vivien leigh

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Definition von vivien leigh im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: a British actress, famous for her beauty and for appearing as the characters Scarlett O'Hara in the film Gone With The Wind (1939) and Blanche Dubois in the film A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). She was married to Laurence Olivier for many years (1913-67). orig. Vivian Mary Hartley born Nov. 5, 1913, Darjeeling, India died July 8, 1967, London, Eng. British actress. She made her film debut in 1934 and her London stage debut in The Mask of Virtue (1935). After a well-publicized search she was chosen for the role of Scarlett in Gone with the Wind (1939, Academy Award), which brought her great fame. Noted for her delicate beauty, she later starred in Waterloo Bridge (1940), That Hamilton Woman (1941), Anna Karenina (1948), and A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), for which she won an Academy Award for her portrayal of the tragically delusional Blanche DuBois. From 1940 to 1960 she was married to Laurence Olivier, with whom she appeared in a number of successful London stage productions. She starred in a 1963 Broadway musical adaptation of Tovarich, a disastrous production for which Leigh nonetheless won a Tony Award; {i} (1913-1967, born Vivian Mary Hartley) English film actress, winner of the 1939 Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in "Gone with the Wind

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