Leigh was 23; Olivier, was 29. They carried on an affair for two years before running away together. “I was only half alive before I met Vivien,” Olivier said. She was beautiful, wild ...

Vivien Leigh skyrocketed to fame as Scarlett O’Hara ... At the time, the pair, both married to other spouses, embarked on an affair. The production was tense, as many felt that Leigh was a ...

Kendra Bean’s new illustrated biography, Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait ... Bean traces her Hollywood breakthrough, her affair and marriage to Olivier, her battle with mental illness ...