Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful; but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm Margaret Mitchell opened Gone with the Wind with this description of Scarlett O'Hara; but her words can hardly be applied to Vivien Leigh; the British actress who gave an unforgettable performance as the Southern belle. Leigh possessed a beauty that men seldom failed to recognize and a charm that caught many; but her life was far from being all beauty and charm. This biography of the beautiful and tortured actress; from her birth and childhood in exotic India to her premature death in 1967; gives special attention to her development and career as a stage and film actress (which culminated in one Tony award and two Oscars). Her ambitious personality and her manic-depressive illness; including the sexual compulsion that haunted her life; her romantic and tragic marriage to Laurence Olivier; and her performances in; for instance; Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire; are all detailed.
#1457418 in Books Chartwell Books 2009-01-20Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .67 x 5.05 x 7.64l; .52 #File Name: 0785822917144 pages
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