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- Vivien Leigh refused to make the vomiting sounds that Scarlett had to make in the "As god is my witness...." scene at the end of part one. They were made by Olivia de Havilland. Another version of the story says that Leigh tried to do it, but was unable to produce a convincing enough sound, so de Havilland had to make the sounds. Either way, de Havilland made the sounds, not Leigh.
- Viven Leigh worked for 125 days and received about $25,000, while Clark Gable worked for 71 days and received over $120,000.
- Just a few of the actresses who tested for the role of Scarlett include Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Claudette Colbert, Olivia de Havilland, and, believe it or not, Lucille Ball.
- Margaret Mitchell wrote her novel between 1926 and 1929. In her early drafts, the main character was named "Pansy O'Hara" and the O'Hara plantation we know as Tara was called "Fountenoy Hall."
- A few of Mitchell's working titles for the novel included Tomorrow is Another Day , Not in Our Stars , Bugles Sang True , and Tote the Weary Load .
- Selznick asked Alfred Hitchcock for help with the scene in which the women wait for the men from the raid on Shantytown and Melanie reads David Copperfield . Hitchcock delivered a precise treatment, complete with descriptions of shots and camera angles. Hitchcock wanted to show Rhett, Ashley etc. outside the house, dodging the Union soldiers. He also wanted an exchange of meaningful glances between Melanie and Rhett inside the house. Virtually nothing of this treatment was used.
- Rhett was not allowed to say, on film, "Maybe you'll have a miscarriage" right before Scarlett falls down the stairs; the line is changed to "Maybe you'll have an accident."
- Vivien Leigh reportedly did not like kissing Clark Gable because she said that he had excessively bad breath.
- When Scarlett receives the letter that her husband Charles has died, the letter is signed by Wade Hampton. In Margaret Mitchell's book, Wade Hampton is the name of Scarlett and Charles' son (the character was not used in the movie). It is explained that the first born son would be named after the father's commander. Hence, the name signing the letter.
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