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November 9, 2013
BFI Blog: Remembering Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh continues to fascinate modern audiences 100 years after her birth. Kendra Bean, author of Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait, looks back over the too-short career of one of Britain’s brightest stars.
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This autumn, cultural institutions across London are shining the spotlight [...]
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October 26, 2013
The aftermath of publishing a biography about Vivien Leigh
Photo by Jodie Chapman
After five years of having this dream of putting together a photography book about Vivien Leigh, it finally happened. Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait hit stores on October 10 here in the UK, and on the 15th in the US. [...]
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October 2, 2013
Your Comprehensive Guide to the Vivien Leigh Centenary Celebrations
It’s October, and you know what that means! From the recent acquisition of the Vivien Leigh Archive by the Victoria and Albert Museum, to a BFI film season, and much more, the spotlight will be shining brightly on Vivien’s memory this autumn.
I’ve always thought that Vivien was better appreciated for her contributions to [...]
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September 10, 2013
Win a signed copy of Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait!
Hi, everyone! The UK publicist for Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait sent me an advance copy in the post and I’m so excited to finally be holding it in my hands! Five years from idea stage to [...]
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August 25, 2013
August 9, 2013
12 Must-see Vivien Leigh Locations in London
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One of the most commonly asked questions that I receive on this site is from people who are travelling to London and want to do some unique sight-seeing. Where can they go to see places related to Vivien [...]
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July 14, 2013
The Oliviers: Britain’s most celebrated dynamic duo
This post is for the Dynamic Duos blogathon currently being hosted by Once Upon a Screen and Classic Movie Hub and I’d highly encourage reading the entries from all the other fabulous bloggers. I apologize in advance if what I wrote [...]
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July 12, 2013
Vivien Leigh makes Publishers Weekly Top 10
Last week I got a pleasant surprise in my email inbox. My editor, Cindy, had written to say congratulations – Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait has been included in Publishers Weekly’s Top 10 Performing Arts
books for Fall 2013! It took me a while to track down a [...]
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July 8, 2013
Visiting Shaw’s Corner
Shaw’s Corner, Ayot St. Lawrence
In the spring of 1944, Vivien Leigh accompanied Hungarian director Gabriel Pascal to playwright George Bernard Shaw’s home in Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire. Producer J. Arthur Rank had secured her on a loan from David O. Selznick to star in the [...]
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July 1, 2013
Olivia de Havilland remembers Vivien Leigh
The divine Olivia de Havilland celebrates her 97th birthday today. She is one of our greatest living film legends. Her career was quite extraordinary. A two-time Academy Award winner, she starred opposite many of the most popular leading men in Hollywood history, worked with some of the most acclaimed [...]
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