The book became a great success around the world. It is much more than a love story between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler. It describes the tragic period in American history when American soldiers killed each other in huge numbers. It describes how people bravely rebuilt their lives after such destruction. And it captures the spirit of the Old South and a way of life that forever disappeared after the war.

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh as Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara

The producer David O. Selznick bought the rights to "Gone with the Wind." He spent more than three years working on the movie.

He and his team considered more than one thousand actresses to find the perfect Scarlett O'Hara, including many famous American actresses. By December of nineteen thirty-eight, Selznick was already filming the movie, although he did not have an actress for the main role. Then he met the British actress Vivien Leigh. She won the role of Scarlett O'Hara. At first, Clark Gable did not want the role of Rhett Butler, but later agreed to play the part.

"Gone with the Wind" won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture of nineteen thirty-nine and Best Actress for Vivien Leigh. 

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The Killers

HOST:

The Killers are a band that plays music influenced by rock from the nineteen eighties. The band's third album "Day & Age" is filled with energetic songs that often have unusual words. The band members say this is their most playful album yet and they had great fun making it. Barbarba Klein has more.

BARBARA KLEIN:

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That was the song "Spaceman." Not every rock band sings songs about what it might be like to be seized by space creatures. But this band has imaginative ideas.

The Killers

The band formed in two thousand two in Las Vegas, Nevada. Guitarist David Keuning placed an advertisement in a newspaper asking to meet people interested in forming a rock band. The singer Brandon Flowers answered his ad. So did the drummer Ronnie Vannucci and the bassist Mark Stoermer.

The band's first album "Hot Fuss" became a hit in Europe. Soon the Killers made a deal with a large record company for future albums.

Here is the song "This is Your Life" from "Day & Age."

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Brandon Flowers says he wants people to realize that the Killers are a brave American band. He says the group is thankful for its success and he considers this album as a big thank –you kiss.

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