Not only was she stunningly beautiful, but a voice like velvet. So many stars had voices that sounded like a knife on a plate.
@Cward303 Жыл бұрын
She was soooo extremely gorgeous!!! I personally think she’s the most beautiful woman ever. Even over Liz Taylor, which I get 💩 for once in awhile lol
@alfijakarimova1122Ай бұрын
Нет , вы ошибаетесь ! Вы меня видели много раз во многих знаменитых фильмах самых именитых режиссёров , в самых разных образах. --- Вивьен Ли исполнила роль Скарлетт в старом чёрно - белом , и затем в колоризированном фильме ,,Унесённые ветром ,, - и этот фильм давно уничтожен , потому что там плохой звук и его не смотрели зрители ! Но затем в 80- ых годах этот фильм ПЕРЕСНЯЛИ на новую и качественную киноплёнку СО МНОЮ В ГЛАВНОЙ и ЖЕНСКОЙ РОЛИ СКАРЛЕТТ ! Поэтому прошу вас и всех не приписывать другой актрисе (!!!!) мою молодую красоту, и мой талант киноактрисы при просмотре фильма ,, Унесённые ветром ,, , и многие и многие другие ПЕРЕСНЯТЫЕ ФИЛЬМЫ , глядя на экране на меня Заслуженную актрису России Альфию Каримову !
@JamesVaughan3 жыл бұрын
Probably the most beautiful actress EVER…Garbo, Hedy Lamarr, Gene Tierney, Ava Gardner were all stunningly beautiful actresses too, but none of them lit up the screen like Vivien….
@matthewawesome12123 жыл бұрын
What about Audrey Hepburn
@pammcwhorter8773 жыл бұрын
Heady is just as beautiful. I love them both
@Popchaaa07313 жыл бұрын
All the women you mentioned were beautiful. But Vivien is a combination of great talent and beauty. Thats rare for an actress.theres something magical about her that spell bounds u to the screen.
@larrymbouche3 жыл бұрын
I much prefer Paulette Goddard's Beauty. She starred in 1947's "The Unconquered" with Gary Cooper.
@janc81993 жыл бұрын
Rita Hayworth another beautiful actress with a tragic ending.
@eleanordefreitas37553 жыл бұрын
Vivian Leigh was just perfect in Gone with the Wind. An absolute delight.
@ollieallard8083 жыл бұрын
That film was (and still is) a MASTERPIECE !!!
@margonale27803 жыл бұрын
@@ollieallard808 q
@gonewiththewind29673 жыл бұрын
❤👆
@scotnick593 жыл бұрын
YES
@Ruby166632 жыл бұрын
Vivien
@elizabethengquist41853 жыл бұрын
So sad there were no real treatments for bipolar back then. How different her life might have been. She was so beautiful and talented.
@DavidSmith-sf4rl3 жыл бұрын
Laura Harris Do you have research sites? I need to read up in this. Thank you.
@elizabethforsyth30543 жыл бұрын
yes and also for the TB
@joywebster26783 жыл бұрын
Manic depression a,so known as Bipolar disorder is a genetically transmitted chemical deficiency in the brain that untreated creates havoc for the sufferer. Litium was the first successful drug treatment.
@coloradorocky12983 жыл бұрын
I personally think it’s a wiring of the brain from infancy, that creates the imbalance, along with unhealed trauma.
@garyhughes16643 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree. This illness blighted her career (as well as her struggle with TB), and given the treatments available today her life would have been so different.
@eileenruth97943 жыл бұрын
"Scarlett", was the perfect role for Vivien. In fact, she WAS the original person!
@nicoleyeung97533 жыл бұрын
absolutely
@OzmaOfOzz3 жыл бұрын
If you read the first page of the book you'll see Scarlett wasn't described as beautiful in the book. And Vivien was gorgeous
@jerrysummers59713 жыл бұрын
Right little raver always sleeping around!Party animal beautiful available always 😉
@erikskov87593 жыл бұрын
Agree!!!! Vivien IS Scarlett.
@alfijakarimova1122Ай бұрын
Нет , вы ошибаетесь ! Вы меня видели много раз во многих знаменитых фильмах самых именитых режиссёров , в самых разных образах. --- Вивьен Ли исполнила роль Скарлетт в старом чёрно - белом , и затем в колоризированном фильме ,,Унесённые ветром ,, - и этот фильм давно уничтожен , потому что там плохой звук и его не смотрели зрители ! Но затем в 80- ых годах этот фильм ПЕРЕСНЯЛИ на новую и качественную киноплёнку СО МНОЮ В ГЛАВНОЙ и ЖЕНСКОЙ РОЛИ СКАРЛЕТТ ! Поэтому прошу вас и всех не приписывать другой актрисе (!!!!) мою молодую красоту, и мой талант киноактрисы при просмотре фильма ,, Унесённые ветром ,, , и многие и многие другие ПЕРЕСНЯТЫЕ ФИЛЬМЫ , глядя на экране на меня Заслуженную актрису России Альфию Каримову !
@Popchaaa07313 жыл бұрын
Its rare to see an actress so beautiful and with great talent.
@alfijakarimova1122Ай бұрын
Нет , вы ошибаетесь ! Вы меня видели много раз во многих знаменитых фильмах самых именитых режиссёров , в самых разных образах. --- Вивьен Ли исполнила роль Скарлетт в старом чёрно - белом , и затем в колоризированном фильме ,,Унесённые ветром ,, - и этот фильм давно уничтожен , потому что там плохой звук и его не смотрели зрители ! Но затем в 80- ых годах этот фильм ПЕРЕСНЯЛИ на новую и качественную киноплёнку СО МНОЮ В ГЛАВНОЙ и ЖЕНСКОЙ РОЛИ СКАРЛЕТТ ! Поэтому прошу вас и всех не приписывать другой актрисе (!!!!) мою молодую красоту, и мой талант киноактрисы при просмотре фильма ,, Унесённые ветром ,, , и многие и многие другие ПЕРЕСНЯТЫЕ ФИЛЬМЫ , глядя на экране на меня Заслуженную актрису России Альфию Каримову !
@sandy891073 жыл бұрын
She was striking in that white & green dress, as well as the red one! She glowed from the inside out
@user-xf9nc5bk7y3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, most people don't understand the market moves and tend to be mislead in facts like this and always depend on money in the bank. Very bad idea
@louiseclark79673 жыл бұрын
That green and white "BBQ" dress is my favorite, along with that fabulous hat!
@becky65683 жыл бұрын
The red one was perfection !
@CW-rx2js3 жыл бұрын
I like the white and blue one the best
@nancybrady30333 жыл бұрын
“That Hamilton Woman” is a perfect example of the chemistry between her and Laurence. It’s beautifully filmed and shows that even in black and white she is beautiful.
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
We agree, Nancy!
@JamesVaughan3 жыл бұрын
That film was a special favourite of Churchill's.
