Girls Tested for the Role of Scarlett

	GIRLS TESTED FOR THE ROLE OF SCARLETT
	Name	Where From	Date Tested
Tallulah Bankhead Edith Marrener later changed her name to Susan Hayward Paulette Goddard Frances Dee	Louise Platt	New York City	September 28, 1936	Louise Platt in "Captain Caution"
	Talullah Bankhead	New York City	December 22, 1936
	Mrs. J.H. Whitney	New York City	April 5, 1937
	Lynn Merrill	New York City	May 24, 1937
	Linda Watkins	New York City	June 3, 1937
	Susan Fox	New York City	June 3, 1937
	Adele Longmire	New Orleans; New York City	August 18, 1937	Linda Watkins
	Haila Stoddard	New York City	November 9-10, 1937
	Diana Forrest	New York City	November 9-10, 1937
	Edith Marrener	New York City; Hollywood	Dec. 2, 1937; Dec. 6, 1937
	Linda Lee	New York City	December 13, 1937	Anita Louise Margaret Tallichet
	Dorothy Mathews	New York City	December 13, 1937
	Ardis Ankerson	New York City	February 4, 1938
	Paulette Goddard	Hollywood	February 9, 1938 Feb. 12, Feb. 19 Nov. 8-9-11, Dec. 8, Dec 20-21, 1938
	Terry Ray	Hollywood	Feb. 9-12-19, 1938
	Anita Louise	Hollywood	Feb. 10, March 21-22-23, 1938
	Em Bowles Locker	Richmond, Va.	Feb. 15, 1938
	Margaret Tallichet	Hollywood	March 19, 21-22-23, 1938
	Frances Dee	Hollywood	March 24, 1938
	Nancy Coleman	Hollywood	Sept. 29, October 1, 1938
	Shirley Logan	Hollywood	Sept. 29; Oct. 7, 1938

Marcella Martin	Name	Page 2 Where From	Date Tested
	Doris Jordan	New York; Hollywood	October 17, 1938
	Marcella Martin	New York; Hollywood	Oct. 17, 1938 Nov. 18, Nov. 29, Dec. 8, 1938	Lana Turner
	Fleurette DeBussy	New York City	October 17, 1938
	Austine McDonnel	New York City	October 17, 1938
	Mary Ray	Hollywood	Nov. 8-9, 1938
	Lana Turner	Hollywood	Nov. 17-18, 1938
Jean Arthur	Dianna Barrymore	New York City	November 24, 1938	Joan Bennett
	Jean Arthur	Hollywood	December 17, 1938
	Joan Bennett	Hollywood	December 20, 1938
	Vivien Leigh	London; Hollywood	Dec. 21-22, 1938



	GIRLS SUGGESTED FOR SCARLETT BUT WHOSE TESTS WERE GENERAL
	Katharine Aldridge	New York City	October 17, 1938
	Lyn Swann	New York City	Dec. 27, 1938

Exhibit design by Steve L. Wilson

Harry Ransom CenterThe University of Texas at Austin