A dress worn by Vivien Leigh when she played Scarlett O'Hara in the classic 1939 film Gone With the Wind has fetched $ 137,000 at auction . Heritage Auctions offered the gray jacket and skirt , featuring a black zigzag applique , plus more than 150 other items from the Academy Award-winning film at auction on Saturday in Beverly Hills , California . The dress - a jacket and full skirt ensemble - was worn in several key scenes in the 1939 movie , including when Scarlett O'Hara encounters Rhett Butler , played by Clark Gable , and when she gets attacked in the shanty town . Scroll down for video . An outfit worn in several scenes of the 1939 film Gone With The Wind by Vivien Leigh as she played Scarlett O'Hara sold for $ 137,000 at auction on Saturday . The dress - a jacket and full skirt ensemble - was worn in several key scenes in the 1939 movie but has suffered a little with age and has faded to light gray from original slate blue-gray color . The outfit has suffered a little with age , however . When Leigh wore it in the movie , it was slate blue-gray but over the years it has faded to light gray . It 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 . Tumblin began collecting onscreen costumes , props and behind-the-scenes artifacts from the film in the 1960s , amassing a collection of more than 300,000 pieces of memorabilia . During a visit to the Western Costume Company he spotted the Scarlett O'Hara dress on the floor . He learned that the dress was about to be thrown away and negotiated a deal to buy it for $ 20 . Tumblin has 'devoted his life and efforts to promoting Hollywood and this film , touring his items throughout the United States , ' said Kathleen Guzman , managing director of Heritage Auctions . 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 . Hattie McDaniel ( left ) , Olivia DeHavilland ( middle ) , and Vivien Leigh : McDaniel famously became the first African-American actor to be nominated for and win an Academy Award . Other top selling items from the auction were a straw hat worn by Leigh that sold for $ 52,500 ; the trousers and jacket from a suit worn by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler , selling for $ 55,000 ; and a black bonnet worn by both Leigh and Olivia De Havilland as Melanie Wilkes , which fetched $ 30,000 . 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 . Actress Hattie McDaniel , who played Scarlett 's devoted nanny Mammy , a slave , famously became the first African-American actor to be nominated for and win an Academy Award .
A jacket and full skirt ensemble worn in several key scenes in the 1939 movie has fetched $ 137,000 at auction . The has faded over time from its original slate blue-gray color to become light gray . Private collection Leigh learned that the dress was about to be thrown out in the 1960s and negotiated a deal to buy it for $ 20 . Other top selling items from the auction were a straw hat worn by James Tumblin that sold for $ 52,500 .