This series tells the story of Hollywood's most important year, revealing beneath the glamour a world of secrets and scandals. With special access to a cast of family members, close friends and experts including Stephen Fry, Lorna Luft (Judy Garland's daughter), Tarquin Olivier (Laurence Olivier's son), Peter Bogdanovich (director) Rosalyn Wilder (Judy Garland's assistant) and Kevin John Goff (Hattie McDaniel's great-grandnephew). They'll unravel the stories of stars like Judy Garland, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Hattie McDaniel, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh who starred in the biggest movies of 1939, including The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind.
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
This two-part documentary series explores 1939, the greatest year in Hollywood history, telling the behind-the-scenes stories of films like Gone With The Wind, Wuthering Heights, Stagecoach and The Wizard of Oz.
