Today, at Letters of Note, there's a wonderful post about the inclusion of Rhett Butler's famous final line to Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. Producer David O. Selznick was not going to exclude "damn" from "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" without a fight. As generations of viewers know, Selznick prevailed.
Just imagine the film with the final line (which was filmed and previewed), "Frankly my dear, I just don't care."
And yes, I am named after the plantation in the book/movie (my parents also wanted a name that was short enough to be paired with my long last name). The fictional Tara, in turn, is named after the seat of the ancient Irish kings. Jeff and I will be visiting it in a couple of weeks!
Just imagine the film with the final line (which was filmed and previewed), "Frankly my dear, I just don't care."
And yes, I am named after the plantation in the book/movie (my parents also wanted a name that was short enough to be paired with my long last name). The fictional Tara, in turn, is named after the seat of the ancient Irish kings. Jeff and I will be visiting it in a couple of weeks!
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