“Dark Star: A Biography of Vivien Leigh.” By Alan Stracha. I.B. Tauris. Playing two of the greatest female roles ever offered in film – Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind” and Blanche DuBois in “A ...

"Dark Star: A Biography of Vivien Leigh" by Alan Strachan; I.B. Tauris; 376 pages Playing two of the greatest female roles ever offered in film - Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind" and Blanche ...

A completely new full-life portrait of Leigh, covering both her professional and personal life. Using previously unseen sources from her archive, recently acquired by the V&A, the author sheds new ...

Playing two of the greatest female roles ever offered in film — Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" and Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" — has guaranteed actress Vivien Leigh a place ...

British actress Vivien Leigh had that undefinable star quality. For 30 years, the exquisitely beautiful Leigh captivated film and theater audiences with her well-crafted, magnetic performances. In ...

Today would have been the 100th birthday of Vivien Leigh, one of the most vibrant stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She embodied two of the most iconic female movies characters of all time, Scarlett ...

'A Pact With the Devil' will explore both their love affair and Leigh's battle with mental illness. By Andy Lewis The Hollywood Reporter‘s executive editor, features Stephen Galloway is writing a dual ...

In search of something good to read? USA TODAY's Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases. All books are on sale Tuesday. 1. "Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, ...

Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley, and also known as Lady Olivier after 1947; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967) was an English stage and film actress. She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, ...

Leigh made her first stage appearance at the age of three, reciting "Little Bo Peep" for her mother's amateur theater group, as the Hollywood Walk of Fame said. The family relocated to England when ...