@sweetrosemary20003 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the reminder that film was great.
@noblehouse55953 жыл бұрын
I differ on any time Vivien Leigh acts opposite Laurence Olivier that it's a good production for either of them They one-up each other way too much. The production will suffer. They will chew the scenery. Their personal life emotIons are brought in and those can be in appropriate for the material. It's something that they can't help Put them in productions with other people and they are outstanding. Vivien playing Blanche actually caused her damage. Laurence found Joan Plowright then he filled for a divorce. Jack Merrivale loved Vivien but he knew he wasn't the love. But he stayed anyway
@helenlesley54563 жыл бұрын
Winston's Churchills favourite movie allegedly and one of mine too ...take it out of the collection of UN SURPASSABLE old black and whites. every now and then,..like the ORIGINAL 'Great Expectations" starring Alec Guinness ,John Mills, Valerie Hobson, and the Australian woman who played Miss Haversham...lets not forget the original "Rebecca" with Lawrence Oliver...all of which never date and far surpass anything plastic that comes out of the studios these days...a lot of those films were made in the Denham studious in London
@patrickryan15153 жыл бұрын
She was beautiful, and played Scarlet to a 'T', embracing both the ingenue and mature version of the character so very convincingly. And she was in nearly every scene of the very long film. What a feat! Perhaps the most deserved academy award ever.
@karancarnwright43122 жыл бұрын
Could u imagine Kathryn Hebern(spelling) playing Scarlett? No way that would have been a destaster!!!
@patrickryan15152 жыл бұрын
@@karancarnwright4312 Hepburn was always too full of herself to ever show the underlying vulnerability that Vivien Lee demonstrated through her total understanding of the character she portrayed. Perhaps Vivien Lee's personal vulnerabilities contributed to that accomplishment.
@alfijakarimova1122Ай бұрын
Нет , вы ошибаетесь ! Вы меня видели много раз во многих знаменитых фильмах самых именитых режиссёров , в самых разных образах. --- Вивьен Ли исполнила роль Скарлетт в старом чёрно - белом , и затем в колоризированном фильме ,,Унесённые ветром ,, - и этот фильм давно уничтожен , потому что там плохой звук и его не смотрели зрители ! Но затем в 80- ых годах этот фильм ПЕРЕСНЯЛИ на новую и качественную киноплёнку СО МНОЮ В ГЛАВНОЙ и ЖЕНСКОЙ РОЛИ СКАРЛЕТТ ! Поэтому прошу вас и всех не приписывать другой актрисе (!!!!) мою молодую красоту, и мой талант киноактрисы при просмотре фильма ,, Унесённые ветром ,, , и многие и многие другие ПЕРЕСНЯТЫЕ ФИЛЬМЫ , глядя на экране на меня Заслуженную актрису России Альфию Каримову !
@ejbowen913 жыл бұрын
She was amazing in Gone With the Wind.
@lauramalizia96363 жыл бұрын
Yes. My favorite of hers.
@filipchung21213 жыл бұрын
@ Earl Bowen She was Scarlett!
@ryveralexander85113 жыл бұрын
@@lauramalizia9636 yes especially when I learned from her facing problems (I think about it tomorrow!) I learnt well!!😄😄😄
@morningglory36443 жыл бұрын
Brilliant actress! She immortalized Scarlet O'Hara!
@rhondablack80793 жыл бұрын
She was perfect for Scarlett❤️
@deniseroe58913 жыл бұрын
She was absolutely beautiful, Vivian along with Elizabeth Taylor have to be the most beautiful women ever. Sad life, unlucky in love, both of them . Her relationship with Sir Lawrence was epic. Nobody could have played Scarlet but her and she was wonderful in Street Car.
@joannemurdock78993 жыл бұрын
I would have to put Ava Gardiner to!
@mariethereseascar49103 жыл бұрын
And Grace Kelly
@mary.gcarpenter14903 жыл бұрын
Im going with Maureen Ohara. Gorgeous. She was in those Swashbuckling movies with Errol Flynn. That red hair and green eyes. WOW!! This is really weird, but I watched Gone With The Wind 50 years ago or more and enjoyed it, but when I watched it again when the movie had its 40th Anniversary I didnt really enjoy it that much. It was the same with other things as well. Your tastes really do change over the years. Especially TV shows. Used to love Cagney and Lacey and Crossing Jordon, now not so much. Now its SVU and Rizzoli and Isles. Huge mistake to cancel that one. Nothing but garbage on TV anymore. Cancel all the good ones and leave on the trash. Except for all the games shows they bought back, I watch three shows a week. Greys Anatomy, SVU! And Outlander. And That one is only on about three months out of the year. They have already wrapped on season 6 but wont televise it until 2022. I dont get that. And I really hate to wait for anything. Sorry, I ramble on sometime, go off topic. 😄Have a good one!!
@Aztec3393 жыл бұрын
Even though many many actresses went blond, the true beauties seem to be raven haired.
@maya_jones34113 жыл бұрын
@@mariethereseascar4910 Lol, Grace Kelly Only looked good in certain angles and her jawline was too square. Her friends even said she was plain looking without makeup.
@hazelkagey67393 жыл бұрын
Vivien was gorgeous and her expressions were readable without words being spoken, the tragedy of the miscarriages had to affect her deeply with the love she had for Lawrence. Then the TB, gosh, so much talent and beauty and heartache in one electrifying life, one cannot help to share her sorrow. The world lost a brilliant light when we lost her.
@lawrencesait34322 жыл бұрын
I can not understand why Larry or jack did not force her into hospital to Aradicate her TB once and for all,l am sure she could have lived longer if they did.
@GlennaVan2 жыл бұрын
@@lawrencesait3432 Because an adult has the right to decide for themselves. She may not have wanted to endure the several months of drugs or her TB may have been the drug resistant variety. If she chose to not take drugs it may have been because they made her sick and she chose, what was in her mind, the lesser of two evils. Regardless, a competent adult can choose for self.
@terretulsiak1400 Жыл бұрын
Her mental illness may have been a factor in not seeking treatment. Very sad, regardless .
@diamondleigh72803 жыл бұрын
She was very pretty. Seem like actors had true talent back in this era...
@ritagamez37323 жыл бұрын
Listened to a video recently The speaker stated, talent is no longer required in Hollywood. Its who you know. The liberal elite run the show.
@moviegirl86483 жыл бұрын
@@ritagamez3732 It has nothing to do with politics. It's about talent not being a prerequisite to succeed.
@NerdNest03 жыл бұрын
Prertty? Are you kidding me? She is the most beautiful woman who ever lived.
@MsCherryPop33 жыл бұрын
@@ritagamez3732 I agree 100%.
@lettiegrant94473 жыл бұрын
That's true they did. Today it's all about who can and will take their clothes off the fastest. Sad.
