Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh was a British actress (1913–1967) best known for playing Scarlett O'Hara in *Gone with the Wind* and Blanche DuBois in *A Streetcar Named Desire*, winning Academy Awards for both roles.
Her name evokes Old Hollywood glamour and dramatic intensity.
She was married to Laurence Olivier and struggled publicly with bipolar disorder.
Civil War era epic
- TaraIrish feminine name
- Southern belleRefined woman from Dixie
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- AtlantaGeorgia's capital city
Rhett Butler · Clark Gable · Melanie · plantation · hoop skirt · tomorrow · Technicolor · epic romance
- bipolar disorderExtreme mood cycling illness
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- marriageFormal union between partners
- love affairRomantic relationship, often intense
fragility · resilience · Calcutta · British India · convent education · manic depression · tragic · passionate
American Southern Gothic playwright
- StellaName from Latin "star"
- New OrleansLouisiana's largest city
- Elysian FieldsGreek paradise for souls
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
Stanley Kowalski · fragility · fading beauty · paper lantern · mental breakdown · desire · illusion · tragedy
London theatre district
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- AntigoneTheban princess who honored forbidden burial
- JulietFemale name, phonetic J
Lady Macbeth · Laurence Olivier · theatrical · Stratford · Tony Award · repertory · classical training · live performance
Film award recipient
- Best ActressPrize for top female performance
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
studio system · silver screen · glamour · screen test · celebrity · MGM · Warner Bros · movie star
Refined, graceful quality
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- photogenicAttractive when captured
- green eyesUncommon iris pigmentation
- porcelain skinPale, smooth complexion
fashion · couture · sophistication · grace · poise · stunning · radiant · classic beauty
Gone with the Wind
Civil War era epic
- TaraIrish feminine name
- Southern belleRefined woman from Dixie
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
Atlanta · Rhett Butler · Clark Gable · Melanie · plantation · hoop skirt · tomorrow · Technicolor · epic romance · antebellum
Laurence Olivier
- bipolar disorderExtreme mood cycling illness
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- marriageFormal union between partners
love affair · fragility · resilience · Calcutta · British India · convent education · manic depression · tragic · passionate · tempestuous
Tennessee Williams
American Southern Gothic playwright
- StellaName from Latin "star"
- New OrleansLouisiana's largest city
- Elysian FieldsGreek paradise for souls
Stanley Kowalski · delusion · fragility · fading beauty · paper lantern · mental breakdown · desire · illusion · tragedy · Marlon Brando
West End
London theatre district
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- AntigoneTheban princess who honored forbidden burial
Lady Macbeth · Juliet · Laurence Olivier · theatrical · Stratford · Tony Award · repertory · classical training · live performance · British theatre
Oscar winner
Film award recipient
- Best ActressPrize for top female performance
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
leading lady · studio system · silver screen · glamour · screen test · celebrity · MGM · Warner Bros · movie star · publicity
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- photogenicAttractive when captured
- green eyesUncommon iris pigmentation
porcelain skin · fashion · couture · sophistication · grace · poise · stunning · radiant · classic beauty · refined
- Hollywood StarsBrad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie
- Screen LegendsHumphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn
- cinemafilm, films, film studios, movies, movie
Vivien LeighGary Cooper
Henry Fonda · Spencer Tracy · John Wayne · Gregory Peck · Ingrid Bergman
Vivien LeighDoris Day
Debbie Reynolds · Donna Reed · Betty White · Shirley Temple · Maureen O'Hara
Vivien LeighMeryl Streep