1913 - 1967
Vivien Leigh British Actress
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Vivien Leigh dating history
Relationships
Vivien Leigh was previously married to Laurence Olivier (1940 - 1960) and Herbert Holman (1932 - 1940).
Vivien Leigh was in relationships with John Merivale (1961 - 1967), Peter Finch (1948 - 1953), Rex Harrison and John Buckmaster.
Vivien Leigh had encounters with Elia Kazan (1951), Orson Welles (1951), Marlon Brando (1951), Justin Mitchell (1939), Alexander Korda (1935), Ona Munson, Stewart Granger, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Robert Capa, Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton.
Vivien Leigh is rumoured to have hooked up with Warren Beatty (1961).
About
British Actress Vivien Leigh was born Vivian Mary Hartley on 5th November, 1913 in Darjeeling, India and passed away on 8th Jul 1967 London, England aged 53. She is most remembered for Gone With The Wind. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Vivien Leigh was in 6 on-screen matchups, including Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind (1939), Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), Kieron Moore in Anna Karenina (1948), Laurence Olivier in 21 Days Together (1940) and Robert Taylor in A Yank at Oxford (1938).
Vivien Leigh is a member of the following lists: Best Actress Academy Award winners, BAFTA winners (people) and Shakespearean actors.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Married | 2 |
24 years, 1 month
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15 years, 12 months
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-
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| Dating | 4 |
6 years, 6 months
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2 years, 10 months
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5 years
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| Encounter | 11 |
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-
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-
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| Rumoured | 1 |
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-
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| Total | 18 |
24 years, 1 month
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2 years, 5 months
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5 years
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Details
| First Name |
Vivien
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| Middle Name |
Mary
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| Last Name |
Leigh
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| Full Name at Birth |
Vivian Mary Hartley
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| Alternative Name |
Viv, V, Vivling, Vivian Hartley, Vivien Hartley, Vivian Mary Hartley, Lady Olivier, Vivien Leigh
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| Birthday |
5th November, 1913
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| Birthplace |
Darjeeling, India
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| Died |
8th July, 1967
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| Place of Death |
London, England
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| Cause of Death |
Tuberculosis
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| Height |
5' 3" (160 cm)
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| Weight |
119lbs (54 kg)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Green
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Distinctive Feature |
Hair, Eyes, Beauty, Smirk, Figure
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Roman Catholic
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton, England
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| University |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (King`s College London)
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| Occupation Text |
Actress
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| Occupation |
Actress
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| Claim to Fame |
Gone With The Wind
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| Year(s) Active |
1933–67, 1917–67, 1935–1967
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| Bust (inches) |
32
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| Cup Size |
A
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| Waist (inches) |
23
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| Hips (inches) |
33
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| Official Websites |
www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/vivien_leigh, www.biography.com/people/vivien-leigh-9378241, www.allmovie.com/artist/vivien-leigh-p41659
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| Father |
Ernest Hartley (banker and horse trainer for the Indian army in WWI)
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| Mother |
Gertrude Yackjee (Irish)
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| Friend |
Rachel Kempson (the mother of Oscar-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave), Kay Kendall, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, David Niven, Sir John Gielgud, Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Sunny Alexander, Bobby Helpmann, Noel Coward, Maureen O'Sullivan, Tennessee Williams, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Olivia DeHavilland
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| Pets |
Jupiter (Dog) [1940], Sebastian (Dog), Siamese cats (Cat), New Boy (Cat - Siamese, given to her by Laurence Olivier), Poo Jones (Cat - Siamese), Tissy (Cat - Tabby cat, stray cat until Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier found it), Armando (Cat - Siamese cat), Nicholas (Cat), Christmas (Cat), Snow (Cat), Cleopatra (cow), Sabina (cow)
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| Favorite People |
Charles Dickens (Author)
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| Favorite Places |
France
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| Favorite Foods |
French Cuisine
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| Favorite Colors |
Green, Red, White, Blue
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Vivien Leigh (LEE; born Vivian Mary Hartley; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967), styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress. After completing her drama school education, Leigh appeared in small roles in four films in 1935 and progressed to the role of heroine in Fire Over England (1937). She then won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), a role she had also played on stage in London's West End in 1949. She also won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway musical version of Tovarich (1963).
