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Vivien Leigh


It's much easier to make people cry than to make them laugh

- Vivien Leigh is portrayed here as ‘Scarlett O’Hara’ in Gone with the Wind (1939) a performance that earned her an Academy Award® for Best Actress

- Gone with the Wind (1939) was the first production to receive ten Academy Awards®, making it one of Hollywood’s most iconic films

- Leigh considered calling herself “April Morn” as a stage name before finally settling with the name “Vivien Leigh”

- Born Vivien Mary Hartley on November 5, 1913 in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

- Died July 5, 1967 in London, England


Vivien won an Academy Award in 1940 for her role as Scarlett O'Hara, see her acceptance speech here:

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