Vivien LeighVivien Leigh (November 5, 1913–July 7, 1967) was an English actress who was born Vivian Mary Hartley in Darjeeling, India. She and her parents later moved to England, where young Leigh grew up. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Roehampton, England, along with fellow actress-to-be Maureen O'Sullivan. She was married in 1932 to Herbert Leigh Holman, and they had a daughter, Suzanne, in 1933. Leigh's career began on the stage. Her first play was The Green Sash, though it was Mask of Virtue that really brought her to stardom. In 1935, she began her film career with such movies as The Village Squire, Things are Looking Up, and Look Up and Laugh. Leigh is best known, however, for her role of Scarlett O'Hara in the American film Gone With the Wind (1939), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1940, Leigh arranged for a divorce from Holman and married British theatre star Laurence Olivier. The pair had met in 1935 and had begun a rather public love affair. At the time, both were married (Olivier to actress Jill Esmond who was pregnant when the affair began). In 1944, the actress was diagnosed as having a tuberculosis patch on her left lung. Though she continued her career with such plays as Thornton Wilder's Skin of Our Teeth, and the 1946 film Caesar and Cleopatra, her illness was getting worse. In 1951, however, Leigh won a second Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. By the early 1960s Leigh had suffered two miscarriages, and the severity of the tuberculosis was incapacitating. She had also been plagued by manic-depression for some time, which was believed to be a factor in the failure to cure her ailment. In 1960, she and Olivier divorced on supposedly friendly terms. Leigh continued to keep a framed photograph of him on her bedside table, even while living with her companion, actor John Merivale. Joan Plowright, third wife and widow of Olivier, later claimed that during much of Olivier's marriage to Leigh he was having a longterm homosexual relationship with the American actor Danny Kaye. The actress died of chronic tuberculosis in her London home. She was cremated and her ashes were scattered on the lake at Tickerage Mill, near Blackboys, Sussex, London, England. Leigh has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6773 Hollywood Blvd. Filmography
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Joan Plowright, third wife and widow of Olivier, later claimed that during much of Olivier's marriage to Leigh he was having a longterm homosexual relationship with the American actor Danny Kaye. The Man Next Door (1997). Leigh continued to keep a framed photograph of him on her bedside table, even while living with her companion, actor John Merivale. The Haunted (1979). In 1960, she and Olivier divorced on supposedly friendly terms. French Quarter (1977). She had also been plagued by manic-depression for some time, which was believed to be a factor in the failure to cure her ailment. Castle of Evil (1966). By the early 1960s Leigh had suffered two miscarriages, and the severity of the tuberculosis was incapacitating. Fort Dobbs (1958). In 1951, however, Leigh won a second Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. The Tall Stranger (1957). Though she continued her career with such plays as Thornton Wilder's Skin of Our Teeth, and the 1946 film Caesar and Cleopatra, her illness was getting worse. Story of Mankind, The (1957). In 1944, the actress was diagnosed as having a tuberculosis patch on her left lung. The Big Land (1957). At the time, both were married (Olivier to actress Jill Esmond who was pregnant when the affair began). The Proud Ones (1956). The pair had met in 1935 and had begun a rather public love affair. Great Day in the Morning (1956). In 1940, Leigh arranged for a divorce from Holman and married British theatre star Laurence Olivier. Pearl of the South Pacific (1955). Leigh is best known, however, for her role of Scarlett O'Hara in the American film Gone With the Wind (1939), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress. The Silver Chalice (1954). In 1935, she began her film career with such movies as The Village Squire, Things are Looking Up, and Look Up and Laugh. King Richard and the Crusaders (1954). Her first play was The Green Sash, though it was Mask of Virtue that really brought her to stardom. She's Back on Broadway (1953). Leigh's career began on the stage. The Iron Mistress (1952). She was married in 1932 to Herbert Leigh Holman, and they had a daughter, Suzanne, in 1933. She's Working Her Way Through College (1952). She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Roehampton, England, along with fellow actress-to-be Maureen O'Sullivan. Along the Great Divide (1951). She and her parents later moved to England, where young Leigh grew up. (1951). Vivien Leigh (November 5, 1913–July 7, 1967) was an English actress who was born Vivian Mary Hartley in Darjeeling, India. Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. Ship of Fools (1965). The Flame and the Arrow (1950). Stone (1961). Backfire (1950). The Roman Spring of Mrs. White Heat (1949). The Deep Blue Sea (1955). Colorado Territory (1949). A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Flaxy Martin (1949). Anna Karenina (1947). Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948). Caeser and Cleopatra (1945). A Song Is Born (1948). That Hamilton Woman (1941). The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947). Waterloo Bridge (1940). The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Gone With the Wind (1939). The Kid from Brooklyn (1946). Martins Lane (1938). Wonder Man (1945). St. The Princess and the Pirate (1944). A Yank At Oxford (1938). Jack London (1943). Twenty-One Days (1937). It can be found at 1751 Vine Street. Storm In A Teacup (1937). Mayo got a star on the Walk of Fame for her work in Television. Dark Journey (1937). Her singing voice was always dubbed. Fire Over England (1937). Through the 1950s and 1960s she ended up getting roles in B-movies, often westerns and adventure films, but also some musicals. Look Up And Laugh (1935). Also of interest is her role in The Best Years of Our Lives. Gentleman's Agreement (1935). In 1949's White Heat she gave one of her greatest performances as Verna Jarrett the wife of gangster Cody Jarrett (acted by James Cagney). The Village Squire (1935). With Danny Kaye she made some successful comedies, including: Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947). Things Are Looking Up (1934). She started her career as a dancer, then signed a contract with Samuel Goldwyn and appeared in several of Goldwyn's movies. Louis, Missouri, USA) was an American film actress, real name Virginia Clara Jones . Virginia Mayo (born November 30, 1920, St. |