But de Havilland remembered the movie as "one of the happiest experiences I've ever had in my life. She was also famous, not always for the better, as the sister of Fontaine, with whom she had a troubled relationship. De Havilland was among the last of the top screen performers from the studio era, and the last surviving lead from Gone With the Wind. Warner Bros. wanted stage actors for their lavish 1935 production and chose de Havilland to co-star with Mickey Rooney, who played Puck. "I wanted to be a stage actress," she recalled.
Source: CBC News July 26, 2020 18:11 UTC