Where are all the Oscar statues from GWTW?
With regard to the Oscars, Vivien Leigh’s Oscar for Scarlett was sold in New York a few years back to an anonymous buyer for $200,000+. I have never heard who actually bought it. I assume Vivien Leigh’s daughter Suzanne Holman Farrington permitted the sale as it most likely was in her possession. I read a few years back in a biography of Hattie McDaniel called “Hattie” that her Oscar plaque (supporting winners until 1943 were given small Oscar plaques instead of full-size Oscars) was stolen from somewhere where she had donated it. At the time of the biography’s date, 1990 or 1991, it had not been recovered. These need to be on display somewhere if people would quit thinking of themselves and think of the legions of GWTW fans who would cherish seeing these remarkable items. David O. Selznick’s Oscars for GWTW and “Rebecca” are at the Selznick Archives in Texas. David O. Selznick’s Best Picture Oscar for “GWTW” was auctioned off in June 1999 by Sotheby’s of New York. The winning bid of $
