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Clark Gable He was great friends with actress Hattie McDaniel, and he even slipped her a real alcoholic drink during the scene celebrating the birth of Scarlett and Rhett's daughter Gone with the Wind 1939 He tried to boycott the premiere of Gone with the Wind in Atlanta, Georgia because the African American McDaniel was not permitted to attend. He reportedly only went after she pleaded with him to go. He remained friends with McDaniel, and he always attended her Hollywood parties, especially when she was raising funds during World War II.