The legendary 1939 role Bette Davis couldn’t believe she wasn’t offered: “It was insanity”When we think of those legendary actors who defined the Hollywood Golden Age, it’s hard not to see Bette Davis‘ big, round eyes and her short blonde hair. And she couldn’t believe that she hadn’t secured a certain movie that proved to be one of the biggest hits in cinema history. You might have thought that Davis could get anything that she wanted, being as famous as she was, but not everything went her way. Davis was gutted because she thought she was the “perfect” actor for the role. Leigh would win ‘Best Actress’ at the Academy Awards for her performance as Scarlett, beating Davis, who was nominated for her role in Dark Victory.