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  1. Feb 28, 2022 · Leigh studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but before launching her career, she married London lawyer Herbert Leigh Holman at 19. The union produced a daughter and her stage identity — changing the spelling of her first name from "Vivian" to "Vivien" and adding Leigh, according to Biography .

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000046Vivien Leigh - IMDb

    Vivien Leigh. Actress: A Streetcar Named Desire. 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.

  3. Mar 21, 2024 · Vivien Leigh was a British actress who achieved motion picture immortality by playing two of American literature’s most celebrated Southern belles, Scarlett O’Hara and Blanche DuBois. The daughter of a Yorkshire stockbroker, she was born in India and convent-educated in England and throughout.

  4. Aug 8, 2021 · From the archive: looking back at the fiery life of Vivien Leigh. Ten years after her death, a stilted and rather unfair portrait of the great actress. Chris Hall. Sun 8 Aug 2021 01.00 EDT....

  5. 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 Germany, and became multilingual. [1] Classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, [2] her film debut was in an ...

  6. In the beginning of the winter - December 2, 1911 - they both arrived in India. Two years later, on the evening of November 5, 1913, the English doctor informed Ernest Hartley that he was the father of a fine and exceptionally beautiful baby girl. Her name was Vivian Mary Hartley, who would one day become Vivien Leigh.

  7. Nov 5, 2013 · Tue 5 Nov 2013 12.38 EST. Vivien Leigh, one of the biggest acting stars of the twentieth century, was born 100 years ago, on 5 November 1913. Her film career included such iconic roles as...

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