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Vivien Leigh (/ l iː / LEE; born Vivian Mary Hartley; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967), styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress. After completing her drama school education, Leigh appeared in small roles in four films in 1935 and progressed to the role of heroine in Fire Over England (1937).
Vivien Leigh in 1948 Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando in the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire. British actress Vivien Leigh (1913–1967) was born in Darjeeling, India; her family returned to England when she was six years old.
Suzanne Farrington (née Holman; 12 October 1933 – 1 March 2015) was the only child of British actress Vivien Leigh and her first husband, Herbert Leigh Holman. Upon her mother's death, Farrington was bequeathed her mother's papers, including her letters, photographs, contracts and diaries.
Purchased from the Vivien Leigh estate, the archive complements a collection of the star's belongings that were auctioned by Sotheby's on Sept. 26, largely comprising photos, furniture and ...
The Right Honourable The Lord Olivier OM Olivier in 1972 Born Laurence Kerr Olivier (1907-05-22) 22 May 1907 Dorking, Surrey, England Died 11 July 1989 (1989-07-11) (aged 82) Ashurst, West Sussex, England Alma mater Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art Occupations Actor director producer Spouses Jill Esmond (m. 1930; div. 1940) Vivien Leigh (m. 1940; div. 1960) Joan Plowright (m ...
She later divorced him and in 1961, married Laurence Olivier shortly after the end of his twenty-year marriage to the actress Vivien Leigh. Plowright and Olivier had three children together. [12] Both daughters became actresses. [13] The couple remained married until Olivier's death in 1989.
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Vivien Leigh's subsequent Oscar-winning portrayal of southern belle Blanche DuBois on stage and in the 1951 film adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire has drawn comparison to her performance as Scarlett. [18] The role was coincidentally originally written for Tallulah Bankhead, who had also auditioned for the Scarlett O'Hara role.