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Vivien Leigh

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Original Name
Vivian Mary Hartley
Birth
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Death
8 Jul 1967 (aged 53)
Belgravia, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Her ashes were scattered on the lake at her summer home, Tickerage Mill, near Blackboys, East Sussex, England. Add to Map
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Actress. She was an Academy-Award-winning British actress, who will long be remembered for her lines, "I'll think about that tomorrow," in the film, "Gone With the Wind." After finishing her primary education, she decided to pursue acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at age 18. For the next few years, her career consisted of stage work and small film roles. In 1937, her first marriage with barrister Leigh Holman was dissolved, and she became the love interest of actor Laurence Olivier. She and her first husband had a daughter. It was in that same year she starred in "Dark Journey" with Conrad Veidt and "Fire Over England" with Olivier. It was the latter film that brought her to the attention of David O. Selznick who, in 1938, was searching for the leading lady for the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind". She auditioned for the role and was cast as Scarlett O'Hara, the role which garnered the first Academy Award and possibly made her become known historically. She would often be absent from the public's eye for months, and even years, at a time since she refused to be part of the Hollywood publicity machine. She instead chose to spend time with Olivier, whom she eloped with in 1940. In the next few years, she would make only a few films including "Waterloo Bridge" in 1940, "Caesar and Cleopatra" in 1945, and "Anna Karenina" in 1948. In 1951, she played opposite Marlon Brando in the film "A Streetcar Named Desire," earning a second Academy Award for her performance as Blanche DuBois. Diagnosed with severe bouts of manic-depression, which has been labeled Bipolar Disorder in more recent years, and other chronic and debilitating health issues related to a tubercular patch on her left lung, her performances then became few and far between as she became fragile, suffering emotionally and physically from health problems. She was divorced from Olivier in 1960. Despite her health, she was able to turn in two more well-received performances in the films "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" in 1961 and "Ship of Fools" in 1965, which would be her last film. After that, she performed in various stage performances including "La Contessa" and "Ivanov." Vivien Leigh was found deceased in her London apartment by Jack Merivale, an actor and longtime friend, who became her love interest in her later years.
Actress. She was an Academy-Award-winning British actress, who will long be remembered for her lines, "I'll think about that tomorrow," in the film, "Gone With the Wind." After finishing her primary education, she decided to pursue acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at age 18. For the next few years, her career consisted of stage work and small film roles. In 1937, her first marriage with barrister Leigh Holman was dissolved, and she became the love interest of actor Laurence Olivier. She and her first husband had a daughter. It was in that same year she starred in "Dark Journey" with Conrad Veidt and "Fire Over England" with Olivier. It was the latter film that brought her to the attention of David O. Selznick who, in 1938, was searching for the leading lady for the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind". She auditioned for the role and was cast as Scarlett O'Hara, the role which garnered the first Academy Award and possibly made her become known historically. She would often be absent from the public's eye for months, and even years, at a time since she refused to be part of the Hollywood publicity machine. She instead chose to spend time with Olivier, whom she eloped with in 1940. In the next few years, she would make only a few films including "Waterloo Bridge" in 1940, "Caesar and Cleopatra" in 1945, and "Anna Karenina" in 1948. In 1951, she played opposite Marlon Brando in the film "A Streetcar Named Desire," earning a second Academy Award for her performance as Blanche DuBois. Diagnosed with severe bouts of manic-depression, which has been labeled Bipolar Disorder in more recent years, and other chronic and debilitating health issues related to a tubercular patch on her left lung, her performances then became few and far between as she became fragile, suffering emotionally and physically from health problems. She was divorced from Olivier in 1960. Despite her health, she was able to turn in two more well-received performances in the films "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" in 1961 and "Ship of Fools" in 1965, which would be her last film. After that, she performed in various stage performances including "La Contessa" and "Ivanov." Vivien Leigh was found deceased in her London apartment by Jack Merivale, an actor and longtime friend, who became her love interest in her later years.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1261/vivien-leigh: accessed ), memorial page for Vivien Leigh (5 Nov 1913–8 Jul 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1261; Cremated, Ashes scattered; Maintained by Find a Grave.