Kendra Bean's Blog, page 5
March 12, 2015
The mystery of Suzanne Farrington
Vivien Leigh's daughter, Suzanne Farrington, has died at age 81. But who was she, really?
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January 17, 2015
In Focus: Yousuf Karsh
Spotlighting Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh and his Portraits of Greatness.
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January 3, 2015
December 21, 2014
Recap: Dressing Vivien Leigh
A recap of the Dressing Vivien Leigh event hosted by Fashion & Cinema in London, December 5-7, 2014,
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November 28, 2014
Commonplace Books of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
In December 1946, Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier were chosen by Strand magazine in London to contribute literary quotes from their personal Commonplace Books.
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November 23, 2014
Fashion & Cinema: Dressing Vivien Leigh
Isn't it nice to know that, a full year after the hubbub of Vivien Leigh's centenary, her contributions to popular culture are still being celebrated? Because that's exactly what's happening in England next month.
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October 15, 2014
Book Corner: Ruth’s Journey
A review of Ruth's Journey, the authorised story of Mammy from Gone With the Wind by Donald McCaig (Atria Books, 2014)
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September 15, 2014
Costume designer Bob Mackie talks GWTW
Costume designer Bob Mackie tells Warner Bros. how Gone With the Wind influenced his career.
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August 13, 2014
In Focus: George Douglas
Shining the spotlight on British-American photographer George Douglas' trip to Tickerage Mill in 1965, in partnership with the George Douglas Archive in Brighton.
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August 5, 2014
A Love Worth Fighting For
What happened to romance in Hollywood?
Oh, I know that love, love, love is shouted from the Beverly Hilltops; that caresses are recorded by scores of news cameras; that people are proclaimed "this way" and "that way" in headline type.
Original content © Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier -
