Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967

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English actress.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Denys [Blakelock], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871310

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.

From the description of Vivien Leigh letter to Eugene Schuessler, 1963 Sept. 27. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 60525745

2nd wife of Sir Laurence Olivier; former wife of H L Holman.

Epithet: actress

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0001bd
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creatorOf Correspondence of Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier of Brighton. Includes letter from Decima Moore dated 29 Nov 1931, photocopy of letter to Quentin Keynes relating to Tarquin Olivier dated 3 Apr [1956?], telegram from 'Baba', probably Vivien Leig..., 1931-1985 British Library
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creatorOf Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967. Autograph letter signed : London, to Denys [Blakelock], [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES I. Vol. LXXX (ff. 119). Photographs of productions of 'Androcles and the Lion’, 'Arms and the Man’, 'Back to Methuselah’, 'Caesar and Cleopatra’, 'Candida’, 'Captain Brassbound’s Conversion’, and Anatole France, 'The Man wh..., 1915-1950 British Library
referencedIn Martita Hunt Collection, c.1910s - 1960s V & A Department of Theatre and Performance
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referencedIn Katharine Cornell papers, 1801-1983, dates, 1921-1974 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording] The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967. Wilbur G. Kurtz, Sr. visual arts collection, 1859-1972, undated. Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
referencedIn Souvenir programs of motion pictures, 1915-1978. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Howard, Sidney Coe, 1891-1939. Gone with the wind, 1939 Dec. 9 / film editor, Hal C. Kern. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Jarrett, Pat (Patricia Irene Herschell), 1911-1991. Correspondence of Pat Jarrett. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Ivor Novello Stage and Film Collection, 1910s-1951 V & A Department of Theatre and Performance
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. THE ACTOR National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Selznick, David O., 1902-1965. Studio archive, 1904-1980 (bulk 1936-1955). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Robert E. Sherwood papers, 1917-1968 (inclusive), 1934-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Thornton Wilder papers, 1892-1991, 1935-1975 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Monterey Public Library. California History Room. Biography clippings : GROUP folder 1883-2003. Monterey Public Library
creatorOf Shaw Program Collection. Caesar and Cleopatra / by Bernard Shaw ; directed by Michael Benthall - program of presentation at St. James's Theatre, May 10, 1951. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. The papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, 1890-1984 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn Roberts, Meade, 1930-1992. Vivien Leigh : a portrait / by Meade Roberts, 1986. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Field, Bradda, 1904-1957. Constable Correspondence, 1927-1944. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
referencedIn TODAY IN EUROPE National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Photographs of motion pictures and television programs, 1915-1999. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Autograph letter signed : Renishaw Hall [near Sheffield], to Jane Clark, 1954 June 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967. Wilbur G. Kurtz photographs, 1938-1939. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection. 1951 - 1951. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1941 - 3/1957. PARAMOUNT NEWS [SEPT. 2] National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Owen Hale Collection, 1953-1992 V & A Department of Theatre and Performance
referencedIn American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
referencedIn Kurtz, Annie Laurie. Gone with the wind literary estate papers, 1910-1988, bulk 1936-1983.
referencedIn Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection. 1951 - 1951. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1941 - 3/1957. PARAMOUNT NEWS [NOV. 13] National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Hamon Collection. Picture Post - vol. 29, no. 11, Dec., 15, 1945. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Cornell, Katharine. Katharine Cornell Papers 1801-1983 (Bulk dates 1921-1974). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967. Vivien Leigh letter to Eugene Schuessler, 1963 Sept. 27. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Dan H. Laurence Collection. Caesar and Cleopatra / by Bernard Shaw ; directed and produced for the cinema by Gabriel Pascal - program for the film production at the Denham Studios, London, Dec. 13, 1945. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Helpmann, Robert, 1909-1986. Papers of Robert Helpmann. Libraries Australia
referencedIn David Goldin Collection. 1932 - 1952. Audio Recordings of Radio Broadcasts of Speeches, Interviews, Combat Reports, Special Events, Public Affairs, and Entertainment for U.S. Troops. 1932 - 1952. RADIO TRIBUTE TO KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH National Archives at College Park
referencedIn John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Theatre Arts Monthly, collection of portraits, ca., ca., 1924-1939 (bulk), 1916-1964 (inclusive). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. The papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, 1890-1984 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
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referencedIn Ruth Gordon Papers, 1924-1969, (bulk 1940-1969) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Hartsfield, William Berry. William Hartsfield Gone With the Wind Premiere Film, 1939. Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
referencedIn Clippings collection, 1938-1981. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn General correspondence, [ca. 1920]-1981. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Fleming, Victor, 1883-1949. Autant en emporte le vent. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Robert Benney original drawings, 1926-1947 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Correspondence of Simon Tarquin Olivier, 1950-1984 British Library
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referencedIn Personalities: Okagi, Major – Parke, Gene and Frank National Archives at College Park

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associatedWith Beckley, Naomi, person
associatedWith Benney, Robert, 1904-2001 person
associatedWith Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 person
associatedWith Blakelock, Denys, 1901-1970, person
associatedWith Cahoon, Herbert, 1918- person
associatedWith Caniff, Milton Arthur, 1907-1988, person
correspondedWith Cornell, Katharine. person
associatedWith Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974 person
associatedWith Cruddas, Audrey. person
associatedWith Cullen, Frank, 1936- person
associatedWith Dan H. Laurence Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Fairburn, A. R. D. (Arthur Rex Dugard), 1904-1957. person
associatedWith Field, Bradda, 1904-1957. person
associatedWith Folsom, William J. person
correspondedWith Gordon, Ruth, 1896-1985. person
associatedWith Hale, Owen person
associatedWith Hamon Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Hartsfield, William Berry. person
associatedWith Helpmann, Robert, 1909-1986. person
associatedWith Howard, Sidney Coe, 1891-1939. person
associatedWith Hunt, Martita., 1900-1969 person
correspondedWith Jarrett, Pat (Patricia Irene Herschell), 1911-1991. person
associatedWith Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967. person
associatedWith Lenya, Lotte, 1898-1981. person
associatedWith Lunt, Alfred. person
associatedWith McNeilly, Donald, 1945- person
associatedWith Monterey Public Library. California History Room. corporateBody
associatedWith Novello, Ivor., 1893-1951 person
associatedWith Pierpont Morgan Library. Blakelock Collection. corporateBody
correspondedWith Redgrave, Michael person
associatedWith Roberts, Meade, 1930-1992. person
associatedWith Robertson, W. Graham (Walford Graham), 1866-1948. person
associatedWith Schuessler, Eugene, person
associatedWith Scurfield, Judith. person
associatedWith Selznick, David O., 1902-1965. person
associatedWith Shaw Program Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Program Collection. corporateBody
correspondedWith Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 person
associatedWith Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964. person
associatedWith Spewack, Samuel, 1899-1971 person
associatedWith Spewack, Samuel and Bella. person
associatedWith Swanson, Gloria. person
associatedWith Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980, person
correspondedWith Webb, Clifton, 1893-1966. person
associatedWith Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. person
associatedWith Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 person
correspondedWith Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943 person
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Birth 1913-11-05

Death 1967-07-08

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