Vivien Leigh hits the peaks with her delineation of Lady Hamilton, a vivacious girl who is pictured as a victim of men but whose ingenuity in statecraft saves the Empire.

Following her time in Gone with the Wind, Leigh continued to book lead roles.These included spots in Waterloo Bridge (1940), That Hamilton Woman (1941), Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) and Anna ...

It was the movie that set Hollywood and Atlanta on fire. But for Vivien Leigh, who played Southern belle Scarlet O’Hara, the making of “Gone With the Wind” was hell on earth.

The Words Vivien Leigh Left Behind An upcoming exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London celebrates the life of the actress, including diary entries, film scripts and personal letters to ...

VIVIEN LEIGH. A Biography By Hugo Vickers. Little, Brown and Company. $22.95. Most biographies of Vivien Leigh suffer from the Scarlett O’Hara Syndrome, an author’s overbearing desire t… ...

Of course, the one time Vivien Leigh played someone “normal,” she went insane. Leigh specialized in portraying mad women: Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, and the deranged and damaged Blanche du Bois ...

Leigh doesn't romanticize her character's decline, she inhabits it. Mrs. Stone is not always likable. She's adrift, lonely, and clinging to youth with clenched teeth.

Carla Gugino is set to play Vivien Leigh, the Oscar-winning star of 'Gone With the Wind' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' in a new biopic titled 'The Florist.' ...