@kaythomas85213 жыл бұрын
One of the top 5 greatest actresses of all time. And one beautifully. Talented woman......and kudos to Laurence Olivier. He was. Fantastic. Also. And devilishly handsome.. ......Wuthering Heights. Still one all time classic
@kathleenclark58773 жыл бұрын
Withering Heights. My favourite novel. Did you know that Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon detested each other? It began on an earlier film. Imagine the acting chops it takes to play intense love scenes 2 inches away from someone with whom you do not get along!
@filipchung21213 жыл бұрын
@ Kay Thomas who were the other four greatest actresses of all time ?
@kaythomas85213 жыл бұрын
@@filipchung2121 well. In MY opinion. Betty Davis. Katherine Hepburn., Elizabeth Taylor. And I'll have to include. (Modern times). Would be Meryl Streep
@kaythomas85213 жыл бұрын
And yes. There were plenty.of others
@kaythomas85213 жыл бұрын
I'm forgetting Ingrid Bergman
@blondnburndnaz3 жыл бұрын
She was so stunningly beautiful
@ozziecrosby20923 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@tonikennedy98123 жыл бұрын
@NateDawg I agree plus she was a hussy
@senseichess86883 жыл бұрын
She sure was
@allan96033 жыл бұрын
No
@blondnburndnaz3 жыл бұрын
@@allan9603 you do not think she was beautiful?!?!?
@LaHayeSaint3 жыл бұрын
Vivian was absolutely stunning. It was sad she had a bi-polar disorder, and even more of a tragedy that she had contracted TB. But TB is so hard to treat, even today. She will always be remembered in a very favourable light.
@TheScotsman19773 жыл бұрын
There are multiple botanical treatments for all infectious diseases. :-) ;-)
@messianic_scam3 жыл бұрын
what tb?!
@LaHayeSaint3 жыл бұрын
@@messianic_scam Royal Scam -- What are you saying?
@jimjustice5813 жыл бұрын
I was under the impression that TB is contagious. Is that wrong?
@LaHayeSaint3 жыл бұрын
@@jimjustice581 If you have TB of the lungs, then it is contagious as the bacteria are carried in aerosol form through the air whilst talking, breathing and singing. We still have terrible trouble treating this disease.
@bethmoore77223 жыл бұрын
Just so you know, the term “bipolar disorder” used to be called “manic depression”. I had heard this about her, but didn’t know the details. Mental illness was so stigmatized back then, and little was known about treating it. It’s really sad to hear of her and other stars, like Patty Duke, in such an unforgiving profession, being so very vulnerable, often with no one to understand.
@karancarnwright43122 жыл бұрын
The one thing I leraned she was a scoripon, I don't know if I spelled that right ,that explains a lot of her behaviour, them scoripons r somewhat like how she behaved ! An they do have a big sexaul appetite!!
@reasoningwithrema3 жыл бұрын
No one could have played gone with the wind better.
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
We agree, Rema!
@shawnawallace63763 жыл бұрын
No one- look at the sequel they tried a travesty
@alfijakarimova1122Ай бұрын
Нет , вы ошибаетесь ! Вы меня видели много раз во многих знаменитых фильмах самых именитых режиссёров , в самых разных образах. --- Вивьен Ли исполнила роль Скарлетт в старом чёрно - белом , и затем в колоризированном фильме ,,Унесённые ветром ,, - и этот фильм давно уничтожен , потому что там плохой звук и его не смотрели зрители ! Но затем в 80- ых годах этот фильм ПЕРЕСНЯЛИ на новую и качественную киноплёнку СО МНОЮ В ГЛАВНОЙ и ЖЕНСКОЙ РОЛИ СКАРЛЕТТ ! Поэтому прошу вас и всех не приписывать другой актрисе (!!!!) мою молодую красоту, и мой талант киноактрисы при просмотре фильма ,, Унесённые ветром ,, , и многие и многие другие ПЕРЕСНЯТЫЕ ФИЛЬМЫ , глядя на экране на меня Заслуженную актрису России Альфию Каримову !
@alfijakarimova1122Ай бұрын
@@shawnawallace6376 Нет , вы ошибаетесь ! Вы меня видели много раз во многих знаменитых фильмах самых именитых режиссёров , в самых разных образах. --- Вивьен Ли исполнила роль Скарлетт в старом чёрно - белом , и затем в колоризированном фильме ,,Унесённые ветром ,, - и этот фильм давно уничтожен , потому что там плохой звук и его не смотрели зрители ! Но затем в 80- ых годах этот фильм ПЕРЕСНЯЛИ на новую и качественную киноплёнку СО МНОЮ В ГЛАВНОЙ и ЖЕНСКОЙ РОЛИ СКАРЛЕТТ ! Поэтому прошу вас и всех не приписывать другой актрисе (!!!!) мою молодую красоту, и мой талант киноактрисы при просмотре фильма ,, Унесённые ветром ,, , и многие и многие другие ПЕРЕСНЯТЫЕ ФИЛЬМЫ , глядя на экране на меня Заслуженную актрису России Альфию Каримову !
@MichaelJirochVisualArtist3 жыл бұрын
She didn’t just ‘happen’ to be vacationing in the USA to get casted as Scarlet. She came on a mission to get the part of Scarlet, and at the same time visit her paramour Larry who was filming a movie in Hollywood, I think it was Wuthering Heights. It wasn’t happenstance at all, it was all very calculated on Viv’s part to get it.
@lisica84583 жыл бұрын
Glad she did.
@patrickryan15153 жыл бұрын
Calculated, but meant to be. I couldn't imagine anyone else (past or present) in that role.
@annestaudacher9723 жыл бұрын
Exactly! What a stupid thing to say - auditioning "on a whim"...! Her ambition and drive were a very pivotal element of her character
@annestaudacher9723 жыл бұрын
It was Wuthering Heights. Vivien had wanted to play Catherine but didn't get the part.
@eileenruth97943 жыл бұрын
She sounds a lot like Megan Markle!
@flowerpower95413 жыл бұрын
Her facial expressions in Gone with the wind were just perfect
@alfijakarimova1122Ай бұрын
Вивьен Ли исполнила роль Скарлетт в старом чёрно - белом , и затем в колоризированном фильме ,,Унесённые ветром ,, - и этот фильм давно уничтожен , потому что там плохой звук и его не смотрели зрители ! Но затем в 80- ых годах этот фильм ПЕРЕСНЯЛИ на новую и качественную киноплёнку СО МНОЮ В ГЛАВНОЙ и ЖЕНСКОЙ РОЛИ СКАРЛЕТТ ! Поэтому прошу вас и всех не приписывать другой актрисе (!!!!) мою молодую красоту, и мой талант киноактрисы при просмотре фильма ,, Унесённые ветром ,, , и многие и многие другие ПЕРЕСНЯТЫЕ ФИЛЬМЫ , глядя на экране на меня Заслуженную актрису России Альфию Каримову !
