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Who is Vivien?
So who is Vivien Leigh anyhow? That's what I'm going to tell ya..
She was the Original Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind.
She was the mother of Suzanne.
She was the 1st Lady Olivier.
She was an Amazing Actress.
She battled Manic Depression.
She had Chronic TB.
She was an Oscar Winner for best Actress in GWTW.
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Pictures, Pictures & More Pictures of Vivien.
Why I love Vivian Leigh
She showed the modern ladies of today how to work their feminine wiles. In her role of Scarlett she has enough gump & back bone to standup on her own, even when the world seems against her! The lady carries herself with such grace & charm.She was strong enough to withstand 2 divorces & a miscarriage.
My best friend & I always used to say she was our role model in high school. Ladies - Learn how to carry yourself with conviction, grace & charm. Take Notes - she'll teach you.
Last, but not least... She is an Amazing Actress.
Everything you ever wanted to know about Vivien Leigh....
Born: 5-Nov-1913
Birthplace: Darjeeling, India
Died: 8-Jul-1967
Location of death: London, England
Cause of death: Tuberculosis
Remains: Cremated, Cremated in London, ashes scattered at Tickerage Mill, Sussex
Gender: Female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actress
Nationality: English
Family
Mother: Gertrude Mary Yackjee
Father: Ernest Hartley
Siblings: None
1st Husband: Herbert Leigh Holman
(m. 20th Dec-1932, div. Feb-1940, one daughter)
Daughter: Suzanne (b. 12-Oct-1933)
2nd Husband: Laurence Olivier
(m. 31st Aug-1940, div. 2-Dec-1960)
Boyfriend: Peter Finch (1948-53)
Boyfriend: Jack Merivale
Irish Ancestry
English Ancestry
Other Interesting Facts:
She was a smoker & a drinker.
She spoke 4 languages.
She spoke both French and German, allowing her to dub her own films when they were translated to foreign markets.
Her favorite flower was the White Rose.
She loved doing Crossword Puzzles.
She adored Cats.
She had lovely dark brown hair, but loved wearing her stage wigs.
One of her greatest acting skills was crying on cue. She could do this repeatedly for many takes, shedding real tears for the camera.
Scarlett O'Hara might have been played by an actress called 'April Morn', a stage name she briefly considered before settling on Vivien Leigh.
Was offered the supporting role of Isabella in Wuthering Heights (1939), but decided to gamble and hold out for the lead role of Cathy. Director William Wyler thought she was crazy to pass up the opportunity, telling her, "You will never get a better part than Isabella for an American debut." Shortly after, she landed the plum role of Scarlett O'Hara.
Measurements: 32A/B-23-33 (during Gone with the Wind (1939)). (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Had an affair with actor Peter Finch that nearly ended her marriage to Laurence Olivier. The movie The V.I.P.s (1963) is based on an incident from Leigh's and Olivier's marriage, when she was about to leave him for Finch but Olivier wooed her back.
Was obsessed with hiding her large hands. Gloves were a favorite cover-up, she owned more than 150 pairs.
Illnesses: Manic Depression, Chronich TB
High School: Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton, England
Awards She Won:
Oscar for Best Actress 1940 for Gone with the Wind
Oscar for Best Actress 1952 for A Streetcar Named Desire
Tony in 1963 for Tovarich
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6773 Hollywood Blvd.
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Ship of Fools (29-Jul-1965)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (28-Dec-1961)
The Deep Blue Sea (13-Oct-1955)
A Streetcar Named Desire (18-Sep-1951)
Anna Karenina (22-Jan-1948)
Caesar and Cleopatra (11-Dec-1945)
That Hamilton Woman (3-Apr-1941)
Waterloo Bridge (17-May-1940)
Gone with the Wind (15-Dec-1939)
Sidewalks of London (18-Oct-1938)
A Yank at Oxford (18-Feb-1938)
Storm in a Teacup (25-Feb-1937)
Dark Journey (30-Jan-1937)
Fire Over England (8-Jan-1937)
Vivien Leigh at a Glance
Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier (5 November 1913 - 8 July 1967), was an English actress. She won two Academy Awards for playing "southern belles": Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), a role she had also played on stage in London's West End.
She was a prolific stage performer, frequently in collaboration with her husband, Laurence Olivier, who directed her in several of her roles. During her thirty-year stage career, she played parts that ranged from the heroines of Noël Coward and George Bernard Shaw comedies to cl...
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Movies Vivien was in...
If you haven't seen these movie's be sure to check them out & watch them. Vivien really is an Amazing Actress!!!
Gone with the Wind (Four-Disc Collector's Edition)
A wonderful movie that needs no introduction. If y more...1 point
Waterloo Bridge
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![Caesar and Cleopatra (1946, Vivien Leigh) [ Import, ALL Regions]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CXFAh2-JL._SL75_.jpg)
Caesar and Cleopatra (1946, Vivien Leigh) [ Import, ALL Regions]
Cleopatra hasn't been on the throne of the pharoah more...0 points
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
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Snipets From Vivien's Life...
Vivien Leigh on Flickr
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Io e Vivien
anna karenina - watc...
Vivien Leigh
Quotes of Vivien...
"I'm not a film star, I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity. "
"My first husband and I are still good friends and there is no earthly reason why I should not see him. Larry and I are very much in love. "
"My parents were French and Irish and our family even has Spanish blood-and I do so love the United States and consider myself part American. "
"You know the passage where Scarlett voices her happiness that her mother is dead, so that she can't see what a bad girl Scarlett has become? Well, that's me. "
"It's much easier to make people cry than to make them laugh"
"My birth sign is Scorpio and they eat themselves up and burn themselves out. I swing between happiness and misery. I am part prude and part nonconformist. I say what I think and I don't pretend and I am prepared to accept the consequences of my actions."
"Some critics saw fit to say that I was a great actress. I thought that was a foolish, wicked
thing to say because it put such an Onus and such a responsibility onto me, which I wasn't able to carry."
"I cannot let well enough alone. I get restless. I have to be doing different things. I am a very impatient person and headstrong."
"I hope I've one thing that Scarlett never had. A sense of humor. I want some joy out of life. And she had one thing I hope I never have. Selfish egotism."
Vivien's Salary History...
Waterloo Bridge (1940) - 100,000
A Street Car Named Desire (1951) - 100,000
Shout Out For Vivien Leigh!
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The new book of Vivien Leigh has been released and can be found here:
http://www.vivienleighbio.com/
Posted August 20, 2008
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Billco
Interesting lens you've written. Great work. I've just created a lens focusing on autographs from Gone With the Wind. Posted July 31, 2008 |
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Marc3ll
Not much that i know about her yet interesting topic you brought there. Nice lens. Posted January 07, 2008 |
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WVaTumbleweed
Feel free to speak your mind about Vivling... Posted January 04, 2008 |
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