Vivien Leigh travelled to Hollywood, leaving Leigh in London. Goldwyn and the film's director, William Wyler, offered Leigh the secondary role of Isabella, but she refused, preferring the role of Cathy, which went to Merle Oberon. Hollywood was in the midst of a widely publicized search to find an actress to portray Scarlett O'Hara in David O. Selznick's production of "Gone with the Wind" (1939). At the time, Myron Selznick—David's brother and Leigh's American theatrical agent—was the London representative of the Myron Selznick Agency. In February 1938, Leigh made a request to Myron Selznick that she be considered to play the part
Went with the Wind! Went with the Wind! "Went with the Wind!" is a comedy sketch featured on the eighth episode of the tenth season of "The Carol Burnett Show". It originally aired in the United States on CBS on November 13, 1976, and is a parody of the 1939 American historical drama film "Gone with the Wind". The sketch was written by two young writers, Rick Hawkins and Liz Sage. In 2009, "TV Guide" ranked the sketch #53 on its list of "Top 100 Episodes of All Time". Carol Burnett introduces the sketch saying: "Recently, nearly the entire nation spent a total of