Garbo’s New Hero
Film PictorialAugust 12, 1933 Garbo’s New Hero by his Brother Only rarely does a newspaper have an opportunity to present an article of this type to its readers. “Film Pictorial,” of course, seizes that opportunity. Here, from his very earliest…
The Double Life of Vivien Leigh
Tops MagazineFebruary, 1955 The London audience that jammed the theatre to see Vivien Leigh enact the role of Blanche in the sizzling play version of A Streetcar Named Desire will never forget her starkly realistic portrayal of a sex-ridden woman.…
Going, Going, Gone With the Wind: Highlights of the Vivien Leigh Auction
The Vivien Leigh auction brought in £2,243,617, which is about $3,000,000. The bidding lasted for roughly seven and a half hours, with all 321 items selling. I wasn’t able to be in London, so I watched the auction live from my…
Screen Album, 1940
The 1940 summer edition of Screen Album promised to have 100 new pictures and 1,000 new facts, inside its covers, of the day’s leading actors and actresses. Both Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier were featured. They each received one full…
11 Things About Vivien Leigh & the Oscars
Vivien Leigh only made nineteen movies during her thirty-three year career, as she preferred standing on the stage to standing in front of a camera. During her career, she took home two Oscars for Best Actress: one in 1940 and…
The Knight Was Made For Love
Confidential March, 1961 by John Blough About the only thing missing in the recent divorce of Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh to make it the most adroit comedy of manners in many years was a credit line for Noel…
Fashion Friday: Laurence Olivier’s Knighthood
In 1947, while Laurence Olivier was filming Hamlet, he received a letter asking him if he’d be interested in a knighthood. Even though he wasn’t suppose to mention the letter to anyone, he couldn’t resist and called his wife, Vivien.…
Fashion Friday: That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman! is a 1941 movie about the real-life romance of Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson, starring Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. René Hubert, the man tapped to be the costume designer for the film, was no stranger to Vivien. He…
21 Cool Things About “That Hamilton Woman!”
Here’s a list of 21 cool things about That Hamilton Woman, starring Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, that I have put together in celebration of the film. 1. The movie’s based on the real life love affair of Emma Hamilton (April…
Fashion Friday #11: A Streetcar Named Desire
Vivien Leigh arrived back in the United States on August 1st, 1950, at the Idlewild Airport (now JFK), in New York. She was on her way to Hollywood to begin filming A Streetcar Named Desire. Vivien had originated the role…
