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    Vivien Leigh Biography: The Controversial Life of Vivien Leigh, Her Relationship with Herbert Leigh Holman, Laurence Olivier and More
    Vivien Leigh Biography: The Controversial Life of Vivien Leigh, Her Relationship with Herbert Leigh Holman, Laurence Olivier and More
    Vivien Leigh Biography: The Controversial Life of Vivien Leigh, Her Relationship with Herbert Leigh Holman, Laurence Olivier and More
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    Vivien Leigh Biography: The Controversial Life of Vivien Leigh, Her Relationship with Herbert Leigh Holman, Laurence Olivier and More

    By Chris Dicker

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    Vivien Leigh has been a very talented British actress. Vivien's secret weapon was a combination of beauty, romance, glamour, especially in the Oscar-winning performances in "Gone With the Wind" and "Streetcar Named Desire." She has inspired many of the greatest visionaries: Laurence Olivier, Winston Churchill and Christian Dior. Her legendary performances include the fictional character Scarlett O'Hara from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel "Gone With the Wind," in fact this is where it all got started for her. It practically made Leigh a big name overnight.

    In this biography, you'll embark on a journey from Vivien's birth in India to prominence in British movies, her love affair with Laurence Olivier while both were married, through to her death in 1967.

    Vivien Leigh was the most celebrated women of the twentieth century, an engrossing adventure of success, struggles, and triumphs. She also had some controversial situations in her life related to mental illness (bipolar disorder), mania, including tuberculosis and several divorces.

    Vivien has witnessed the World War II where her house in London was completely destroyed from the warfare. Still, she wanted to help the unfortunate by raising people's spirits and entertaining in local theatres through her work. Vivien Leigh's work marked the beginning of the classical Hollywood era during the 1930s, known as the pinnacle of Hollywood film history.

    If you want to learn more about this legendary British actress and what made her successful, grab your copy now!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigital Publishing Group
    Release dateJun 10, 2018
    ISBN9780463681763
    Vivien Leigh Biography: The Controversial Life of Vivien Leigh, Her Relationship with Herbert Leigh Holman, Laurence Olivier and More
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    Chris Dicker

    I love writing biographies about celebrities (dead or alive), because there's so much to learn from those people. Success leaves clues, so I study and write about successful people.

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      Vivien Leigh Biography - Chris Dicker

      Vivien Leigh Biography: The Controversial Life of Vivien Leigh, Her Relationship with Herbert Leigh Holman, Laurence Olivier and More

      Chris Dicker

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Childhood and Early Life

      Vivien and Leigh

      Her Career Begins

      Sir Laurence Olivier

      The Legend of Gone With the Wind

      Vivien’s Mental Illness

      Vivien Becomes Mrs. Olivier

      Another Southern Belle

      Sings of Illness

      Mental and Physical Health Decline

      The Beginning of The End

      The End of Their Marriage

      Vivien Meets Jack Merivale

      The End of Her Life

      Introduction

      When someone thinks of Vivien Leigh, the image that often comes up is that of the stunning southern belle, Scarlett O’Hara, the character she played in the movie, Gone with the wind. In the film, her costumes, green eyes, dark hair and amazing facial features were almost too beautiful to look at, and she possessed a certain presence that left everyone in the room spellbound by her charm. The two great loves of her life, Sir Laurence Olivier, and the theater remained a significant influence on her until the day she died. Fascination with her most famous character, Scarlett O'Hara, still, to this day, resonates with film lovers of all ages. She made an enormous impact in Hollywood first with Scarlett O’Hara, then with the role of Blanche DuBois in the movie, A streetcar named desire.

      The roles Vivien played are still timeless. She was a kind and gentle soul. Vivien

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