Vivien Leigh Interview-Part Two Small World

Theatre and film as discussed by Vivien Leigh, Ken Tynan and Samuel Goldwyn in December 1958 with Edward Murrow

[@maytedrew8638]

She is brilliantly intelligent. Her beauty and talent lives on forever. Her poise and her articulate statements show what a force of nature embodied Ms. Leigh.

[@TheMoviefanatic92]

I can just listen to Vivien Leigh speak for hours. So eloquent, witty and intelligent. Her performance as Blanche Dubois is probably one of my favourite female performances ever too.

[@URallangry]

TheMoviefanatic92 I can listen to her for hours also. A voice that matches her devastating beauty.

[@balozhende5727]

@@URallangry Man, you summed her up.

[@21karo12]

6:02 Vivien's expression is priceless! It's rude to be interrupted, and for all the love and admiration I bear for Ms. Leigh, she's not afraid to show that she was not happy. Vivien's a classy lady and she gives many interesting and, in my opinion, valid points and thoughts to this interview/conversation. A true actress.

[@MTknitter22]

21karo12 Yes indeed. Tynan is overwhelmingly pompous about American culture and so obnoxious. Miss Leigh is very respectful and so is the other gentleman in light of this jerk’s foolishness.

[@MTknitter22]

21karo12 Yes indeed. She was much more astute than the young smart aleck critic.

[@MTknitter22]

21karo12 👏👏

[@griefscapes]

Roughly 1:15 minute of Vivien getting a word in and 7:30 of men arguing 😂 but she starts kicking back at the end ❤ curious to see part 3 now

[@kaleighp7723]

My goodness I just love Vivien. She’s very intelligent and remained a class act throughout this whole interview.

[@stephaniehale7318]

So classy and intelligent I can watch Vivien all day truly captivating

[@MadsAndersen1]

I may be entirely blinded by love - I don't deny that - but I think Vivien comes across as very polite and patient here. She gets her opinions across, but not in an aggressive or abrasive kind of way, even in the face of the sarcasm and slyness of Ken Tynan.

[@bojest5863]

I did a lot of reading both of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. I am under the impression that Ken Tynan was a little bit in love with Olivier. When it came to Olivier, he could do nothing wrong. But Tynan Could be incredibly unkind to Vivien Leigh. I don’t know if it had to do with her illness. I’m sorry I don’t remember that much about it anymore. I just know he was not nice to her. So yes, her manners were impeccable especially in this situation. I also appreciated her point of view far better than Ken Tynan’s.

[@elainadewitt322]

You are so right, because this line of question can raise hostility

[@lisacranmer8005]

@Nora Tinn she was beautiful and smart.

[@babakbabak1414]

Beautiful Vivien ❤❤❤

[@pinkmeercatpink]

Vivien comes off very well here, she is so intelligent and speaks so eloquently.

[@johnbarroll1120]

Love these old news clips. Thanks for archiving.

[@MrLippman]

My God, if only we could see this kind of discussion on our television sets today!

[@sandrakenney567]

Restin in Peace Vivien you will always be my favourite beauty and actress of all time.godbless you amen.🙏🕊🕊🕊🕊🦋🦋🦋🦋🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🕊🦋🌹🕊💖🌟🕊

[@phyllischan5380]

Can we just respect four extremely intelligent, brilliant people who were all captured talking together and how lucky we are to have this inspiring film available to us today.

[@talldarkfunny]

What's interesting is that Tynan spent years attacking Vivien in his reviews, saying she was holding Olivier back and that she wasn't much of an actress at all. Here he's still being patronizing to her. And yet, when they did this interview, her marriage was breaking up, she herself was quite ill with her bipolar condition, and yet she still manages to be more eloquent, thoughtful, perceptive and shrewd about acting, films and theatre than either the crusty producer or the pompous Oxford critic.

[@grantreardon3541]

100 thumbs up for your comment if I could 👏👏👏bravo

[@talldarkfunny]

@@grantreardon3541 Oh my, thank you! I'm glad you thought so! She was such a remarkable woman and the more I read, watched and learned about her, the more I was entranced by her gifts, as opposed to just her undeniable grace and beauty. I think that she would have been a star performer in whatever profession or art she chose. She just had that kind of perception and shrewdness of mind and will to triumph that marks every successful person. And then, to hear her friends tell it, she was such a dear friend, undeniably funny and witty and down to earth, despite her elegance and almost "regal" demeanour. A true original.

