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Show Hi Leigh, Hi Lo, Vivien To Be Scarlett HOLLTWOOD, Jan. I( Iff . Vivien Leigh, th young English aetreaa, whe will play tha part af tha southern lass. Scarlett OHar. In th crn dramatisation of "Gone With tha Wind." was -terribly nervous" today but at tha fame time "grateful beyond words." She waa algnad to tha role laat night for which a boat of actraaaea and socialite have been mentioned. Today aha waa atill a littla bewildered, bewil-dered, but full of determination t make a success of th moet-dka-cuaaed feminine part la motion picture pic-ture In years. Mis Leigh, wha pronounce It Lee. confided that aha had looked forward to aittlna in an audience, end watching "Gone With th Wind" unfold on tha screen. "I cam over her aa a holiday, little dreaming I would be so terribly ter-ribly lucky." aha amlled. "I am grateful beyond words at tha tremendous tre-mendous confidence plaoed In me, and my fondeat ambition la to make good. If I can. It will be tha great-eat great-eat aatiafactlon of my Ufa. Producer David O. Selinlck, announcing an-nouncing the choice, aald ha had kept hia original promise "to cast a girl who wa not Identified la th mind of th publle with other role, and who was a physical counterpart coun-terpart of tha original Scarlett." Score of actresses and nonprofessionals nonpro-fessionals were considered for the part, talent scouts aearching In all parts of th country, aapaclally th south. Even early thla week Paul-ette Paul-ette Goddard and Jean Arthur were considered atrong eonteadera. The final cholc wa baaed upon film teat mad by George Cukor, who will direct th picture. Selinlck aald when Mis Leigh appeared at tha atudio he waa immediately im-mediately Impreaaed by hr phyl-cal phyl-cal resemblance to tha Scarlett af Margaret Mitchell best feller. She la five feet three, weigh 103 pounds, has green eyes, brown hair with a touch of red, and a pointed chin. |