Patrick Stewart recalls an amazing story about the time he watched Gone With the Wind with the movie's original Oscar-winning star Vivien Leigh.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Patrick Stewart recalls watching Gone With the Wind with the star of the 1939 classic. He’s best known today as the star of Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men, but long before taking on his iconic roles in genre TV and films, Stewart tackled a very different kind of acting, appearing in Shakespearian drama on the British stage.
Appearing recently on Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Picard star Stewart recalled one particular encounter with Leigh, which saw him sitting next to the renowned actor during a screening of her most famous film, Gone With the Wind. Stewart told O’Brien about Leigh’s poignant reaction to watching the movie, and recalled the polite way she excused herself from the screening, which she found emotionally overwhelming.
I was sitting on one side of her and her gorgeous boyfriend was sitting on the other side of her wearing a fabulous expensive suit. I saw that she was touching her face quite often, and then finally she turned to me and she took my hand and she said “Patrick, I'm going to have to leave. This is so upsetting. You see, so many of these lovely people I worked with are dead and it's upsetting me so much. So thanks for sharing this. I hope you enjoy the night.
Patrick Stewart Is Now A Legend, Just Like Vivien Leigh Leigh famously was an unknown actor when she landed the role of Scarlett O’Hara, beating out more established Hollywood stars like Bette Davis and Paulette Godard. The gamble of casting Leigh paid off for producer David O. Selznick, as she went on to give one of the great performances of classic Hollywood, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Gone With the Wind has of course undergone a reassessment over the years, and today is considered a deeply problematic film. Leigh’s work however continues to be acclaimed, as audiences still recognize the emotional power she brought to her performance as the indomitable Scarlett. Stewart’s story of sitting beside Leigh as she was brought to tears by the overwhelming experience of revisiting the film is truly touching, and also demonstrates just how long Stewart himself has been in the business.
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