• Hattie McDaniel, Magnificent Mammy

    In 1940, Screen Life magazine published an article on Hattie McDaniel, called “Magnificent Mammy.” The article was in their June issue and was written by John Franchey. To Hattie McDaniel has come the greatest honor Hollywood can offer– an Academy…

  • Who Are They?

    Jack Holland Motion Picture Magazine January, 1941   EVERYONE who attends the flickers each week is pretty sure he knows all about the stars who flash across the scene, yet some of their best known characteristics are mysteries to many.…

  • Alicia Rhett Passes Away At 98

    Alicia Rhett, born February 1, 1915 in Savannah, GA passed away Friday afternoon, January 3, 2014, at around 5pm in her home, Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community in Charleston, South Carolina. Alicia Rhett is most famously known for playing India Wilkes, Ashley Wilkes’…

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Vivien Leigh

    Happy Birthday, dear Vivien! Vivien Leigh was born 100 years ago today, on November 5, 1913, in Darjeeling, India.   Here she is on the set of “That Hamilton Woman” cutting into her cake, on her 27th birthday.   In…

  • Vivien Leigh

    One of my favorite portraits of Vivien. This stunning picture captures her on the cusp of fame. This photo of Vivien signed, “With love from Vivien” and a second one, signed “With very best wishes Vivien” sold at a Christie’s auction…

  • New Facebook Page!

     I’ll be including photos of Laurence Olivier along with those of Vivien Leigh. Ain’t love grand…

  • Vivien Leigh Archive

    I am so excited. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has acquired the “Vivien Leigh Archive,” from her family. November will mark the the centenary of Vivien Leigh’s birth, a two-time Oscar winner and the second wife of Laurence Olivier.…

  • Vivien Leigh as Scarlett

    The first time I saw Vivien Leigh was in the epic movie Gone With The Wind. I was about 9 years old and from the first moment, when the Tarleton twins parted and Vivien was revealed on the porch of…