A lot to say
Fans of Gone with the Wind will know that it is one seriously long film and it seems as though Vivien Leigh knew this better than anyone else. Her performance in the movie is around two and a half hours, meaning she had a whole ton of lines to learn! Considering she didn’t get paid as much as her male counterpart, it hardly seems fair when you realize how much work she put into the role. At least she got her well-deserved Academy Award!
Secret help
We know that Cukor was replaced as director by Victor Fleming, but it wasn’t the end of his time helping out on Gone with the Wind. According to rumors, Vivien Leigh didn’t really click with Fleming and struggled to get direction from him. So, to help her out, she turned to Cukor where she asked for some private coaching. It was allegedly the first director who turned her character into the Scarlett everyone loves today.