaves her behind forever. Brown, coauthor of margaret mitchells gone with the wind. Leighs scarlett and clark gables rhett butler who provides a climax to their tumultuous saga by uttering the memorable exit line frankly, my dear, i dont give a. Selznick, mitchell, and leigh, all of whom had plenty in common and much to lose in their commitment to gone with the. Gable was an almost immediate favorite for the role of rhett with both the public and producer david o. A biography isnt a terrible book, but its not a great one either. A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the american civil war and reconstruction periods. Look for it only in books, for it is no more than a dream remembered.
A few of the suggested alternatives were frankly my dear i just dont care, it makes my gorge rise. Frankly my dear, i dont give a damn gone with the wind. Gone with the wind was the first motion picture with a total of academy award nomination. Since selznick had no male stars under longterm contract, he needed to negotiate with another. Gable had to wear false teeth, and leigh said in an interview, kissing clark gable in gone with the wind was not that exciting. Buster keaton standing perfectly still while the wall of a house falls over upon him. Frankly my dear, rhett butlers putdown is greatest of all. Charlie chaplin being recognized by the little blind girl in city lights. Maximum spoiler alert here, the ending in which scarlett vivien leigh pleads with rhett clark gable who offers his fateful line, followed by hers, alone, in gone with the wind, 1939. Mar 30, 2008 clark gable teems with innuendo and exclamation points, but still presents a thoroughly joyless view of old hollywood. Rhett clark gable leaves scarlett vivien leigh in tears, but she still finds hope in tomorrow.
Million dollar movie is gone now, but gone with the wind, book and film, remain eternal. In the first book ever to deal simultaneously with margaret mitchells beloved novel and david selznicks spectacular film version of gone with the wind, film critic molly haskell seeks the answers. Gone with the wind by victor fleming victor fleming. By all industry predictions, the film should never have worked. The line is spoken by rhett butler gable, as his last words to scarlett ohara leigh, in response to her tearful question. In gone with the wind, scarlett is the pretentious one.
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