The Scarlett O'Hara War Bros. Television. This was the second time Morgan Brittany portrayed Vivien Leigh; she had previously played Leigh in "Gable and Lombard" (1976), a biopic of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. Also, actress Annie Potts, of "Designing Women" fame, has a small, uncredited role as a starlet who auditions for the role of Scarlett. The complete film is one of the bonus features on the Blu-ray Bonus disc (disc 2) included with the 70th Anniversary Limited Edition of "Gone With the Wind" from Warner Home Video. The Scarlett O'Hara War The Scarlett O'Hara War is a 1980 made-for-TV docudrama film directed
Gone with the Wind (film) Cukor, who had been hired to direct, but she was vetoed by Selznick who felt she was not right for the part. Many famous—or soon-to-be-famous—actresses were considered, but only thirty-one women were actually screen-tested for Scarlett including Ardis Ankerson, Jean Arthur, Tallulah Bankhead, Diana Barrymore, Joan Bennett, Nancy Coleman, Frances Dee, Ellen Drew (as Terry Ray), Paulette Goddard, Susan Hayward (under her real name of Edythe Marrenner), Vivien Leigh, Anita Louise, Haila Stoddard, Margaret Tallichet, Lana Turner and Linda Watkins. Although Margaret Mitchell refused to publicly name her choice, the actress who came closest to winning her approval was Miriam