Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh (1913–1967) was an English stage and film actress, best known for playing Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Gone with the Wind: The 1939 film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel, directed by Victor Fleming. Leigh’s performance as Scarlett O’Hara made her an international film star.
Laurence Olivier: An English actor and director regarded as one of the leading Shakespearean performers of the twentieth century. Olivier was Leigh’s second husband and a major stage and film collaborator.
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art: A London drama school that trains actors for stage and screen. Leigh studied at RADA before beginning her professional acting career.
Academy Award for Best Actress: An annual Academy Award honoring a leading performance by an actress in a film. Leigh won it for Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Tennessee Williams’s 1947 play about Blanche DuBois and the Kowalski household in New Orleans. Leigh’s stage and screen portrayals of Blanche became central achievements of her career.
Tennessee Williams: An American playwright whose works include A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie. Williams’s Blanche DuBois became one of Leigh’s signature roles.
West End theatre: The professional theatre district in London, known for commercial plays and musicals. Leigh built her reputation on London stages before her most famous film roles.
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play: A Tony Award category recognizing a leading performance by an actress in a Broadway play. Leigh won for her Broadway portrayal of Blanche DuBois.
Waterloo Bridge: The 1940 romantic drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh. Leigh’s performance as Myra Lester showed her range beyond the role that made her famous.
David O. Selznick: An American film producer whose productions included Gone with the Wind and Rebecca. Selznick cast Leigh as Scarlett after an extensive search for the role.

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