Vivien Leigh Life story


Vivien Leigh, styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her definitive performances as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind and ...

David Tennant celebrates 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio

David Tennant celebrates 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio
Nov 7,2023 8:41 pm

... Renowned actors have been in his shoes; famously Lord Olivier was Macbeth to Vivien Leigh s Lady Macbeth in 1955, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench had their turn in 1976 and Sir Antony Sher and Dame Harriet Walter in 1999...

Charlie Watts' book collection to be auctioned

Charlie Watts' book collection to be auctioned
Jul 9,2023 10:10 pm

... Fitzgerald dedicated the book to MGM Screenwriter Harold Goldman, with whom he worked on the 1938 Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh comedy A Yank In Oxford...

Rihanna, Lizzo and Marilyn Monroe shine in V& A's Diva exhibition

Rihanna, Lizzo and Marilyn Monroe shine in V& A's Diva exhibition
Jun 20,2023 12:41 pm

... Designed by Christian Dior, this dress was worn by double Oscar winner Vivien Leigh in 1958...

Leslie Phillips obituary: The comedy Casanova who made it to Hogwarts

Leslie Phillips obituary: The comedy Casanova who made it to Hogwarts
Nov 8,2022 8:21 am

... He also worked in the box office and as an aide for stars such as Vivien Leigh...

Merle Oberon: India's forgotten Hollywood star

Merle Oberon: India's forgotten Hollywood star
Apr 16,2022 4:10 am

... She was reportedly picked over Vivien Leigh, another India-born actress, because the team behind the film felt she was a bigger name, Sen says...

Gone with the Wind-away from the HBO-Max

Gone with the Wind-away from the HBO-Max
Jun 10,2020 12:11 pm

...Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel both won Oscars for their work in the film - Gone with the Wind has HBO Max placed the following calls for you to be away from the US streaming service...

Clive James obituary: 'A man of substance'

Clive James obituary: 'A man of substance'
Feb 16,2020 8:38 am

... He was later allowed to change his name when, according to his autobiography, Vivien Leigh s appearance in Gone With the Wind meant the name would forever be seen as female, no matter what the spelling...

Awkward questions about slavery, the tourists in the South

Awkward questions about slavery, the tourists in the South
Feb 16,2020 6:48 am

... Gone with the Wind s Scarlett O hara (played by Vivien Leigh), and their archetypal black maid, Mammy (Hattie McDaniel) centuries of slavery, followed by decades of institutional oppression, according to Sims, has reinforced the old stories that the black Americans as second-class citizens ...

Vivien Leigh Photos

Related Persons

Next Profile ❯