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No Cinderella magic raised Vivien to fame

She Won Scarlett O’Hara Role by Hard Work

by Paul Harrison
June 26, 1939

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Did you know? Laurence Olivier wasn’t the only t

Did you know? Laurence Olivier wasn’t the only thespian in his family. Though she never became famous like her younger brother, Sybille Olivier found modest success on the stage during the 1920s, even performing at the Royal Court in Sloane Square. I recently purchased this vintage postcard featuring Sybille from ca. 1926 and have a couple playbills for shows in which she appeared. Swipe to see programmes from “Don Juan”, a one-night engagement at the Court put on by Mrs Geoffrey Whitworth’s The Three Hundred Club (1926), and “The Dancers”, put on by Frank Curzon and Gerald DuMaurier’s company at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle-on-Tyne (1924). 🌟 // Definitely a strong family resemblance.
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Legends corresponding with legends. 🙌🏻 Wonde

Legends corresponding with legends. 🙌🏻 Wonderful letter from Laurence Olivier to Basil Rathbone, dated February 10, 1949. Discusses the film version of HAMLET, ideas for future films, and the Oliviers’ 1949 London West End season. What I find most interesting is the mention of he and Vivien not having had a proper long break from work in 11 years. It’s what they signed up for and what they loved, but it’s no wonder exhaustion and mental breakdowns followed. I’m tired just reading that!
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Spring is finally here 💐🌸🌺🌷Vivien Leig

Spring is finally here 💐🌸🌺🌷Vivien Leigh 📸 by Cecil Beaton for ANNA KARENINA (1948). Published in the wonderful Beaton retrospective by @terencepepper
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Scarlett and Melanie tend to a wounded soldier in

Scarlett and Melanie tend to a wounded soldier in GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) 🌟
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Adult colouring book, Viv and Larry edition. 🎨J

Adult colouring book, Viv and Larry edition. 🎨Just kidding, it’s a watercolour sketch based off of a photograph by Angus McBean, showing the Oliviers in their 1951 production of Shakespeare’s ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA 🌟
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Favorite items from #kendrabeancollection (thanks

Favorite items from #kendrabeancollection (thanks to @4may1929 for the idea): three original stamped prints by photographer Francois E. Vernier, showing Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in costume for Shakespeare’s TITUS ANDRONICUS. The Oliviers led a European tour of the play in 1957. The photos were taken at the Théâtre des Nations in Paris. Swipe for two souvenir programmes from the Oliviers’ visit. 🌟
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Stunning! Posted @withregram • @vivietrich Vivi

Happy #mothersday (U.K.) to all you moms out there

Happy #mothersday (U.K.) to all you moms out there! And extra kudos to those of you who have had babies during the COVID lockdown. I’m with you in solidarity. I know it’s been tough, but we’re all doing a good job ❤️ Photo 1) Vivien Leigh with her daughter Suzanne and grandson Neville Farrington. Photo 2) Ronan D. J. Paul, my little super sized nugget 🌟
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A wonderful photo of handsome young Laurence Olivi

A wonderful photo of handsome young Laurence Olivier, from 1934. Sporting his Ronald Colman moustache! 🌟
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@4may1929 suggested I share some of my favorite it

@4may1929 suggested I share some of my favorite items from #kendrabeancollection, and I thought that was a fun idea! Here is a sheet of paper signed by three of the principle cast members of the 1937 film FIRE OVER ENGLAND: Flora Robson, Vivien Leigh, and Laurence Olivier. I like how Flora added ‘Queen “Liz”’ below her name. The publicity portraits for this film were taken by Tunbridge. Swipe for an original stamped portrait of Laurence Olivier as hero Michael Ingolby 🌟
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I was chatting with some of the admins of other Vi

I was chatting with some of the admins of other Vivien Leigh accounts earlier today about how we organise and store our collections. I snapped a few photos so thought I’d share some info publicly as well. I often post items from the #kendrabeancollection, which is my personal collection. I only collect paper ephemera - photographs, magazines, playbills, etc., so it’s all stored flat in boxes. I purchase archival supplies from Preservation Equipment Ltd, a U.K. based company that specialises in museum-grade storage and conservation supplies. (If you’re in the US, I’d recommend Gaylord Archival). My collection is split across my home in England and my parents’ home in the US. I’d be curious to know how you store your old Hollywood collections!
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@vivien_leigh_fan_girl posted a photo of Vivien Le

@vivien_leigh_fan_girl posted a photo of Vivien Leigh with David Niven and Alexander Korda in the canteen at Shepperton Studios. Here is another image taken during that same lunch break. What sort of food do you think they served in the studio canteen in 1947? Beans on toast? 😉
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To quote Ilana Wexler from my fave show, BROAD CIT

To quote Ilana Wexler from my fave show, BROAD CITY, “in da clerb, we all fam.” Vivien Leigh has her cha-cha heels on for a dance with an unidentified man (anyone know who he is?). I don’t have a location or date for this either but judging by her hair I’d say ca. late 1950s?
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Vivien Leigh 📸 by Philippe Halsman for @life ma

Vivien Leigh 📸 by Philippe Halsman for @life magazine. New York, 1946.
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Hi Internet. This is Vivien Leigh, not Gene Tierne

Hi Internet. This is Vivien Leigh, not Gene Tierney. It was taken by Philippe Halsman for @life magazine in 1946. Trust me.
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Cool or creepy? @myheritage_official’s new deep

Cool or creepy? @myheritage_official’s new deep fake feature, #deepnostalgia, allows you to animate still photos. I tried it on a few Vivien photos, including this one, my all-time favorite, by Philippe Halsman. The results varied! What do you think?
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