[@talldarkfunny]

@Darshana Ambulkar Oh yes, for at least almost half of her life.

[@robertplautz9722]

agree with everything except for "pompous" and "crusty" although these are pretty relevant and accurate assessments

[@lawrencesait3432]

Vivien Leigh was great in this interview, you can see why we all love her, Viv was so loveable.

[@erichschmidt6717]

Vivien is the only one with brains in this airing

[@yeebby1]

Sad for the time 😂

[@elizabethbrown8833]

And class, dignity. 🌌❤💐🙏

[@antoniomarcos5321]

Absolutely.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Vivien so intelligent ...bravo ...well done

[@outinsider]

Wow, a civil debate on television, who knew it could be possible? THIS is television I would watch, where the viewing audience is considered intelligent enough to understand, and whose host and guests encourage discussion. Let's bring this back.

[@moteleyes2]

I just LOVE her. she was an amazing actress!! So smart, and so beautiful! GWTW has always been my favorite all time movie! Mr Tynan is ignorant.

[@meadowcloud519]

Vivien's face when Samuel interrupts her at 6:03... priceless.

[@siempremarisol]

vivien is to me the greatest of all

[@WhenUrSmilin]

I love Vivien's sly smile at 7:17 after Tynan goes after Goldwyn. She's thinking "uh-oh, he's really gone and done it now."

[@tiffanypassiondolls]

The reaction for Orson Welles was brilliant hahaha

[@chucknyc123]

This was such a treat. Pauline Kael once said, 'In A Streetcar Named Desire we have the two greatest performances ever captured in a single film.'

[@marksolomon4248]

And she was right

[@RLviddy]

Thank you for sharing this. SO COOL! Ironically, Vivien would have made a quite capable politician if she'd had any interest in that field.

[@lilypond5158]

Her smile is so cute.

[@5809AUJG]

Tynan was one of the most brutal drama critics of his time. He was nothing more than a put-down artist, and I am sure that, like most critics, he was a wanna-be actor, but didn't have the talent or true gifts to be one. They are jealous, and really lay on the poison when it suits them to do so. Unfortunately, the power that these people can wield can be pervasive, and they have destroyed the careers of many talented people. Sure, let there be critics to maintain some standards in stage and film, but let it be constructive and not damaging.

[@TheSonjaxfactor]

well said!

[@MsNewgirl]

He was a horses-behind in this show.

[@taniatinn9072]

Those who can't become critics. She held her own, very classy lady.

[@KristinaHoogs]

I love that she speaks up for Larry. She definately knows what's she's saying.

[@ginal1861]

I still see "Scarlett O'Hara" especially when she smiles!

[@DN-wq7nx]

Yeah...the fact is she was herself Scarlett....once she said she had nothing in common with Scarlett, but the truth is that she had many thing in common with her...

[@joycebyrne9175]

I absolutely love Vivienne, hope I spelled that right

[@kimberlysommers2124]

yes that beautiful dimpled smile!

[@michaelsmith3943]

When Mr Goldwyn says that Orson Welles was not successful as a producer, I lost my mind (as did everyone in the video).

[@davehansen9124]

Goldwyn was 79 years old here, and he lived to be 95.

[@baltoman24]

Tynan is really hopelessly pompous. I have read that he has realized that he was wrong about Vivien Leigh - that she was greatly talented and far ahead of her time in understanding Shakespeare and her performances in films as well.

[@marymc4044]

Matthew Mosca Tynan likes the sound of his own voice

[@rushda02]

At a point, Vivien gets this 'what am I doing here' look.

[@hossamhosni3808]

Vivien Leigh is the best actress in USA

[@1justice2012]

That guy Tynan is hard to stand, I'm watching this interview because of Vivian and Goldwyn.

[@bawoman]

Vivien is a queen...my queen!

[@donnadimanna9173]

What a wonderful interview. So great to see these archives!!!

