• why vivandlarry.com?
because vivien leigh and laurence olivier were amazing, and talented, and gorgeous, and interesting, and many other positive adjectives. they left behind a legacy of great films and a story that still captures the imagination of old movie fans around the world. and, simply because i thought they deserved their own space in web land. read more about how this website came to be here.

• who are you, anyway?
i'm just a girl who likes to daydream. read more about me here.

• are you in any way affiliated with vivien leigh or laurence olivier?
no. this is a website created by a fan for other fans. i am in no way affiliated with vivien leigh, laurence olivier, or their families and associates.

• are vivien leigh and laurence olivier still alive?
no. vivien leigh passed away in 1967 at the age of 53, and larry passed away in 1989 at the age of 82.

• did they have any children, and are those children still alive?
though they did not have any children together, vivien leigh has a daughter named suzanne from her first marriage, and larry has a son named tarquin from his first marriage, and three children from his thrid marriage: richard, tamsin and julie kate. all five of these children are still alive and living in the UK. vivien leigh and laurence olivier also have several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

• i noticed you've been in touch with some people who knew larry and/or vivien, or have written biographies about them. how can i get in touch with these people, and can you give me their contact info?
sorry, out of respect for people's privacy, i will never divulge anyone's personal information without prior consent from the individual in question.

• i'm writing a book or a school paper and would like to use some materials found on this site. can you help me?
sure! researchers are free to use any of the written content on this site as reference in their projects, but please be aware that much of it was previously referenced from biographies and magazines, and that this will have to be taken into consideration when doing citations. please remember to give proper credit. if you are looking for photos to use in a book, please email me for help in getting the proper sources of copyright.

• where do you get the photos in the vivandlarry.com gallery?
the goal of the gallery is to amass as many photos of vivien leigh and laurence olivier as possible in once place--a giant collective, if you will. this lofty goal definitely takes a team effort. many photos come from my personal collection which consists of vintage magazines, glossy photos, photography books, and dvd screencaptures. others come from amazing fans like you who have been very gracious in scanning and sharing items from their own personal collections. still more come from ebay and other online sites. the gallery at vivandlarry.com has grown tenfold since its launch in 2007, and i am very grateful to everyone who has contributed photos and other digital files such as artwork and graphics.

• i'd like to contribute some photos to the gallery. how can i do this?
thanks for your interest in helping the gallery grow! all contributions are more than welcome. if you have rare photos of either vivien leigh or laurence olivier, please attach them as individual files or together in a zip file and send them via email to vivandlarry@gmail.com.

• why do i have to create a username and password in the gallery?
you don't have to register, but registered members have big advantages over non-registered visitors. the only files that are public in the gallery are dvd screencaps and digital artwork (wallpapers, forum icons, etc). registering in the gallery (creating a username a password) is free and easy, and will allow you access thousands of rare vivien leigh and laurence olivier photos including candids, publicity shots, film stills, theatre photos, fashion photos, and much more.

• i registered for the gallery, but it won't let me log in! what do i do?
each new registered user has to have their access approved by the gallery maintainer (in this case, me, your webmistress). this is simply to weed out spambots and other annoyances before they wreak havoc on the gallery. once you are approved, you will receive a confirmation email. follow the instructions in this email to log in and enjoy the photos! if you register using an email account with a provider such as hotmail, the gallery confirmations usually go to the junk folder. if you've checked all of your email folders and still can't find your confirmation email, that either means you were not approved (which is hardly ever the case), or there is another problem. in this case, please email me and i will help you out.

• i like the graphics on this site. how did you make them?
i use adobe photoshop to create graphics. please see the resources page for specific materials.

• do you make money off of this website?
not personally. any donations to this site from fans like you--monetary or otherwise--are used strictly to help better vivandlarry.com and to keep it online. read more about specific ways your donations help as well as how to contribute here.

     

 
 
the photo booth: 23,000 images and counting.

tcm in august

• current contest

there are no current contests

• rare images of vivien leigh and laurence olivier for the gallery
• vintage and modern magazine/newspaper articles
• fan photos from vivien leigh and laurence olivier-related destinations in london, hollywood, or elsewhere

designed/maintained by: kendra
launched: april 8, 2007
version: 4.0