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Vivien Leigh

Distinguished British leading lady, Vivien Leigh — Vivien Leigh, distinguished British leading lady

Vivien Leigh

(1913–67)

British actress (died aged 53) | Gone with the Wind (1939), Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), That Hamilton Woman (1941)

Distinguished British leading lady, whose stage and screen career was limited by delicate health

Mini Biography

Vivien Leigh for many years was the wife of Laurence Olivier.

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Screenshot from Gone with the Wind (1939) (1) featuring Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara — Gone with the Wind (1939) screenshot (1) | Vivien Leigh

Main title from the ‘Discovering: Vivien Leigh’ episode of Discovering Film, featuring Vivien Leigh — Discovering Film | Discovering: Vivien Leigh opening credits

Vivien Leigh (as Emma Lady Hamilton) and Laurence Olivier (as Lord Horatio Nelson) in a photograph from That Hamilton Woman (1941) — That Hamilton Woman (1941) photograph (1) | Leigh, Olivier

Country Life reports the sale of Vivien Leigh’s former home in Wiltshire. Article from 26<sup>th</sup> July 2017. — Vivien Leigh’s home advertised for sale, as reported in Country Life

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Personal Details

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Died

Died

Vivien Leigh died in Belgravia, London on 7^th July, 1967, aged 53.
Born

Vivien Leigh was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 5^th November, 1913.

Watch Vivien Leigh on British television

- Ship of Fools (1965)
- In 1933, a German liner leaves Vera Cruz for Bremerhaven with a mixed bag of passengers.
- 28^th August at 9.05pm on Talking Pictures TV

Vivien Leigh News

- Vivien Leigh’s former Wiltshire home put up for sale
- 8^th August, 2017
- Humberts estate agents are overseeing the sale by Vivien Leigh’s grandchildren of her former home in Wiltshire.