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1940
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Vivien Leigh ( / liː / LEE; born Vivian Mary Hartley; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967), styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), a ...
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November 5, 1913, Darjeeling, India. Died: July 8, 1967, London, England (aged 53) Awards And Honors: Academy Award (1952) Academy Award (1940) Academy Award (1952): Actress in a Leading Role. Academy Award (1940): Actress in a Leading Role. Tony Award (1963): Best Actress in a Musical. (Show more) Notable Family Members: spouse Laurence Olivier.
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Academy Awards, USA. 1952 Winner Oscar. Best Actress in a Leading Role. A Streetcar Named Desire. Vivien Leigh was not present at the awards ceremony. Greer Garson accepted on her behalf. 1940 Winner Oscar. Best Actress in a Leading Role. Gone with the Wind.
- November 5, 1913
- July 7, 1967
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Mini Bio. If a film were made of the life of Vivien Leigh, it would open in India just before World War I, where a successful British businessman could live like a prince. In the mountains above Calcutta, a little princess is born. Because of the outbreak of World War I, she is six years old the first time her parents take her to England.
- November 5, 1913
- July 7, 1967
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. In addition to her British schooling, she was also educated in France, Italy, and ...
Vivien Leigh ( / liː /; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967; born Vivian Mary Hartley and styled as Lady Olivier after 1947) was an English actress. She is best known for playing Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind in 1939, and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire in 1951. Leigh won Academy Awards for both of these roles.