@zyxmyk3 жыл бұрын
I read once that Olivier could never discuss Vivien Leigh without stuttering. That's emotional damage extraordinaire.
@mrsx79443 жыл бұрын
I don't think that's true. I've seen him in interviews where he's talking about her just fine.
@partycentralsales3 жыл бұрын
The author of this video mistakes George Cukor’s role in casting Vivien Leigh in GWTW. David Selznick was the producer and owner of the studio that made GWTW. It was he who cast Leigh and later fired Cukor as director. Leigh did not audition “on a whim.” She traveled from London to Los Angeles to see Laurence Olivier and to attempt to audition. Olivier’s agent was Myron Selznick, David’s brother.
@JenniferKingInGA3 жыл бұрын
Truth!😄
@stevefranks17113 жыл бұрын
Correct!
@paxdomini60613 жыл бұрын
Also, she didn’t have a miscarriage while making a film with her husband Lawrence Olivier. She was filming Caesar and Cleopatra, with Claude Raines, and fell during filming.
@robertjames66403 жыл бұрын
Mercy be for those who know the facts.
@kimberlymclees81893 жыл бұрын
Nice video but I don't know how that mistake was made. Selznick's search for Scarlett was huge and Cukor's firing was big news as well. Vivien and Olivia would go to Cukor's home on Sundays for advice because they couldn't stand his replacement--Victor Fleming.
@raider78293 жыл бұрын
She was absolutely STUNNING! So many sad endings for GREATS!!
@catlover34fl3 жыл бұрын
Vivien Leigh's later performances were also outstanding. Loved her in Ship of Fools and The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone. She was great and also stunning in looks.
@paxdomini60613 жыл бұрын
I love That Hamilton Woman where she and her hubby star together. Waterloo Bridge is also very good by has a sad ending.
@lray19483 жыл бұрын
@@paxdomini6061 She said Waterloo Bridge was her favorite film.
@theresadoll53743 жыл бұрын
If you haven’t seen it yet please please please watch ”Waterloo Bridge”
@catlover34fl3 жыл бұрын
@@theresadoll5374 I've seen "Waterloo Bridge" at least 3 times, maybe more. Sad story with beautiful background music. Most of Vivien Leigh's films were very sad and her performances in all of them were outstanding. I never tire of watching her.
@indigocheetah41722 жыл бұрын
@@catlover34fl , when Vivien and Laurence visited Australia ; to tour in the theatres. My mother and several other ladies were invited to the Lady Mayoress' garden party.. Vivien , arrived as the guest , and Mum said ; although Vivien appeared tired she was the most beautiful woman especially when she smiled. It was tragic what happened to her as the knowledge of mental illness was not known as well as today. Waterloo Bridge is an excellent film .
@facetedperspectives99503 жыл бұрын
Such a sensitive soul she was. If she had been able to carry their (Sir Laurence) children to life; it could have been a healing experience for her and their marriage. Feel sad it didn’t happen for them. I know he loved her deeply.😔😔
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@jupru2203 жыл бұрын
Dame Lewis - not really ... having a child doesn't heal mental illness or a broken marriage. My mom tried having a baby to fix her marriage. It didn't work. When a person has unstable mental health, adding a baby only adds to the stress and inability to cope with life's daily routines. Vivien Leigh had a daughter with her first husband; Leigh had very little to do with the raising of her only child.
@terrihilder82173 жыл бұрын
That changed. It's good for all involved that VL and Suzanne became much closer as she grew up. I have read that Vivien kind of liked being Grandma to Suzanne's three boys. There is also a KZbin video made by Sophie, a great grand daughter who came to Los Angeles to speak with Tarquin Olivier and Trader Faulkner and some remaining friends of Ms. Leigh. Just to find out everything she could about her really famous great grandmother that she never had the opportunity to meet. It was a touching video. I am sure VL would have been proud.
@kathybrown31603 жыл бұрын
@@jupru220 thank you! She may have been beautiful but she was a lousy mother to her only child Suzanne. She put herself before everything and everyone. She caused Laurence Olivier a lot of mental and emotional stress due to the numerous times she cheated on him during their marriage. I think he was relieved when their marriage ended to be fair!
@terrihilder82173 жыл бұрын
VL wasn't the only one in the relationship that was a "lousy" parent or a philanderer; that was a two way street "to be fair.". Olivier was a consummate philanderer with wife #1, wife #2, and wife #3. Olivier was also a "lousy" dad to his first child Tarquin. As did he put himself above "everything and everyone else." I notice the venom is usually saved for the woman who wasn't a great parent. lol The English actress Sarah Miles wrote a book about her on/ off again affair for years with Olivier. Miles met Olivier on a movie set in '62. Isn't that when Olivier was married to wife #3, Joan Plowright? You notice that the Olivier estate or Joan Plowright never sued over said claims in Miles book? Why do you think that is? I have a pretty good idea why. lol VL had Jack Merivale in her life. While he may not have been the great passion that Olivier was, he was attentive and there for her. There is a whole lot to be said for being with someone whom you can get along with and have peace of mind with and not have to deal with the noted Olivier ego. Kind of reminds me what Lucille Ball said about living with Gary Morton after Desi Arnaz. js
@MsTimothyswan3 жыл бұрын
Gone With The Wind is without a doubt a cinematic triumph, highlighted by Vivien Leigh's classic portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara
@brennasmith51483 жыл бұрын
Except it was Elizabeth Taylor
@markmh8353 жыл бұрын
@@brennasmith5148 -- "Gone With The Wind" (the greatest movie ever made) came out in 1939. Elizabeth Taylor was born in 1932. No, Taylor did not play Scarlett O'Hara as a seven-year-old. It was Vivien Leigh.
@GlennaVan3 жыл бұрын
@@brennasmith5148 I don't think Taylor could have carried that role even as good an actor as she was.
@sashamulligan29933 жыл бұрын
Bipolar disorder and manic depression? They are one and the same.
@lawrencesait34322 жыл бұрын
@@GlennaVan I agree.
@martinsulat6973 жыл бұрын
My PERSONAL favorite - 'Waterloo Bridge'. I've charished her flow in it for decades...
@patricialavender29023 жыл бұрын
I have the video. I love it too, although it's so sad I have to steel myself to watch it! Such a beautiful actress.
@BeveC21E3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Thought I was the only one who held that opinion!
@kristiwallace20893 жыл бұрын
That movie is fantastic, but doesn't seem to get mentioned often. I love it.
@lollipop653 жыл бұрын
@@kristiwallace2089 I have to look up Waterloo Bridge. I haven't seen it. The actresses and actors back then we're truly "movie stars" and they became their characters beautifully without nudity and without the language used today. They were great and mysterious.
