Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Born: November 5, 1913
Died: July 7, 1967
in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India [now West Bengal, India]
Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley, and also known as Lady Olivier after 1947; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967) was an English stage and film actress. She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, for her iconic 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 role she had also played on stage in London's West End in 1949. She also won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway musical version of Tovarich (1963).

After completing her drama school education, Leigh appeared in small roles in four films in 1935 and progressed to the role of heroine in Fire Over England (1937). Lauded for her beauty, Leigh felt that her physical attributes sometimes prevented her from being taken seriously as an actress. 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. Later in life, she performed as a character actress in a few films.

At the time, the public strongly identified Leigh with her second husband Laurence Olivier, who was her spouse from 1940 to 1960. Leigh and Olivier starred together in many stage productions, with Olivier often directing, and in three films. She earned a reputation for being difficult to work with, and for much of her adult life she suffered from bipolar disorder as well as recurrent bouts of chronic tuberculosis, which was first diagnosed in the mid-1940s and ultimately claimed her life at the age of 53. Although her career had periods of inactivity, in 1999 the American Film Institute ranked Leigh as the 16th greatest female movie star of classic Hollywood cinema.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Vivien Leigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies for Vivien Leigh...

Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
Title: Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 3, 2020
Type: Movie
In "Gone with the Wind" she was an unforgettable Scarlett O'Hara. Beauty, two-time Oscar winner, celebrated Hollywood star and great Shakespearean interpreter - Vivien Leigh was all that. Behind the celebrity, however, was a fragile person. Her bipolar disorder clouded her success and her private happiness.
bee
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Title: Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 27, 2018
Type: Movie
A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars.
bee
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Title: 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 2, 2009
Type: Movie
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
bee
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Title: Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: December 12, 2005
Type: Movie
The newsreel series Jornal Português (1938-1951) was produced for the Secretariat of National Propaganda (SPN/SNI) by the "Portuguese Newsreel Society" (SPAC), under the technical supervision of António Lopes Ribeiro. It was conceived and employed as part of the propaganda machinery of Salazar's regime. Screened in cinema theatres prior to the main feature film, each issue of Jornal had approximately ten minutes in length and covered a variety of official government acts, national political news, major sports events and other assorted social and cultural affairs. Jornal Português is not only an indispensable document for the history of Estado Novo's propaganda, but also an unparalleled audiovisual archive of 1940s Portugal.
bee
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
Title: Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: November 9, 2004
Type: Movie
This documentary is featured in the 4-disc Collector's Edition DVD set, released in 2004, for Gone with the Wind (1939).
bee
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Title: Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Character: Herself (Archive Footage)
Released: September 13, 2001
Type: Movie
A portrait of the 30 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. With comments by their friends and family.
bee
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Title: Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 1, 2000
Type: Movie
A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britain's most distinguished actors. Compiled from interviews with the man himself and with his family and friends, it traces his career from humble beginnings to all-time great of British cinema. The many film clips reveal an electric screen presence and a willingness to undertake a range of difficult, challenging roles.
bee
Glorious Technicolor
Title: Glorious Technicolor
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: December 7, 1998
Type: Movie
The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work.
bee
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
Title: Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they made two films together, the first of which was Point Blank, during which Boorman found that he learnt a lot about screen acting and how to direct from the contributions and support from Marvin. Later they worked together on Hell in the Pacific. With his friendship providing an insightful collection of memories of Marvin, Boorman leads this intimate documentary on the life of Lee Marvin.
bee
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Title: The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 17, 1996
Type: Movie
A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led and hosted by some of its most beloved female icons.
bee
That's Entertainment! III
Title: That's Entertainment! III
Character: (archive footage)
Released: July 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
bee
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Title: Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 22, 1990
Type: Movie
The life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.
bee
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Title: The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 1, 1988
Type: Movie
This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
bee
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Title: Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: February 25, 1983
Type: Movie
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
bee
That's Entertainment, Part II
Title: That's Entertainment, Part II
Character: (archive footage)
Released: May 16, 1976
Type: Movie
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
bee
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Title: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 6, 1975
Type: Movie
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
bee
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Title: Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 10, 1972
Type: Movie
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.
bee
Ship of Fools
Title: Ship of Fools
Character: Mary Treadwell
Released: July 29, 1965
Type: Movie
