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Feb 28, 2022 · Leigh died in 1967, at the age of 53, after a bout with tuberculosis, a disease she had since 1945, according to an obituary in The New York Times. She has been in rehearsals for a West End performance in "A Delicate Balance" at the time.
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 ...
Dispatches from London gave no official cause of death. However, Miss Leigh was stricken a month ago with a recurrence of tuberculosis, an illness that had plagued her for nearly a quarter of...
Apr 2, 2014 · Vivien Leigh was a British actress who achieved film immortality by playing two of American literature's most celebrated Southern belles, Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois.
The death of Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) The private setbacks for Leigh worsened her already compromised well-being, leading to angry outbursts, excessive despair, and breakdowns.
LONDON, July 8 Vivien Leigh, the stage and screen actress, was found dead in her London apartment this morning. Theater lights in the West End were blacked out for an hour tonight in tribute to...
Jul 7, 2012 · Vivien Leigh’s death was shocking in its unexpectedness. The last few weeks of her life had been spent on mandatory bed rest. Friends and loved ones poured in to 54 Eaton Square to visit, noting that her bedroom resembled the Chelsea Flower Show– a rose bower fit for a queen.
V ivien Leigh (†53) passed away an incredible 52 years ago. But thanks to her world fame, which she gained through the Cult film 'Gone with the Wind', she is still far from being forgotten.
Jul 8, 2014 · In Memoriam 1913 – 1967. Today marks the anniversary of the death of Vivien Leigh, who passed away at the young age of 53, from tuberculosis. She worked hard her entire life to be successful at her craft. For myself, and many others, she is the world’s greatest stage and screen actress.
Jun 10, 2020 · On the announcement of Vivien's death, every theatre in London's West End extinguished its marquee lights for one hour.