The plan had been for the Americans to discover an unknown for the lead female role but no-one had Miss Leigh's screen magic.

"May it please the court, I'm willing to act as Miss Leigh's guardian."

Any surplus, of course, should go to Miss Leigh.

Of Leigh, Taylor said, "Miss Leigh was simply great in her role, and she made me look better."

Olivier passed this information on to Miss Leigh, who became hellbent on getting the part.

Miss Leigh was soon at his side.

Some critics thought Miss Leigh even better in this poignant film than in the earlier "Gone With the Wind."

Miss Leigh also complained in her letters of Gable's bad breath due to his dentures.

One of the parishioners, Miss Leigh, had mixed feelings about the church remaining a memorial.

Miss Leigh, in the midst of a tumultuous affair with Laurence Olivier, was not amused.