@davidho29773 жыл бұрын
I didn't remember Vivien being in "Waterloo Bridge." I looked it up on imdb. There are two versions of WB. One from 1931, and the 1940 one with Vivien. I have the older one.
@matthewsatalic27513 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful actress ever and one of if not the best actors
@paxdomini60613 жыл бұрын
I totally agree👍
@iandaniel21533 жыл бұрын
Vivien Leigh / Natalie Wood ... twins of talent both leaving similar impressions writing on our hearts in stage and cinema ... will we see their likes again, we can only wish for such to happen.
@harperstacey96043 жыл бұрын
Both of them starred in movies with Warren Beatty.
@lettiegrant94473 жыл бұрын
Today they would have to bleach their hair blonde. Back then women were naturally beautiful as individuals. Today they're all clones.😀
@mariehickey30503 жыл бұрын
My FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL! CLARK CABLE WAS THE MOST HANDSOME OF ALL...THEY MADE THAT MOVIE FAMOUS...LOVE THEM BOTH!
@joannemurdock78993 жыл бұрын
They complemented each other in GWTW💙💕
@sandranorman54693 жыл бұрын
Will never understand why Clark Gable did not win the Oscar for Mrs Scarlett O’ hara.
@pixiearmendariz25503 жыл бұрын
She was stunning in her Red dress in Gone With The Wind. No one else could of performed as proficient and brilliant as the beautiful Scarlett O'Hara as she did. ❤
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
We agree, Pixie!
@theresaellinger93963 жыл бұрын
She changed our lives with her acting performances, I will never forget her !
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
We agree, Theresa!
@angelbabysqueaky39853 жыл бұрын
She was perfect in her role of Scarlett Other. Also as Blanche in Street car name Desire. It was really a shame that she suffered from By Polar and depression. She was so beautiful and talented.
@MichaelGunner1233 жыл бұрын
bipolar
@DNSMLT3 жыл бұрын
I believe she went through hell when Marilyn made it big. Hollywood made a huge debacle of blonde bombshells. I'd be depressed too! Hence Vivien being a blonde in Street Car. I dont think I'm wrong.
@MichaelGunner1233 жыл бұрын
it's bipolar....I have it, too.
@shiftylips3 жыл бұрын
Bi polar is what used to be termed manic depression.The commentator got things a little muddled. Whatever you call it though, it is a heavy burden and more so back then when it was little understood and treatment was often hit or miss.
@katestevens863 жыл бұрын
She was beautiful and ethereal and a bloody good actress. Incidentally, "manic depression" and bi-polar disorder are the same thing; manic depression was the old term prior to the DSM being developed. I still remember my mum taking me to see "Gone with the Wind" at a revival theatre when I was a little girl. It was magic.
@lemorab13 жыл бұрын
Vivien's mother, Gertrude Hartley, was half Armenian, half Anglo-Irish. Gertrude's father was a full-blooded Armenian railway clerk in Calcutta. This mixed ethnic ancestry gives Vivien her slightly exotic, dark beauty. Also, her trip to Hollywood was not a whim. Zelznick had seen all her British films, confirmed by his secretary Marcella Rabwin, but considered her too light and fluffy for Scarlett. (If you've seen her pre-GWTW films, you'll understand why. They give no indication of her power, range, and depth as an actress.) Vivien had read GWTW and told people she was going to California to audition and would get the part, including reporter Caroline Lejeune. Prior to meeting David Zelznick in person during the burning of Atlanta on the studio backlot, she had met with his brother, agent Myron, about representation. Myron accompanied her to that first meeting with Zelznick. When George Cukor witnessed her first line readings for Scarlett, he knew she had it. My favorite Vivien Leigh performance is Scarlett O'Hara.
@katestevens863 жыл бұрын
@@lemorab1 WOW. Thanks for all the information. You must be a real fan. I think my favorite movie with Leigh was "Waterloo Bridge"....or maybe "that Hamilton Woman" (not sure that's the correct title, but you know the one I mean.
@lemorab13 жыл бұрын
@@katestevens86 It was a toss up between GWTW and "Waterloo Bridge." In "That Hamilton Woman," I get the feeling that Vivien is ad-libbing a lot of her lines, and the film was made to capitalize on the Leigh-Olivier romance. Okay, that and to stir up patriotism for the Allied cause. The most powerful scene, for me, is the very beginning when a middle-aged Emma, broken by life, begins telling her story: "There is no before, there is no after."
@katestevens863 жыл бұрын
@@lemorab1 I feel like hollywood capitalized on the demons that Vivien Leigh fought throughout her life as a result of having bi-polar disorder. And not in a nice way. I remember reading a biography of Leigh way back when; it was very detailed and discussed her mental health issues at length. I think the last name of the biographer was Edwards.
@lemorab13 жыл бұрын
@@katestevens86 I read it too, in 1979. That dreadful book by Anne Edwards cannot be taken seriously. To be fair, Edwards' biography suffered from a lack of access. People who had been close to Vivien adopted a "circle the wagons" attitude and did not want her struggles with mental illness to become public knowledge. Also, Olivier was very much against it, and they didn't want to offend him. So, Edwards did the best she could. But, also, she is (to me) a very irritating writer, believing she can read her subject's thoughts, e.g. "Vivien felt that.... Vivien wanted to....." Alexander Walker wrote a very good biography in the 1980's, "Vivien." But, the best one to get is "Vivien Leigh" by Hugo Vickers, written in about 1990. He goes into the greatest detail of any biographer of her parents' marriage and her childhood. This explains A LOT. Also, Vickers had access to the Oswald Frewen diaries, which makes all the difference. With Olivier's death, many people were willing to talk on the record who had heretofore been reticent. (To date, no one has been allowed access to Olivier's private correspondence.) You should also check out the Armenian Ancestry Blog, which goes into exhaustive detail about Vivien's maternal ancestry.
@carlberg75033 жыл бұрын
Her performance in Streetcar is unrivaled. I'm her mouth Williams's language soars into great poetry, and the tragic end is a punch in the stomach. What a great actress!
@heathermiskell63 жыл бұрын
She was absolutely exquisite in Gone with the Wind! Her life ended far too soon, she was in her prime when she left us. RIP Vivien, hopefully your soul is resting in peace, and your better now!!
@midnightsopflame72923 жыл бұрын
Vivian Leigh was a stunningly beautiful and amazing talent! And I could never imagine anyone else playing the role of “Scarlett” better than she did…..as IMO she IS Scarlett…..and always will be!!! May she RIP and May God Bless her Forever in Heaven!!!
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
We agree, MidnightSopFlame!
@katayounahoo40163 жыл бұрын
She was best, great actress of all the time, God bless her.
@joyharp30883 жыл бұрын
I love the movie Gone with the Wind, I have read the book twice and seen the movie 4 times on screen. I also I bought the DVD.
