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Vivien Leigh on stage and screen. Vivien Leigh in 1948. Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando in the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire. British actress Vivien Leigh (1913–1967) was born in Darjeeling, India; her family returned to England when she was six years old.
TitleDateTheatreRoleThe Green Sash1935GiustaThe Mask of Virtue1935Henriette Duquesnoy1936The Happy Hypocrite1936Jenny MereDespite her fame as a screen actress, Leigh was primarily a stage performer. During her 30-year career, she played roles ranging from the heroines of Noël Coward and George Bernard Shaw comedies to classic Shakespearean characters such as Ophelia, Cleopatra, Juliet and Lady Macbeth.
Apr 2, 2014 · Her increasingly troubled personal life forced Leigh to take occasional breaks from work throughout the 1940s, but she continued to take on many high-profile roles, both on the stage and...
May 2, 2020 · Up until quite recently, Vivien Leigh, the legendary star of stage and screen, was branded with the label nymphomaniac, a derogatory-sounding term which makes it sound like she was a sex addict.
A lovely, petite, fragile stage-trained player whose delicate beauty first graced the screen in 1935, Leigh was born to a British military family stationed in India. Despite her heritage, she remains best-known for her two most successful screen roles as American Southern belles.
Mar 31, 2008 · Vivien Leigh was a star on the stage and on the big screen for more than 20 years. Now her life has found fame in Devon. Vivien Leigh has a local connection and her work is celebrated in...
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Despite her fame as a screen actress, Leigh was primarily a stage performer. During her 30-year career, she played roles ranging from the heroines of Noël Coward and George Bernard Shaw comedies to classic Shakespearean characters such as Ophelia, Cleopatra, Juliet, and Lady Macbeth.
