Sunday, February 21, 2016

vivien lee







Vivien Leigh



Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh



Vivien Leigh



Vivien Leigh


Vivien Leigh



Three years after gaining stardom in Hollywood, Leigh returned to London in 1942. This photo was taken that year by famed celebrity photographer Angus McBean to promote her stage role in the George Bernard Shaw play "The Doctor's Dilemma." "There was a sense that she was too popular to appear in British films or on the stage, so she had a hard time finding work," Bean said. The play sold out at London's Theatre Royal Haymarket for a year because people wanted to see Scarlett O'Hara on stage. <br /><em>Image courtesy of "Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait" (Running Press)</em>


This head shot, taken to promote the 1937 movie "Storm in a Teacup," captured a "very sleek" and "natural-looking" Vivien Leigh, according to Kendra Bean, author of "Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait" -- the new book out by Running Press to commemorate the 100th anniversary of her birth. The British actress, known for her Academy Award-winning roles in "Gone With the Wind" and "A Streetcar Named Desire," would have been 100 years old on Tuesday, November 5. <br /><em><br />Image courtesy of "Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait" (Running Press)</em>




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