[@deegeraghty9426]

Tynon's hostility to Vivien Leigh is based on jealousy.

[@adithalee8660]

After seeing these interviews I don't believe all of those lies they told about her. I think they exaggerated because they couldn't control her. This was an extremly intelligent woman.

[@nidodeaguila2319]

I've always said the same thing. She is just human

[@lisacranmer8005]

Yes, men DNT like smart women..he interrupted her when she was talking ..

[@nancyroswell327]

She was bipolar, that doesn’t affect intelligence

[@gerryburntwood9617]

Many bipolar people are also very bright, Stephen Fry comes to mind!

[@thomasmayk]

@@nancyroswell327 Exactly.

[@simoncooper8835]

At one point Goldwyn says "I can only talk about myself!" That was the problem! Even so, this is a fascinating programme to watch in 2014 as a great insight into three intelligent, legendary people.

[@markandresen1]

At last! A single nod on here to THREE intelligent, legendary people.

[@MTknitter22]

Simon Cooper Yes he actually refused the bait to make wide generalities there, didnt he?

[@pineropugs3196]

I love this~such a great surprise to find this on KZbin. I am obsessed with Vivien (& her "twin" Hady Lemarr), she was such an amazing actress ahead of her time, her beauty is stunning & she seemed like such a great personality too. Someone I'd love to talk to & hang around. Her tragic life & it's end breaks my heart. I always heard how this pompous Tynan had a "crush" on her husband, Olivier, & was super praising of him while slamming her, constantly. It is absolutely fascinating to see them in this, in action!! I see now how horrible & pompous he truly is. She holds her own in this. It breaks my heart & makes me cry to see her & know how she suffered, & how she died. Mental illness is a cruel, cruel blight on humanity. This poor woman, it just doesn't seem fair, or right.

[@simoncooper8835]

At least despite her mental illness, Vivien Leigh had much happiness in her life and much praise and two Oscars. She had a tragic ending, yes, but so did many actresses, including Monroe. Great stars have bright quick lives, then fade.

[@pineropugs3196]

Still so sad. But yes, I hope she had some happiness. :)

[@URallangry]

Pinero Pugs I would agree with Simon here. She definitely had much happiness in her life. Although there was heartache and illness, such is life. Being the personality that she was and that she didn't speak much of regret, if at all, I would come to the conclusion that she made the best of life. She didn't let anything stop her. I think she died way to young but her life was full! It seems like she knew her number was up and her end was tragically fitting. Sad, yes but her life and legacy is amazing. 102 yrs after her birth here we are, still talking about her! That means she did it right :) I doubt she would want anyone to feel sorry for her at all.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@simoncooper8835 Oh stop with this ''great start have bright quick lives'' nonsense? How stereotypical is your thinking? Do you think only celebrities die young? Do you think ALL celebrities/talented people die young? No and no. Many celebrities live to old age, and many ''ordinary'' people die young of the same diseases that celebrities do, including mental illness. Don't be so primitive.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@URallangry So you're claiming that someone's life ONLY has meaning if they were famous? Wow, what an outlook... Also, feeling sorry for someone is not showing pity but rather sympathy which is normal. I for once would like for someone to finally show some sympathy for me but oh well.

[@charlotte474]

Vivien Leigh is a classy lady

[@kakashihatake8712]

Is that Sir Laurence in the background when Vivien references him? This is so wonderful to see. Vivien Leigh was an amazing, intelligent and witty person. I wish I could have known her.

[@bmbutler2]

Her face at just the 6 minute mark is awesome. I’ve seen and given that look when someone interrupts me or tries to put me down. A volcano is underneath that face.

[@pminner1]

I LOVE Viviens expresion when the camra cuts to her when he says Shakspear... A total hoot!!! (3:25)

[@baiba.sisene]

'..you have one good producer in england.. laurence olivier..' lol. nice one vivien!

[@Lafayette320]

Vivian Leigh is an absolute gorgeous goddess. The manner in which she moves, her sexy voice, her facial expressions, all of it. Though not evident in these videos, she smokes most seductively, while the holding of her cigarette is well done and evident here.

[@robynl42]

The QUEEN!!!!!!!!

[@Betty77168]

Vivien Leigh has a very particular smile! It must be to do with the muscles in her lower cheeks, they seem to pull the corners of her mouth up and make her nostrils flare - it's very endearing and natural looking.

[@URallangry]

Ugh. Ken Tynan. What a pompous tool! Lol. Vivien: fierce, eloquent and classy. I confess that I may be biased. When that eyebrow arches or she smiles I turn into a pile of mush.

[@quinnmorlotti]

I too turn to mush when she smiles. I can definitely relate to you :)

[@isabellas.c.scanderbeg2670]

Very interesting conversation at the end about the rôle of the Producer in the U.S., still valid today

[@yorkievrs]

A very beautiful woman

[@elizabethgalligan1805]

Love Vivien for standing up to these men, especially the boorish Ken Tynan!

[@AlejoGS777]

3:26 Vivien’s double take when he brings up Shakespeare in reference to his own work 😂 she reeled that in… or did she let it show just enough? 😂 subtle legend.

[@MsRhcp4ever]

Great Balls of fire! Don't bother me anymore and don't call me sugar! -Scarlett O'Hara :)

[@davehansen9124]

Listen carefully how this guy Tynan just rips into Samuel Goldwyn, at 7:10, saying how many other producers of outstanding American and foreign films are not even heard of, while people like him seem to get all the credit ! Then the camera pans over to Vivien Leigh who has a shocked smile on her face at 7:20, while leaving Goldwyn now to defend himself and other American producers who seem to get all the credit ! Priceless ! Now, I believe most of us would agree that this guy Tynan is rather annoying. But he sure showed some balls here, no ? And the three of them actually do gang up on Goldyn a bit. Good stuff !

[@CharlotteFairchild]

Opera is now being shown in theatres, and so they are films of opera. No way can the sound compare to the real opera. Yet it is wonderful that some part of the essence can be captured. The comments about Pogy and Bess were interested.

[@difreighterwatcher8603]

The best part is years after this was recorded everyone knows who Vivian Leigh and Goldwyn are but are clueless as to who this Tynan fellow was, except for his arrogance and salacious rhetoric.

[@danieliliadis]

Vivien’s face at 7.20 is a picture, she’s thinking “Oh shiiiiiiit” haha 😆

[@frankpeter6851]

"when I make a picure, I never think of the box office...if youre thinking of box office when starting out, youre headed to 90 percent failure" things sure have changed

[@mountaintyme2000]

This is a far cry from the crappy reality shows that are being dished out. Today's Americans would truly benefit from such in-depth discussions such as this. What a find!

[@cynthiawilliams737]

Interesting ideas from both sides but definitely agree with Mr. Goldwyn movies should be made for enjoyment not for political statements there is enough grimness in the world!!

[@rubykrussg]

"the minute anyone starts making a picture and thinks of the box-office, they´re 90% a failure before they start" - wow...

[@BadGuyRants]

Ruby Kruss that's 99% of every film made today! Wish things were like they were back in old Hollywood.

[@Samalabear]

I live the commentary from Goldwyn on the "Best Years of Our Lives" It's a brilliant film and I think if it had been made as a "political" film it would have suffered greatly and certainly not have been as affecting as it was. I'm not fond of most war movies, but I don't consider this movie a war movie -- just a brilliant story about people.

[@Cward303]

3:23 Vivien Leigh’s look said it all! You did not just compare yourself to Shakespeare!?

[@theflicka28flicka24]

Kenneth Tynan reminds me SO much of Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. His voice, mannerisms, even his looks. It's uncanny.

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

Tynan seems to be making everything up as he goes along, altering its importance to fit the moment. Vivien Leigh's beauty seemed to be gone by this point, at least temporarily. She, Murrow, and Tynan all died in their fifties and they all smoked. You might even say Murrow slowly killed himself in America's living rooms. Goldwyn lived well into his nineties. Don't know what his habits were, but he coined one of my favorite quotes: "A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on." What a treat to see these four legends being themselves... more or less.

[@talexander123321]

i feel like the interview was stage. don't ask me why. but stage or not i saw the whole initerview because i love Vivien Leigh.

[@DeanLeonard1]

Ken Tynan's a tool, but he *is* right about the inevitable political repercussions that emerge in any art.

[@plekkchand]

Which a 15- year old knows about.

[@DeanLeonard1]

@@plekkchand you must know some pretty sophisticated fifteen year olds.

[@stevenwilkinson7355]

As an actor producer myself I find this 3 way argument fascinating

[@plekkchand]

Tynan is after the virtue-signalling angle early on here. He presents himself as the troubled intellectual, crusader for uncovering the hidden agenda, the power structure keeping down the oppressed, and, like the freshman home from his first semester at college, acts as if he is the only one who has ever heard of it and needs to enlighten everyone else. It is a worthy cause, to be sure, but it doesn't look like he is worthy of IT. He comes across as an actor.

[@gledwood9108]

How did they film this in such olden times with Vivienne Leigh in London, the MGM guy in Hollywood and someone else in New York? Did they use telephone links (so everyone knew what everyone else was saying) and then shoot everything individually on film and splice it together afterwards? Surely they didn't have satellite links back then? As far as I know there were no TV satellite links until the early 70s.

[@gingermathews]

What is sad is that she suffered so mentally and deteriorated as a result of it….she was beautiful brilliant and so successful…. To have to suffer mentally is sheer hell, i feel for anyone with such illnesses

[@sandrakenney567]

O that Tynan Man how Vivien managed to be so polite i have to say she truely was a lady.She had her ups and downs with Bipolar which wasnt as understood as it is now. But back to this interview good on Samual giving credit to Laurence Olivier on being a great actor and not giving to much away 👍.To Vivien, Laurence , and others mentioned,Rest in Peace 🙏🕊🦋🌹🌹🌹🌹💐💐💐💐🙏AMEN🕊

[@155gerard]

I quite agree , this Ken guy gets asshole of the decade award, wretched. On the opposite end of the spectrum Leigh is a diamond and the best.

[@MissPerriwinkle]

yay mr tynan.

[@bethmiletti9540]

This is so long ago. Leigh, was a heavy smoker, and also she worked herself into a mentally unstable condition. She had a severe breakdown, and diagnosed as bi-polar.Ava Gardner said " I can drink any man under the table" and she sure did. She was drunk all night and returned on the set without one hour sleep. This was followed by many affairs, while she was in Spain, and entertained the bull fighters. Her affairs with Howard Hughes, was the high point in her autobiography. Sinatra as her husband, had his own lovers. The need for attention, can destroy many actors lives. They will live to the hilt, with no remorse or concern for another. Yet, we love the movies.

[@alexandras7856]

Beth Miletti "Her affairs with Howard Hughes" WHAAT

[@osoirbnuj3209]

Hi, everyone. Would anyone of you know where can I find other episodes of this show by Ed Murrow? I am looking for the episode where Mr. Murrow interviewed the mayor of Manila back in late 1950s. I would appreciate if anyone would help me. Thank you very much.

[@Crewelperleology]

Once again, I completely agree with Ken Tynan. I'm also pleased to see that lovely Vivien Leigh understood what he meant when it came to politics and a social viewpoint being expressed in these productions, whether or not that was the intention of the writer, producer or director. Biases, prejudices, beliefs.... Everyone has them and certainly it is expressed in theatre, film and in art.

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

Edward R. Murrow: founder of Zoom.

[@zeus6662]

I suspect it was by phone with video crews at each person's house. The video were then edited together with the voice.

[@musicalcoholicdrunk]

Imagine having all of them in same room lol

[@TBCITU]

Vivien suffered terribly throughout her life. The New Yorker critic really has a nasty attitude. Honestly I think the panel here are really measured. He appears to masquerade for causes. Then he's unnecessarily rude. I hope that he mellowed in life as his attitude would be tremendously damaging to more sensitive souls.

[@scotnick59]

Shame on Sam Goldwyn for being so lax in his mind about GWTW & to smart-ass Tynan for being cheeky to the eloquent Vivien!

