Since You Went Away (1944) remains one of Hollywood’s most tender wartime epics, a film that reunited American audiences around hope at a moment when the world felt unbearably fragile. Produced by David O. Selznick in the thick of World War II, the film brought together an extraordinary ensemble—Claudette Colbert as the quietly heroic mother holding her family together, Jennifer Jones in one of her most heartfelt early performances, Shirley Temple transitioning from child star to young actress,