@senseichess86883 жыл бұрын
Nice
@kellyshomemadekitchen Жыл бұрын
I have adored Vivien Leigh my entire life and I must say, this video was very well done, respectfully so. Thank you for posting.
@jerryupton83473 жыл бұрын
The only error I saw was that she is reported to have not only manic depression but also bipolar disorder. They are the same thing. The name of the illness was changed.
@snicky583 жыл бұрын
You beat me to it. 😉 I kinda wish they hadn't changed the name personally -- I think manic-depressive illness is more accurate.
@festivelady8263 жыл бұрын
@@snicky58 - I think so, too. You know how all the doctors want to be progressive, hence the bipolar change, because they thought it sounded less threatening than manic-depression. So much for that!
@dancnkc3 жыл бұрын
@@festivelady826 probably it's correlation to "mania" and "maniac."
@lilyblossom12403 жыл бұрын
It’s said Marilyn Monroe suffered the same as well.
@robertlongwill20773 жыл бұрын
bipolar can also mean 2 diametrically opposed conditions, such as obsessive compulsive etc...
@rf34953 жыл бұрын
"Waterloo Bridge" was her best performance. Fact the entire cast was amazing. No one today comes close. All pretenders
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this, RF!
@LiliLili-dv4qc3 жыл бұрын
She war a great gift from God to us. God bless you, Vivien!
@sallyclay19743 жыл бұрын
She had many outbursts in her manic depressive state. She was very beautiful when she was young. She was in and out of mental wards. Laurence Olivier, finally divorced her, because he couldn't handle it anymore. RIP!
@harperstacey96043 жыл бұрын
Laurence Olivier eventually fell in love with actress Joan plowright.
@TheRapnep Жыл бұрын
@@harperstacey9604Both Vivien and Joan were Scorpio's. I wonder if their "better" temperaments were similar and is what attracted Larry?
@LDuke-pc7kq3 жыл бұрын
Iconic! Can't even imagine anyone else playing the role of Scarlet ❤️
@mikewinburn3 жыл бұрын
Old Hollywood photography was impressive…. They knew how to use the light to draw interest. Love it
@CherylSimser3 жыл бұрын
I watch Vivien Leigh in anything she has done, over and over again. She is truly mesmerizing not only in beauty but in her acting. It is truly sad that she suffered from mental illness.
@SHERRYDUNNE3 жыл бұрын
I cried my eyes out in the tragic Waterloo Bridge. She was young and well and lovely. Sad she passed so young.
@audreycaruso81113 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful talented actress...she was sensational in Gone With The Wind...
@maytedrew86383 жыл бұрын
It was David O' Selznick looking for Scarlett O'Hara and he was solely responsible for all major decisions on GWTW. . George Cukor was the first director and was fired and eventually replaced by Victor Fleming.
@rhondablack80793 жыл бұрын
Vivien was very upset George Cukor was fired
@maytedrew86383 жыл бұрын
@@rhondablack8079 It still turned out to be a masterpiece due to the tenacity of David O'Selznick and the casting. Vivien Leigh's performance astounds me each time I watch it.
@BeveC21E3 жыл бұрын
Her performance in "Waterloo Bridge", broke my heart! She was paired beautifully w Robert Taylor.
@kathleenkelly3537 Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite films What a presence ànd magic Vivian had
@nedraleggett6837 Жыл бұрын
That was a good movie. You just watch and get into the movie.
@Sidadressage3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE Gone with the wind! I always say that I might be the only black woman who HAS ALWAYS had this movie at the top of her top five movie list but there it is. I read the book as a young girl and loved it too. Vivien is marvelous! I have ALL of her movies on DVD. My second favorite is 21 days.
@evaschroeder40203 жыл бұрын
That's interesting you don't think it was racist?
@suziecreamcheese2113 жыл бұрын
@@evaschroeder4020 I think she’s above that bull$hit!
@evaschroeder40203 жыл бұрын
@@suziecreamcheese211 that's good then in the era of cancel culture you can't say anything
@christiandelavega74973 жыл бұрын
@@evaschroeder4020 How on Earth is this movie Racist? And this is coming a Gay Brown Latin Bottom + ,a millennial.
@evaschroeder40203 жыл бұрын
@@christiandelavega7497 I don't think it is but some purposed it was. Suggesting it made the south appear a place of charm that it romanticized slavery. I disagree ofcourse with that but that was the opinion of some.
@cubuffdoc3 жыл бұрын
She didn’t fall rehearsing from a play, she slipped on the set of Caesar and Cleopatra. She was incredibly brave, and endured primitive and barbaric treatments for her bipolar. She would have had a very different life, had she been born 50 years later.
@ninamc61163 жыл бұрын
Beautiful woman. The most stunning actress ever. There are lots of beautiful ones but I think she’s #1
@TheGeoDaddy3 жыл бұрын
Aside from being beautiful... so many Hollywood Stars were beautiful (most in their own way that makes comparisons petty) but She was an ACTOR!!! Not just an embellishment of her own personality but She took on roles and made them her own! The real test is STAGE! No cuts. No edits. No flattering angles or carefully curated lighting... She could walk on stage and hush an audience for an hour or two or three... seriously, how many Hollywood “stars” could have done that? How many did? How many can today and not look very very small... Vivien Leigh WAS the REAL DEAL and left us two moments of film that will live vas long as the digital prints survive extinction.
@trytoplaypiano3 жыл бұрын
She's my favorite actress of all times!
@harperstacey96043 жыл бұрын
She was a great beauty.
@tiffanyroseangeles75173 жыл бұрын
One of the classiest & best actress & most lovely. Unfourtunately suffered from,bipolar disorder. Same as I.....
@southernwanderer79123 жыл бұрын
My favorite role of Vivien Leigh is as Emma, Lady Hamilton, in "That Hamilton Woman," in which she co-starred with Lawrence Olivier. who played Lord Nelson.
@MyDarkmarc3 жыл бұрын
Vivien Leigh's last film role was Mary Treadwell in Stanley Kramer's Ship Of Fools a novel written by Katherine Ann Porter. Vivien Leigh had battled mental illness and tuberculosis for much of her life and it would be the tuberculosis which eventually killed her on July 8, 1967. Producer and director Stanley Kramer had planned to star Vivien Leigh but was initially unaware of how fragile her mental and physical health was. The film proved to be her last film and in later recounting her work, he remembered her courage in taking on the difficult role, "She was ill, and the courage to go ahead, the courage to make the film - was almost unbelievable." Kramer did not regret casting her in his film. He admired her fortitude, later saying, "She was taking shock treatments at the time plus, she was also highly nervous but despite her illness she never let it intrude. She would occasionally go off to one side of the sound stage and actually be shaking, she would try to control herself, go back to the scene that she was doing, manage it and do it without having to do a retake and then go back to being nervous again it was something truly indescribable. Leigh's performance was tinged by paranoia and resulted in outbursts that marred her relationship with other actors, although both Simone Signoret and Lee Marvin were sympathetic and understanding. In one unusual instance, she hit Marvin so hard with a spiked shoe, that it marked his face. There are two scenes in the film that standout: the first one is where Vivien is walking down the long passageway to her stateroom and she does a Charleston dance step in hallway and then continues on to her stateroom as if nothing had happened. That's when the other scene takes place as she removes her make-up she starts talking to her reflection about growing old and acting her age. Vivien's performance in this scene evokes mere glances of Scarlett O'Hara, Blanche DuBois, and Karen Stone from the film The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone (1961, Warner Brothers). At this moment Lee Marvin breaks into her room and attempts to have his way with her. She will have none of that and beats him off with her high-heeled shoe. When the ship reaches its destination they both disembark separately, his face covered in band-aids and Vivien coolly walks down the gangplank with her head held high making her grand exit -- from you might say from film itself.