[@formerlyarandompropernameb9327]

Shame on his stunningly abominable terribly deceived, deprived, asinine, & just plain STUPID ass-backwards “views “concerning Black people ..... I can hardly hear it. Well, it’s only poetic justice that his grandson would be heating it up with a super-smart, head-of-the-whole-game Black woman for ALL to see, on a hit silver screen production at the top of its game, created by a what?.....BLACK woman. This, ol’Goldwyn, would be (to quote you), “.... the Negroes as they ahh”. Correct. “As they are”.... intelligent, imaginative, productive geniuses able to produce a work that garners a committed core audience spanning demographics. Oh, I hope God opened his eyes before Goldwyn closed them; really.

[@scotnick59]

@@formerlyarandompropernameb9327 YES

[@lewcharles2]

It is really interesting though. You see a producer, a critic and an actor. There's differing levels of intelligence or comprehension, and different skills. They were all very good in their respective fields and all relevant.

[@bartlesandjames612]

The head of a study more worried about whether a movie is good art, rather than if it makes a good profit? Things sure have changed since then.

[@katiebiega3600]

Can't bear this critic 😂 got to go! Lovely Leigh 😙

[@Aleksa_Milicevic]

Lee and Tynan ripped Goldwyn to shreds here. On point with every word!

[@leonoranicolaysen2784]

Vivien was only 53 when she died. She looks a decade older. That poor woman.

[@DeanLeonard1]

Tynan is annoying, but he's right (And Vivien Leigh agrees here) that all art is irrevocably political.

[@Nibiru3600X]

@RetroJenny Too bad most actresses today aren't as intelligent, sophisticated or well spoken as they once were. Same goes for the actors. Acting used to be an art...

[@peterhoughton3770]

Leigh and Tynan are being a little precious. Goldwyn is one of the most renowned producers in cinema history and 'producer' is absolutely a creative role. The Americans took an artform that could barely pay it's bills, democratised it and turned it into the language of the 20th century. Many of these innovators were immigrants from Europe who in their own countries would remain unknown but in the US became moguls. This was because US cinema makers understood that the ordinary person was the star and the great stars of US cinema were iconically every man and every woman. By getting away from posh poseurs and championing the average Joe they created a mass market. The iconic hero of the stage is Hamlet, a royal Prince.The iconic hero of cinema is a cowboy (John Wayne, Gary Cooper), or a cop (Eastwood) or a tramp (Chaplin, Keaton), or the girl next door (Claudette Colbert, Clara Bow, Sandra Bullock, Ginger Rogers etc etc). This was the genius of the Americans. And people like Goldwyn. Tynan sounds like he's got a chip on his shoulder and a plum in his mouth. Ironic.. coz Goldwyn was a penniless Jew who made every dollar he had. He was also, like Shakespeare, a glove maker by trade.

[@brunoantony3218]

Can somebody edit out every male in this video? I have absolutely no interest in what they have to say. Just keep Ms. Leigh please. Thank you.

[@DaliyaVector]

Tynan's manner of speaking and voice reminded me very much - of David Bowie :) I was surprised to start liking him - and obviously not because of that. Of course, everyone here seems to come here for lady Vivian, and it's difficult to gain sympathy if you are not 100 percent doubling her thoughts here:) She is classy. BUT I think I started liking Tynan as well, for his graceful resistance.

[@bartlesandjames612]

At 6:02, I thought Vivien Leigh's head was going to explode. XD

[@montanaspoltman9913]

I see Scarlett when she says talks about knowing nothing of politics.

[@artofdomestication3147]

I love this! Can you share more videos from Small World? Was this a series???

[@OkOk-ii5yc]

Ken made some valid points.

[@yeebby1]

I love how she grinds her upper lip ! 😂❤ man I really wish I was during this era because the 2020s are a sick joke.

[@rubabmirza4354]

Vivian Leigh was undoubtedly an expremely beautiful person like Elizabeth Taylor

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

I don't believe Ken Tynan ever watched "Gone With the Wind". If he did, he certainly didn't understand it.

[@inthewoods2740]

Tyanan really halts any interesting discussion. He's condescending and keeps trying to die on every hill he finds. He doesn't even add anything to the conversation other than rephrasing the same opinions over and over (that Leigh and Goldwyn often seem to share), to make at seem as though he's somehow morally superior (and then seems to purposely ignore the meaning Goldwyn was trying to get across). He's so frustrating I just want the host to tell him to shut up and let the interesting people talk.