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Distinguished British leading lady, Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

1913–1967 | British actress

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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Main title from the ‘Discovering: Vivien Leigh’ episode of Discovering Film, featuring Vivien Leigh
  • 23rd June, 2019
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)
  • 24th December, 2018
Vivien Leigh
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.
  • 8th August, 2017
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh’s home advertised for sale, as reported in Country Life
Distinguished British leading lady, Vivien Leigh
  • 8th April, 2016
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh, distinguished British leading lady

Select Vivien Leigh Filmography

Madeleine Goddard
Scarlett – Their Daughter
21 Days (1940)
Wanda
Emma Lady Hamilton
Cleopatra
Anna Karenina
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Personal Details

Born
Died
British actor, Laurence Olivier, with a small moustache wears a dark suit and herringbone tie
Husband m. 1940–1961 (divorced)
British actor, Laurence Olivier, with a small moustache wears a dark suit and herringbone tie
Peter Finch
Significant Romance

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