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Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh (; 5 November – 8 July ; born Vivian Mary Hartley and styled as Lady Olivier after ) was an Englishactress. She is best known for playing Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind in , and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire in Leigh won Academy Awards for both of these roles.
Vivien leigh biography imdb New York: Signet Books, London: Book Club Associates , Retrieved 4 May Archived from the original on 31 OctoberLeigh was born in Darjeeling, Bengal, British India. She was married to Laurence Olivier from to and often acted in plays and movies with him. Olivier was Leigh's second husband. The first was Leigh Holman, and Miss Leigh was still legally married to him when she came to the US to accompany Laurence Olivier who came to Hollywood to star in David O.
Selznick's production of "Rebecca" directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Suzanne farrington Casting a virtually unknown British theater actress in the role of a Southern belle struggling for survival during the American Civil War was risky to say the least—especially considering that Gone with the Wind was already, even in pre-production, one of the most highly anticipated Hollywood pictures of all time. Miss Leigh also complained in her letters of Gable's bad breath due to his dentures. Priestley denounced the play and Leigh's performance; and the critic Kenneth Tynan , who was to make a habit of dismissing her stage performances, [ 82 ] commented that Leigh was badly miscast because British actors were "too well-bred to emote effectively on stage". Finally having secured divorces from their respective spouses, Leigh and Olivier married in , cementing their status as a powerhouse couple in the world of show business.It was lucky that Miss Leigh's agent just happened to be David O. Selznick's brother, Myron. Miss Leigh wrote long letters to her husband then during the shooting of GWTW, complaining about the script, the change of director from George Cukor to Victor Fleming. The change was made at the insistence of Clark Gable, who felt that Cukor was devoting too much time and attention to directing Miss Leigh and her co-star, Olivia de Havilland.
Miss Leigh also complained in her letters of Gable's bad breath due to his dentures.
Vivien leigh biography book Tools Tools. Poor health, including a long battle with tuberculosis, greatly limited her career. Holden, Anthony. The two soon embarked on a highly collaborative and inspired acting relationship—not to mention a very public love affair.When her divorce was final, she married Olivier (she referred to him as her husband until she died, although they had been divorced for many years). Leigh believed that Olivier was the best actor of his (or any) generation, and worked very hard to be worthy of acting with him - on stage, of course. Leigh believed, as did Olivier, that the only place "real" acting took place was on the stage.
Her movie career reflects her lack of enthusiasm for that medium, concentrating instead on acting with Lord Olivier in live theatre. Many critics, however, did not feel that she had the "presence" and vocal prowess that Olivier possessed and her reviews were often (perhaps unfairly) negatively compared to her husband.
Leigh was considered to be beautiful and this sometimes meant that she thought that she was not taken seriously as an actress. However her ill health was often a bigger problem. Leigh suffered from bipolar disorder and often had tuberculosis.
Vivien leigh photo gallery Roosevelt and, on its conclusion, addressed the group, saying, "Gentlemen, I thought this film would interest you, showing great events similar to those in which you have just been taking part. She will forever be remembered as one of the most beautiful and talented actresses in history. Confessions of an Actor On Acting Leigh's friends suggested she take a minor role as a schoolgirl in the film Things Are Looking Up , which was her film debut, albeit uncredited as an extra.These meant that her career went through period of decline and that she was sometimes considered difficult to work with. She died of tuberculosis in London.