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VIVIEN LEIGH

Vivien Leigh, (5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967) was an English actress. She won a Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), a role she also played on stage in London's West End, as well as her portrayal of the southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, alongside Clark Gable, in the epic civil war drama Gone With The Wind.
She was a prolific stage performer, frequently in collaboration with her then-husband, Laurence Olivier, who directed her in several of her roles. During her 30-year stage career, she played roles ranging from the heroines of Noël Coward and George Bernard Shaw comedies to classic Shakespearean characters such as Ophelia, Cleopatra, Juliet and Lady Macbeth.
Lauded for her beauty, Leigh felt that it sometimes prevented her from being taken seriously as an actress. However, ill health proved to be her greatest obstacle. For much of her adult life Leigh suffered from bipolar disorder. She earned a reputation for being difficult to work with, and her career suffered periods of inactivity. She also suffered recurrent bouts of chronic tuberculosis, first diagnosed in the mid-1940s. Leigh and Olivier divorced in 1960, and she worked sporadically in film and theatre until her death from tuberculosis in 1967.


Vivien Leigh, fue una actriz británica ganadora del premio Óscar en dos ocasiones. Es principalmente recordada como Scarlett O’Hara en la superproducción romántica Lo que el viento se llevó y es considerada una de las más grandes y bellas actrices de la época de oro del cine estadounidense.

Su actuación inolvidable como Scarlett O'Hara la catapultó a la fama mundial haciendo de ella una de las actrices más reconocidas de todos los tiempos. Esa interpretación le valió un premio Óscar de la Academia.

Después de una larga agonía prolongada a causa de una avanzada tuberculosis, Leigh fallecía la noche del 7 de julio de 1967. Tras de arreglar sus flores y atender a sus amigos, cansada se retiró a su cuarto. Tenía tan sólo 53 años. Fue hallada muerta en la habitación de su apartamento londinense en el 54 Eaton Square por su entonces pareja sentimental John Merivale,