Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", which MGM did on June 3, 1938, from Sam Goldwyn for $75,000. Hits in 1939 included "The Wizard of Oz", "Boys Town" and "Gone with the Wind", starring Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara and Clark Gable as Rhett Butler. Although "Gone With the Wind" was produced by Selznick International Pictures, it was distributed by MGM as part of a deal for producer David O. Selznick, Mayer's son-in-law, to obtain the services of Gable as well as financial assistance to complete the film. While "The Wizard of Oz" was a critical hit, the film took 20
Margaret Clark (American writer) Margaret Clark (American writer) Margaret Clark (born 1964) is an American historian, writer, and educator. Clark is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. She received her Bachelors of Arts degree from Thomas Edison State College, her Master of Science (MS) degree from Touro University in New York, and has done graduate work at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. In 2017, she was awarded a Master of Letters in Scottish History by the University of Dundee in Scotland. She has written extensively for television and magazines. Her books have been translated into several languages.