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    Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

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    "Vivien Leigh: Scarlett & Beyond" is a decent bio of Vivien Leigh, who gave us such a vivid portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara, Blanche DuBois, and appeared with great success in films like "Waterloo Bridge," "That Hamilton Woman," and "Ship of Fools." There are some wonderful clips and photos of the young Leigh, supplied by her daughter Suzanne, as well as home movies of Leigh and Olivier and film clips of early performances. The focus of the bio is her rise to stardom and her love affair and marriage to Laurence Olivier.

    Though there are many references to her mental illness, it seems to be downplayed. It isn't clear why - it certainly wasn't the poor woman's fault that she suffered from manic-depression, but the effects of this were not mentioned: her removal from an airplane, her attempt to run away with actor Peter Finch (the inspiration for the film "The VIPS")

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    The Scarlett O'Hara War

    by elephant • Created 10 years ago • Modified 9 years ago

    AKA: The Making of Gone with the Wind
    When Selznick International bought the rights to Gone with the Wind, which was published just a few months earlier in the summer of , many people desired to be in the movie. Although everyone agreed on Rhett Butler, there was no Scarlett O'Hara. To help promote the movie, David O. Selznick started this "search" for his Scarlett, while he looked towards Hollywood's starlets. Eventually, after a very long search, the part was given to British unknown Vivien Leigh. Although people were against the decision, she proved them all wrong. Vivien Leigh brilliantly portrayed Scarlett in a performance considered one of the greatest. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the film, here are some of the famous women considered for (or desired to be) Scarlett. Also featured are people who were considered for other roles in the movie and some people w

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    Vivien Leigh

    British actress (–)

    Vivien Leigh

    Leigh in Gone with the Wind ()

    Born

    Vivian Mary Hartley


    ()5 November

    Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India

    Died8 July () (aged&#;53)

    Belgravia, London, England

    OccupationActress
    Years&#;active–
    Title
    • Lady Olivier (–)
    • Vivien, Lady Olivier (–)
    Spouses

    • Herbert Leigh Holman

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    • Laurence Olivier

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    PartnerJohn Merivale (–)
    ChildrenSuzanne Farrington
    RelativesGerald Fielding (first cousin)
    Xan Fielding (first cousin once removed)

    Vivien Leigh (LEE; born Vivian Mary Hartley; 5 November – 8 July ), styled as Lady Olivier after , was a British actress. After completing her drama school education, Leigh appeared in small roles in kvartet films in and progressed to the role of heroine in Fire Over England (). She then won the Academy Award for Best A