Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967
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Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967
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Leigh
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Vivien
Date :
1913-1967
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Holman, Vivian Mary Hartley, 1913-1967
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Surname :
Holman
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Vivian Mary Hartley
Date :
1913-1967
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Ли, Вивиен, 1913-1967
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Ли
Forename :
Вивиен
Date :
1913-1967
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リー, ヴィヴィアン, 1913-1967
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リー
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ヴィヴィアン
Date :
1913-1967
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Ли, Вивьен, 1913-1967
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Ли
Forename :
Вивьен
Date :
1913-1967
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Cyrl
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Li, Vivien, 1913-1967
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Li
Forename :
Vivien
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1913-1967
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Olivier, Vivian Mary Hartley, Lady, 1913-1967
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Olivier
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Vivian Mary Hartley
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Lady
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1913-1967
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Li, Vivʹen, 1913-1967
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Li
Forename :
Vivʹen
Date :
1913-1967
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Biographical History
English actress.
Actress Vivien Leigh was born in Darjeeling, India, and returned to England with her parents after World War I. While attending a convent school, her mother took her to see a play, where she determined to become an actress. She had little experience before creating a sensation in the role of Scarlett O'Hara in the movie Gone With the Wind, and went on to a successful career in movies and plays. She won Academy Awards for Gone With the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire, and a Tony for the musical Tovarich.
2nd wife of Sir Laurence Olivier; former wife of H L Holman.
Epithet: actress
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Latn
External Related CPF
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n50048325
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10580342
https://viaf.org/viaf/49408596
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50048325
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q129429
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Britons
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Dārjiling
28, IN
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London
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