 Among the many famous actress considered for the part of Scarlett  were Jean Arthur (I) (qv), Lucille Ball (qv),  Tallulah Bankhead (qv), Bette Davis (qv),  Claudette Colbert (qv), Joan Crawford (I) (qv),  Paulette Goddard (qv), Katharine Hepburn (qv),  Olivia de Havilland (qv), Carole Lombard (I) (qv),  Norma Shearer (qv), Barbara Stanwyck (qv), and  Margaret Sullavan (qv). Bankhead (an authentic "Southern Belle"  from Alabama) was the clear front