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Определение leigh в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: A surname, variant of Lee; A female given name, transferred from the surname; A male given name, transferred from the surname; transferred use of the surname; transferred use of the surname; in the U.K. sometimes seen as the feminine form of the male name Lee; British actress who won the Academy Award as best actress for her roles in Gone With the Wind (1939) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Leigh Mike Michael Leigh Leigh Vivien Matthews Leigh Sayers Dorothy Leigh; {i} male or female first name; family name; English film actress (1913-1967); Meadow
Leigh Matthews: born Jan. 3, 1952, Frankston, Victoria, Austl. Australian Rules football player. A tenacious forward, he was legendary for his robust play and extraordinary skills. He played for Hawthorn (1969-85), scoring 915 goals and helping the team to four league titles. He enjoyed subsequent success as a coach at Collingwood (1986-95) and Brisbane (1999- ), guiding both teams to league titles. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame and elevated to Legend in 1996
Dorothy Leigh Sayers: born June 13, 1893, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng. died Dec. 17, 1957, Witham, Essex English scholar and writer. In 1915 Sayers became one of the first women to graduate from Oxford University. Her first major work was Whose Body? (1923), in which she created the detective Lord Peter Wimsey, a witty, dashing young gentleman-scholar who would be featured in such later short-story collections and novels as Strong Poison (1930), The Nine Tailors (1934), and Busman's Honeymoon (1937). After the 1930s she concentrated on theological dramas and books, radio plays, and scholarly translations, notably of Dante's Divine Comedy
Mike Leigh: in full Michael Leigh born Feb. 20, 1943, Salford, Lancashire, Eng. British film director and playwright. His first play, The Box Play (1965), began the process of improvisation and collaboration with his actors that became the basis of his works for stage, television, and film, which usually depict lower-and working-class life with sharp humour and pathos. He made his film debut with Bleak Moments (1971) and later directed offbeat movies such as High Hopes (1988), Life Is Sweet (1991), and Naked (1993), for which he won best director at the Cannes Film Festival. The internationally acclaimed Secrets and Lies (1996) was followed by Career Girls (1997), Topsy-Turvy (1999), and All or Nothing (2002)
Mike Leigh: English film director
Vivien Leigh: {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
Vivien Leigh: 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