Once bought for $20, 'Gone With The Wind' dress sold for $137,000 at auction

by CNN20 April 2015 Last updated at 10:19 AM

The outfit worn in several scenes of the 1939 film
The outfit worn in several scenes of the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind" by Vivien Leigh as she played Scarlett O'Hara

VTV.vn - A dress worn by Vivien Leigh as she played Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With The Wind" has fetched $137,000 at an auction.

That's a pretty healthy profit for the collector who bought the outfit decades ago for a mere $20 as it was on the verge of being tossed out.

The outfit, a gray two-piece ensemble, was sold at an auction in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday, according to Heritage Auctions .

It was the most sought after item among roughly 150 pieces of "Gone With The Wind" memorabilia on sale in the auction. They come from the huge collection amassed by James Tumblin, who used to work at Universal Studios.

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