Fashion Friday #5: A Yank At Oxford
In 1938, Vivien Leigh co-starred in A Yank At Oxford with Robert Taylor and Maureen O’Sullivan. Vivien, as the second female lead, played the very flirtatious wife of the local (and older than her) book-seller at Oxford. As Elsa Craddock,…
The Vintage Bride: Jill Esmond
On July 25th, 1930, Jill Esmond officially became the first Mrs. Laurence Olivier. Jill, a British actress, was 22 years old and her bridgegroom, Larry, was 23. Jill Esmond came from acting royalty. Her mother was the famous stage actress and…
The Vintage Bride: Vivien Leigh, Part One
Vivian Mary Hartley first met Herbert Leigh Holman, a barrister, in the winter of 1932. It was February and she had just announced to her parents her intention of becoming an actress. Leigh Holman was 31 and Vivien was 18. Vivien’s first…