After working in Hollywood for years Clark Gable was chosen to play Rhett Butler for Gone with the Wind but what most movie fans don\u2019t know is that the actor was reluctant to play the role at first, and he even refused to read the script for a time, until he was convinced by his peers that the role was the perfect opportunity for him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gable was also highly sought after by David O. Selznick, one of the most well-known producers of the era, and he after a lengthy meeting with him he said this about David O. Selznick: \u201cI think I know now how a fly must react after being caught in a spider’s web.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

During his time filming Gone with the Wind, Clark Gable developed a longtime friendship with actress Hattie McDaniel, one of his co-stars in the movie. Gable almost didn\u2019t attend the premiere of the movie in Atlanta Georgia because McDaniel was an African American and she wasn\u2019t permitted to attend, but she ultimately persuaded him to go and decades later he was still recognized for that role and considered to be a leading man well into the later years of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n