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AliciaHuberman59 — 15 years ago(August 25, 2010 01:29 PM)

I think Ava would have made a GREAT Scarlett.

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"Ava would have been great [as would Elizabeth Taylor] if GONE WITH THE WIND had been made in the 1950s."
Agreed!! Liz was good in Raintree County, which mirrored GWTW a bit.
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Ava would have been great [as would Elizabeth Taylor] if GONE WITH THE WIND had been made in the 1950s.

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Ava was too young at the time to play Scarlett, plus she did not have that snootiness Scarlett had. Vivien Leigh mastered that role and was perfect for it. I think Ava would have been as good as Liz Taylor in Cleopatra though. Ironically, she was too old for that one.
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Ava had green eyes, just like Scarlett
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Well, Scarlett is sixteen at the beginning of the book.
And I think Ava could have been successfully "aged" later in the film.
But of course she wasn't in Hollywood at the time.
If she had been - and had undergone the training and "pruning" she underwent upon her arrival to Hollywood - I think she would have been a very serious contender all the more so because they wanted a relatively unknown face.

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Yes in 1939 Ava was what, 17 ? Too young to play Scarlett.Vivien was more mature and sophisticated. And she was already 26.
But as for her physical appearance, she ( Ava ) would have been perfect with her luscios black hair and green eyes.

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You mean aside from the fact she was a tad young to play the part?
If it's Gone With the Wind you're talking about.
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Yes, I have always thought the same. Ava would've made a great Scarlett ( although I do love Vivien Leigh).
Unfortunately, Ava was too young when Gone with the wind was shot.

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I prefer Ava to Vivien as a personality, but I can't see it. Maybe I have seen the wrong movies with Ava so far, but I can not see her as Scarlett O'Hara. For me 2000she's lacking this certain arrogance Vivien had.
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