But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Ironically, Leigh considered herself a stage actress but will always be known for Gone with the Wind. Vivien Leigh, Actress: A Streetcar Named Desire. Vivien Leigh, a British actress, won two Oscars—both for playing the part of Southern belles: for Scarlett O’Hara/Gone With the Wind and Blanche DuBois/A Streetcar Named Desire. If a film were made of the life of Vivien Leigh, it would open in India just before World War I, where a successful British businessman could live like a prince. 10. Vivien Leigh captivated the world with her iconic performance as Scarlett O’Hara in 1939’s “Gone with the Wind,” along with her real-life romance with actor Sir Laurence Olivier. Gone With The Wind star Vivien Leigh's secluded manor house in Lower Zeals, WIltshire, that shielded her from fame is on the market. Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Vivien Leigh was 25 when she filmed Gone With the Wind. How very interesting! 12. Scarlett is beautiful. Popular Vivien Leigh & Gone with the Wind videos . 11. Because of the outbreak of World War I, she is six years old the first time her parents take her to England. Vivien Leigh’s Gone With the Wind Oscar was sold at auction fetching $510,000 in 1993, at that time, the highest amount ever paid for an Academy Award. In the mountains above Calcutta, a little princess is born. One of the most beloved movies in history, Gone with the Wind made actress Vivien Leigh a star. Relatives are now selling the home for £2.6million . But they divorced each other in 1961 after a stormy relationship, exacerbated by Leigh's increasing mental illness, which many believe now to be bi-polar disorder . Leigh … She has vitality. Vivien Leigh and her Best Actress Academy Award: 15. Striving to keep Vivien Leigh's memory alive. Vivien Leigh was convent-educated in England and throughout Europe and was inspired by her schoolmate Maureen O'Sullivan to embark on an acting career. The actress who played her mother was 28. (Turner Classic Movies/AP) Gone with the Wind, Lost in Her Mind: Vivien Leigh and Her Life with Bipolar Written by Hannah Blum , author of The Truth About Broken: The Unfixed Version of Self-Love Vivien Leigh was a British actress whose charm, ambition and sophistication captured the attention of all those who met her. Oddly, though Leigh will be forever associated with her Oscar-winning role of Scarlett O'Hara, she was far from the obvious choice when it came time to cast the headstrong Southern belle. A translation of the novel "Gone With The Wind" includes North Korean criticism dismissing the main protagonists as "bourgeois." Vivien Leigh - Topic; 190 videos; 297 views; Updated today; Play all Share Actresses Vivien Leigh, left, and Hattie McDaniel appear in character as Scarlett O'Hara and Mammy in the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind." Society established in 1968. 11. Gone with the Wind (1939) Vivien Leigh as Scarlett - Their Daughter Leigh and Olivier divorced their spouses and married in 1940. If you noticed War Horse by Steven Spielberg used the same orange sky & silhouette type scene at the end of the film as was in Gone with the Wind. 10. No doubt you will know of a few more! 720 talking about this. Revived in 2014. This is especially true when it comes to the iconic dresses and gowns worn in Gone With the Wind, a film based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell.. As the heroine of the film, Scarlet O’Hara (portrayed by Vivien Leigh) wears some of the most memorable costumes in movie history. 12. The actress who played her mother was 28. Now I find it was Vivien Leigh and Clara Bow with this same basic instinct as well! Vivien Leigh News from United Press International. Vivien Leigh, a British actress, won two Oscars—both for playing the part of Southern belles: for Scarlett O’Hara/Gone With the Wind and Blanche DuBois/A Streetcar Named Desire. Anyway, my Mum allowed us as kids to stay up late one Saturday night to see 'Gone With the Wind' and, of course, I saw that Vivien was extremely pretty with a lovely figure. It’s now part of the James Tumblin Collection.