Lucille Ball Auditioned to Be Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind
Ball appeared on a television special with Bob Hope in 1984 where she revealed that she had once auditioned for the legendary role of Scarlett O’Hara. “Everybody knew it was just a huge publicity gimmick, but I was just a young starlet,” she said, “and when you’re under contract to a studio you do what you’re told to do.”