article_snippet.sent: Scarlett O'Hara was one of more than 150 items that were part of the private collection of James Tumblin, formerly in charge of the hair and makeup department at Universal Studios.
article_snippet.sent: Tumblin began collecting onscreen costumes, props and behind-the-scenes artifacts from the 1939 film Gone With The Wind by Vivien Leigh as she played Scarlett O'Hara in the 1960s, amassing a collection of more than 300,000 pieces of memorabilia.
article_snippet.sent: Tumblin has 'devoted Tumblin life and efforts to promoting Hollywood and the 1939 film Gone With The Wind by Vivien Leigh as she played Scarlett O'Hara, touring Tumblin items throughout the United States,' said Kathleen Guzman, managing director of Heritage Auctions.
article_snippet.sent: Gone With The Wind, which celebrated its 75th anniversary last year, was based on Margaret Mitchell's 1936 best-selling book about a spoiled Old South socialite, played by Vivien Leigh, and co-starred Clark gable as Rhett Butler .
article_snippet.sent: Gone With The Wind, which celebrated its 75th anniversary last yearlast year, was based on Margaret Mitchell's 1936 best-selling book about a spoiled Old South socialite.