A dear friend bought me Vivien's last telegram to George Cukor for his birthday in 1967. It was in Cukor's estate. He kept it until his death. It's a treasure for me. ❤
Vivien Leigh was a extraordinarily beautiful woman...it is understandable that despite the competition generated amongst the top actresses of the day it was she who was chosen to play the coveted role of Scarlett O'Hara....
I cannot believe it's been NINE years since I first recoreded and watched this. Definately one of the best documentary's on larry and viv...it brings a tear to my eye every time (well, the end does).
I always loved him as an actor...just what a theatre actor should be...acting from the depths of his soul. I see many similarities between Olivier and Timothy Dalton.
Vivien Leigh did not died because her heart gave out, she had TB and she was still smoking. It was reported that she had a hole in her lung. She was asleep in bed when her boyfriend checked on her and when her boyfriend checked on her a second time he found her on the floor and not breathing. What probably happened is that she started coughing and could not stop as she was probably drowning in her own fluids. She probably got up to go to walk to the bathroom for water and she died. Her friend had told her doctor that she was ill and spitting up blood but her doctor told the friend "who is her doctor?". He didn't take it serious.
A Scorpio wife will support her loved ones even forsaking herself when in adoration of another. It's a shame she didn't pour that love into her daughter instead of her romantic partner.
Thanks so much for sharing this document I've never seen before.Really interesting despite the low quality of the images. Anyway Laurence Olivier is always the cutest one ;)))