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Suzanne Farrington (née Holman; 12 October 1933 – 1 March 2015) was the only child of British actress Vivien Leigh and her first husband, Herbert Leigh Holman. Upon her mother's death, Farrington was bequeathed her mother's papers, including her letters, photographs, contracts and diaries.
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Jul 7, 2020 · On This Day 8 July 1967 Holywood Actress Vivien Leigh died. (1913-1967) Vivien Leigh's first husband was Herbert Leigh Holman who lived in Streatham. Vivien met Herbert Leigh Holman, known as Leigh Holman, a barrister 13 years her senior, in 1931. Despite his disapproval of "theatrical people", they married on 20 December 1932 and she ...
May 10, 2020 · Leigh expressed interest in acting and enrolled in Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in 1931—but dropped out after meeting Herbert Leigh Holman, who was 13 years her senior.
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Vivian Mary Hartley first met Herbert Leigh Holman, a barrister, in the winter of 1932. It was February and she had just announced to her parents her intention of becoming an actress. Leigh Holman was 31 and Vivien was 18. Vivien’s first glimpse of her future husband happened when she and friends went to Holcombe (a town in England) to observe the Dartmouth Draghounds. Holman rode through ...
Mar 22, 2022 · 1948: Leigh got breathless at 11,000 feet over the Tasman Sea; the plane had to descend several thousand feet, and the actress was given an oxygen mask. ... Herbert Holman. They had a daughter ...
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A photograph of Vivien Leigh (then Vivian Hartley) on her wedding day, 20 December 1932. Vivien Leigh married Herbert Leigh Holman at the Catholic Church of St James in London. The diaries of Leigh Holman's sister, Dorothy Holman, recorded that: 'the bridesmaids were quite perfect in the loveliest dresses possible', and that the service was ...
Oct 9, 2017 · Over time, the India-born actress developed a passion for acting and changed her stage name after marrying her first husband, Herbert Leigh Holman, a barrister who disliked the theatre.