Passengers on a ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in the 1930s represent society at large in that era. The crew is German, including the ship's Dr. Schumann, who falls in love with one of the passengers, La Condesa. A young American woman, Jenny, is traveling with the man she loves, David. Jenny is fascinated and puzzled by just who some of the other passengers are.
bee
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Title: Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Character: Scarlett O'Hara (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: December 31, 1961
Type: Movie
Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in the 30s and 40s.
bee
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Title: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Character: Karen Stone
Released: December 28, 1961
Type: Movie
Critics and the public say Karen Stone is too old -- as she approaches 50 -- for her role in a play she is about to take to Broadway. Her businessman husband, 20 years her senior, has been the angel for the play and gives her a way out: They are off to a holiday in Rome for his health. He suffers a fatal heart attack on the plane. Mrs. Stone stays in Rome. She leases a magnificent apartment with a view of the seven hills from the terrace. Then the contessa comes calling to introduce a young man named Paolo to her. The contessa knows many presentable young men and lonely American widows.
bee
The Skin of Our Teeth
Title: The Skin of Our Teeth
Character: Sabina
Released: January 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play about mankind's triumph over chaos, which wildly altered dramatic conventions in freely shifting between modern-day New Jersey and the ice age. Meet George and Maggie Antrobus (married only 5,000 years); their two children, Gladys and Henry (perfect in every way!); and their maid, Sabina (the ageless vamp) as they overcome ice, flood, and war — by the skin of their teeth.
bee
The Deep Blue Sea
Title: The Deep Blue Sea
Character: Hester Collyer
Released: November 1, 1955
Type: Movie
A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living RAF pilot, who ends up being more than she can handle. (TCM.com)
bee
A Streetcar Named Desire
Title: A Streetcar Named Desire
Character: Blanche DuBois
Released: September 19, 1951
Type: Movie
A fading southern belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious brother-in-law takes stabs at her sanity.
bee
The Screen Director
Title: The Screen Director
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: March 12, 1951
Type: Movie
A documentary short film depicting the work of the motion picture director. An anonymous director is shown preparing the various aspects of a film for production, meeting with the writer and producer, approving wardrobe and set design, rehearsing scenes with the actors and camera crew, shooting the scenes, watching dailies, working with the editor and composer, and attending the first preview. Then a number of real directors are shown in archive footage (as well as a predominance of staged 'archive' footage) working with actors and crew.
bee
Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Singer
Released: June 20, 1948
Type: TV
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
bee
Anna Karenina
Title: Anna Karenina
Character: Anna Karenina
Released: January 22, 1948
Type: Movie
Stefan and Dolly Oblonsky have had a spat and Stefan has asked his sister, Anna Karenina, to come down to Moscow to help mend the rift. Anna's companion on the train from St. Petersburg is Countess Vronsky who is met at the Moscow station by her son. Col. Vronsky looks very dashing in his uniform and it's love at first sight when he looks at Anna and their eyes meet.
bee
Caesar and Cleopatra
Title: Caesar and Cleopatra
Character: Cleopatra
Released: December 11, 1945
Type: Movie
The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.
bee
That Hamilton Woman
Title: That Hamilton Woman
Character: Emma, Lady Hamilton
Released: April 3, 1941
Type: Movie
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
bee
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Title: Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Character: Self
Released: July 31, 1940
Type: Movie
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.
bee
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Title: Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Character: Self
Released: May 29, 1940
Type: Movie
This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
bee
Waterloo Bridge
Title: Waterloo Bridge
Character: Myra
Released: May 17, 1940
Type: Movie
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front. Myra stayed with him past curfew and is thrown out of the corps de ballet. She survives on the streets of London, falling even lower after she hears her true love has been killed in action. But he wasn't killed. Those terrible years were nothing more than a bad dream is Myra's hope after Roy finds her and takes her to his family's country estate.
bee
21 Days Together
Title: 21 Days Together
Character: Wanda
Released: January 7, 1940
Type: Movie
After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before he must give himself up or let an innocent man go to the gallows.
bee
Gone with the Wind
Title: Gone with the Wind
Character: Scarlett O'Hara
Released: December 15, 1939
Type: Movie
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
bee
St. Martin's Lane
Title: St. Martin's Lane
Character: Liberty
Released: October 18, 1938
Type: Movie
On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Libby comes alone. A theatrical career is launched.
bee
A Yank at Oxford
Title: A Yank at Oxford
Character: Elsa Craddock
Released: February 18, 1938
Type: Movie
A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
bee
Dark Journey
Title: Dark Journey
Character: Madeleine Goddard
Released: July 2, 1937
Type: Movie
Madeline Goddard, is a British double agent who meets and falls in love with a German spy Baron Karl Von Marwitz during World War I. This tale of espionage blends high adventure and romance making perfect order from wartime chaos and growing in faith from despair.
bee
Fire Over England
Title: Fire Over England
Character: Cynthia
Released: March 5, 1937
Type: Movie
The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
bee
Storm in a Teacup
Title: Storm in a Teacup
Character: Victoria Gow
Released: February 25, 1937
Type: Movie
A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
bee
Look Up and Laugh
Title: Look Up and Laugh
Character: Marjorie Belfer
Released: August 13, 1935
Type: Movie
Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter just before an inadvertent gas leak provides an explosive climax.
bee
Things Are Looking Up
Title: Things Are Looking Up
Character: Schoolgirl
Released: June 9, 1935
Type: Movie
Scatterbrain circus lady has to cover for her sour schoolmistress sister.
bee
The Village Squire
Title: The Village Squire
Character: Rose Venables
Released: April 14, 1935
Type: Movie
Comedy about how a travelling film actor who arrives in a small village transforms a squire's production of "Macbeth" and subsequently weds his daughter.
bee
Gentlemen's Agreement
Title: Gentlemen's Agreement
Character: Phil Stanley
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A young doctor realises that his father is a quack and changes places with a down-and-out.