Tuesday, June 9, 1936. Selznick writes to Brown:
June 9, 1936
TO KB FROM DOS
PLEAXSE KEEP AN IN ON "GONE WITH THE WIND" AND LET THE AGENT KNOW
WE ARE STILL INTERESTED STOP NEXT TIME WE ARE TALKING ON THE
TELEPHONE DISCUSS THIS WITH ME
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Brown's immediate reply:
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SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL PICTURES, INC
NEW YORK CITY
Inter Office Communication
TO: Mr. David O. Selznick
DATE:
June 9, 1936
FROM: Miss Katherine Brown
SUBJECT: Gone with The Wind
Never say die!
kb
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The next day, Wednesday, June 10, 1936, Brown writes:
June 10, 1936
TO DOS FROM KB:
I AIRMAILED YOU YESTERDAY A COPY OF HENRY CANBY,S REVIEW OF GONE
WITH THE WIND STOP I AM DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO HOLD ON TO THIS
PROPERTY STOP AGENT HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH GOLDWYN TOMORROW NOTHING
DEFINITE FROM THIS SOURCE STOP
END RCM
THAT IS ALL DID YOU RECEIVE IT OK
RECEIVED OKAY THANK YOU
END LS
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Another week passes. On Thursday, June 18, Brown sends the following message to Selznick:
June 18, 1936
TO DOS FROM KB
AIRMAILED YOU FURTHER ADVANE COMMENTS ON GONE WITH THE WIND FROM BOOK
STORES AND RETAIL BOOK SELLERS ALL OF WHICH POINT TO IT BEING A REALLY
BIG BEST SELLER STOP I HAVE JUST HAD FURTHER TALK WITH AGENT AND
SHOULD SHE RECEIVE OFFER WHICH IS UNDER THE SIXTYFIVE THOUSAND ASKING
PRICE SHE WANTS YOU TO HAVE BENEFIT OF BUYING THIS BOOK IN PREFERENCE
TO ANY OTHER PRODUCER WHICH FACT NATURALLY YOU WILL NOT DISCLOST TO
ANYONE STOP ON THE OTHER HAND I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN POSITION TO SAY TO
HER WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD BUY IT AT ANY PRICE STOP WE RECEIVED HER
NEW FALL LIST TODAY WHICH HAS THREE VERY PROMISING PIECES OF MATERIAL
BY IMPORTANT WRITERS ON IT AND I AM PARTICULARLY ANXIOUS TO KEEP IN
THE CLEAR WITH HER ON ABOVE PROPERTY FOR FUTURE DEALS STOP MY
ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS PROPERTY HAS NEVER WAVERED THE SLIGHTEST BIT STOP
I WOULD HAVE HESITATED TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER BARAGE ON THIS IF YOU HADNT
ECPRESSED OPINION TO REMIND ME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT THE NEXT TIME WE
TALKED ON THE TELEPHONE STOP IF YOU HAVE ANYONE AT THE STUDIO OTHER
THAN THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY READ THIS BOOK THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
READ IT OVER THE WEEKEND AND COULD SAY TO ME YOU WOULD GIVE ME A
DEFINITE ANSWER ON MONDAY I FEEL SURE THAT I CAN HOLD OFF ANY DIFINITE
COMMITMENTS TO ANY OTHER COMPANY STOP I AM SURE YOU HAVE CONSIDRERE
H JEAN ARTHUR FOR THIS U BUT IF YOU HAVENT SHE WOULD BE
SWELL STOP
NO NEED TO ANSWER THIS UNTIL TOMORROW
END KB
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Frank Capra's favorite actress, Jean Arthur, started in films during the silent era. But her husky voice, her versatility and adeptness at comedy had, by 1936, made her a top attraction. Some of her recent films were The Most Precious Thing In Life, 1934, Diamond Jim and The Whole Town's Talking, 1935, and Mr. Deeds Goes To Town, 1936.
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