@susannestorm97055 ай бұрын
Beautifully said!
@mariaboletsis31883 жыл бұрын
She is definitely one of my all time favorite actresses. I love most films she's been in. It's impossible for me to chose one particular performance when she was amazing in all of them.
@ROYALWAND3 жыл бұрын
her performance in `` THAT HAMILTON WOMAN `` was absolutely remarkable
@fashionismypassiongirl6603 жыл бұрын
I absolutely adore her! 🥰🥰🥰 Love her performance in Gone with the wind. Such classic! 💕💕💕
@harperstacey96043 жыл бұрын
She's the greatest actress of all time.
@pennytull75783 жыл бұрын
How odd that being bipolar is discussed so much about Vivian. Coughing up blood, feeling like crap, & knowing it's a death sentence, is Depressing. An outstanding beautiful woman, with a vibrant personality, that through energy all over the big screens, & stages, accomplishing a mountain of work in her lifetime. Between life's tragedies. An excellent example of a fighting spirit to us all.
@joanmcdermott67983 жыл бұрын
Ordinary people did the same thing.
@JulieR733 жыл бұрын
She was absolutely gorgeous!
@caroleroseburgh13443 жыл бұрын
She was really stunning. Very beautiful ❤️
@scarletibis31583 жыл бұрын
Brilliant actress. Olivier said many didn't take her seriously in her craft because she was such a great beauty. But that Hamilton Women, Gone with the wind, and streetcar (even ship of fools) shows you how brilliant she was. a haunted woman with great talent.
@2020girlygirl3 жыл бұрын
She was absolutely beautiful.
@debradonato73633 жыл бұрын
She was Georgeous♥️🌟💕
@puppycat583 жыл бұрын
How gorgeous 😍 she is...loved her in Gone with tge Wind
@soonerpups28173 жыл бұрын
So tragic that such a talented beauty and acting icon fell out of her beautiful life in mental illness. She was unforgettable.
@joanbroad35283 жыл бұрын
She was beyond beautiful!
@mrsx79443 жыл бұрын
Definitely. She had an "other worldly" beauty.
@bluechip2973 жыл бұрын
No she wasnt. She was an attractive woman, no more no less. Extremely talented though.
@joanbroad35283 жыл бұрын
@@bluechip297 that’s a strange comment and one I totally disagree with!
@terrihilder82173 жыл бұрын
@@bluechip297 Oh yeah, she was waaaaaay more than just "attractive." But hey, to each their own. lol Vivien Leigh was absolutely drop dead gorgeous in her prime. And also a very talented and iconic actress. Very good on stage as well.
@manuelborchardt15733 жыл бұрын
Last great performance.” The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone” with a young Warren Beatty, great movie and acting performance
@fredsmith34563 жыл бұрын
If you have not seen the Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, please rent and watch.
@davidallen5083 жыл бұрын
@@fredsmith3456 ,I find that film rather trashy and distasteful but have to admit it is quite viewable and reach for the DVD whenever I am in a strangely downbeat mood.Vivien ended up going to the dogs in many of her films and she certainly topped it all off as Mrs.Stone.
@kimberlymclees81893 жыл бұрын
@@davidallen508 I'm curious how others interpret the ending of Mrs. Stone. Do you think when she threw the key down to the man she expected him to kill her or was it for sex?
@davidallen5083 жыл бұрын
@@kimberlymclees8189 , I felt she was prepared to go as low as she could.She may have started by suggesting the vagrant take a good shower and then trying Warren Beatty’s clothes on him.He had no reason to kill her.Who knows ?
@kimberlymclees81893 жыл бұрын
@@davidallen508 Thanks for sharing your insight! I think I got the idea of murder because of an incident or story that had been told earlier in the film. It's been quite a while since I've seen it. I'd like to think she cleaned him up and had a good time. I guess any man can be Warren Beatty in the dark.
@snicky583 жыл бұрын
She was one of my favorite actresses and I have a lot of empathy for her bipolar disorder struggle -- it's such a brutal, disruptive, painful thing to live with (I know). I remember learning years ago that lithium wasn't approved as a treatment for bipolar disorder (in the US, anyway) until 1970 -- unfortunately, too late for Vivien. I had to stop taking lithium after a couple years because of severe side effects that developed, but if you can tolerate it, it has a good track record in general -- it's even believed to reduce suicides.
@koji35903 жыл бұрын
Vivian Leigh to this day is one of the most beautiful women to ever walk the earth. I can watch Gone with the wind over and over. God bless.
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@judyhyland6823 жыл бұрын
She is beautiful
@helenegan10793 жыл бұрын
I saw her in Adelaide in the play "Lady of the Camilias". Brilliant performance based on La Traviata. She was no longer with Olivia. Cried my eyes out, the performance was brilliant as a stage actress she was superb. Never will forget.
@terrihilder82173 жыл бұрын
You literally saw VL on stage? Wow! Interesting, can believe you would never forget it. She was older then and not in great health. She was something else. Talented, great actress.
@colettesanders57013 жыл бұрын
Vivian was "FLAWLESS" in Gone With The Wind. One of my favorites😊
@meta373 жыл бұрын
I never new this about her. I love all those movies she was in, i still watch her to this day when ever i fine her on. I love the old black and white movies stars very much. I loved Gone With the Wind even when they colorized it.
@lavenderbee36113 жыл бұрын
Vivien was natural beauty coupled with great talent. Vivien's acting in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire has cemented her icon status. Her real life suffering made her a more potent actress - she could be vunerable & haughty at the same time.
@lawrencesait34322 жыл бұрын
Vivien Leigh was very unlucky with her mental health problems and contacting TB, in my apinion she was the best.
@rozchristopherson6483 жыл бұрын
An unrivaled performance in "Streetcar Named Desire." When I was studying abroad in Wales in 1989, I saw a documentary on Olivier's life who had just passed way. A servant mentioned that Olivier became afraid of Vivien, fearing she would physically attack him due to her mental instability. That was the reason they separated and divorced. Very sad. My favorite actress. A beautiful, talented, and legendary actress. RIP Vivien 🧡🙏
@jasonlindsey99463 жыл бұрын
If she had been about 20 years younger, she'd knocked Liz off the title for most beautiful.
@YIKESMF3 жыл бұрын
I'll always feel Vivien was the most beautiful of the two.
@maanasadevi48593 жыл бұрын
why the comparison..?! They both are beautiful and talented in their own way..! if you compare vivien with kathrine Hepburn or bette davis than i would say yes vivien is beautiful..!
@jasonlindsey99463 жыл бұрын
@@maanasadevi4859 Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder. As far as adding character and morality to the beauty mix, Liz would be at the bottom.
@jasonlindsey99463 жыл бұрын
@@maanasadevi4859 I will add that when people are attractive or beautiful at a young age,they are usually the opposite when time passes. The opposite is true for average or plain looking people, they are handsome or beautiful as time passes.
@hishers12203 жыл бұрын
They would have tied with Ava Gardner ,they are all a very similar type. Dorothy Dandridge, was the most beautiful in my opinion.
@psw47633 жыл бұрын
Loved her in Waterloo Bridge with Robert Taylor. Of course Gone With The Wind. Beautiful actress.
@feliciashea35063 жыл бұрын
I adore this lady.. I have watched gone with the wind over a 120 times.. I have seen everything she's ever done.. the kind of magic she had With Lawrence... It was just that pure magic.. that I am sure.. Was rekindled... When he finally passed.. there Passion.. For the stage.. And the respect.. for acting.. Was only rivaled by their love for each other... mental illness was only an interruption.. because a love like that just never dies... she suffered greatly... She was in my book a first class lady...
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
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@lawrencesait34322 жыл бұрын
Spot on,we all love our Vivien.
@MiamiPush2theLimit3 жыл бұрын
Her performance in A Streetcar Named Desire was heartbreaking.
@harperstacey96043 жыл бұрын
She put her heart and soul into the film.
@stephanietutu67513 жыл бұрын
I loved Vivien's portrayal of Scarlet. Delicate and strong, she was amazing!!!
@ML-lw2yi3 жыл бұрын
I'll never criticize someone for not being able to sustain a relationship with a mentally ill partner. Nobody knows the pain and heartache that might come from dealing with the specific dynamics of any individual relationship. The best that can be done is to offer support and encouragement. So sad!
@Steve-km3nt3 жыл бұрын
I think Olivier exacerbated her illness. He had many more affairs than she did. Their's was no great love story.
@joanmcdermott67983 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. When two people marry they don’t know everything about each other. They Only know that they are in love. Love alone is not enough. Not by a long shot.
@joanmcdermott67983 жыл бұрын
Lawrence Olivier was my favorite actor. To me he was at Chamaeleon.
@awishinandahopin72323 жыл бұрын
Gone with the Wind has to be my favorite for Viven.
@geraldinebowbia51763 жыл бұрын
She was absolutely beautiful 🤩 what a shame. 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️😢
@lynmichael74763 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, for sure. She had a rough time thru her life. So many actors have rough lives.
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
What's your favorite memory of her, Lyn?
@joanmcdermott67983 жыл бұрын
Yes they do that is true. Just because you’re beautiful does not mean you are going to I have a stress free life. Far from it.
@loisjohnson7272 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, I did not know about her, personality, ❤ loved her and Gone with the Wind, always has been one of my favorite movie s,,
@FactsVerse Жыл бұрын
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@christinemeleg45353 жыл бұрын
Despite all her natural beauty and hard earned accolades, Vivien Leigh suffered. Both of her diagnosis were untreatable when she was alive,TB kills even today,it is a nasty disease, now becoming antibiotic resistant due to patients not taking the drugs correctly. Bipolar disease is treatable but still takes it toll on interpersonal relationships. She suffered so much.
@margaritastocker72713 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the info. Still one of my all-time favourite actors. And stunningly beautiful!
@festivelady8263 жыл бұрын
Beauty, money and a successful career don't automatically guarantee happiness. We all have our demons. Same thing with Catherine Zeta-Jones; she, too, is bipolar, and she has to check in the mental hospital from time to time to treat her illness. I will always love Vivien in "Gone With The Wind". Of course, I thought she was brilliant in "Streetcar Named Desire", too, but she has always been Scarlett O'Hara to me. Another role that she was excellent in was "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone". If you haven't ever seen it, you should.
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this, festivelady826!
@joanmcdermott67983 жыл бұрын
I remember the Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. I was very young myself at the time not a child but a young lady. I will tell you what I remember about the Roman Spring. What I remember is that she was not young but still beautiful. I remember that she had aged and I felt so sorry in my heart for her. Because like I said I was a young lady myself. Funny that I should remember this after all these years.
@festivelady8263 жыл бұрын
@@joanmcdermott6798 - It's remarkable that we are able to have these recollections, isn't it, Joan? You described the feeling perfectly when you said, "I felt so sorry in my heart for her". So did I! I watched it with my mother and grandmother when I was young, but I knew it was special because they spoke about it to each other in French so I couldn't understand them - lol. So I went to the library the next day and read the book, slowly. I was a precocious child!
@TheRapnep Жыл бұрын
She was unbelievable in "Anna Karenina." Her acting in that movie is superb! I love all her movies and could look at her all day! Elizabeth Taylor also thought she was gorgeous and she was Elizabeth's idol growing up. Vivien and I share the same birthday, November 5. She was a true Scorpio in every way! RIP ❤
@AniBAretz3 жыл бұрын
4:30 mark: "She was also suffering from bipolar disorder and manic-depression." That's funny. Bipolar disorder IS manic-depression. While mental illness is not a joke, doubling up on what is already the double-whammy mental illness is.
@xxsusie1xx3 жыл бұрын
Bipolar is such a wicked disease , Iv watched my son suffer for 7 years till they got his meds right. It’s not as simple as giving them a pill and it goes away. Even in this day and age. I also watched my grandfather go through it for 40 years and in the end he had to be admitted to a care home for people with mental illness where he died at 86.
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@yolandawessel92003 жыл бұрын
Love all your blogs, hope you never run out of them.
@NaturaBreeze2 жыл бұрын
Life has a way of giving and taking....she was stunning beautiful, talented, rich and famous....but she also had major mental health/ emotional issues and addictions and died way too young at just 53, very sad
@georgealderson44243 жыл бұрын
It is so easy to erroneously judge relationships (before, during and after) without knowing some or all of the details relating to it. However it can be a classic case of judging a book by the cover. Clearly there was much love between VL and LO and I for one misjudged, without realising how that love continued after their divorce. Having watched this video and learned new details I now regret my previous judgements. May Miss Leigh rest in peace.
@Xarynnaxarynna3 жыл бұрын
Her ravishing beauty can only be compared to Gene Tierney's ♥️RIP