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• Vivien Leigh on the Radio4 Film Programme

  

  Vivien Leigh on the Radio4 Film Programme Last week, I was invited to go into the BBC to talk about Vivien Leigh for the Film Programme on Radio4. It was a bit... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• BFI Blog: Remembering Vivien Leigh

  

  Vivien Leigh continues to fascinate modern audiences 100 years after her birth. Kendra Bean, author of Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait, looks back over the... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• BFI Blog: Remembering Vivien Leigh

  

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  Posted on 09 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• The Aftermath of Publishing a Biography About Vivien Leigh

  

  Photo by Jodie Chapman After five years of having this dream of putting together a photography book about Vivien Leigh, it finally happened. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Your Comprehensive Guide to the Vivien Leigh Centenary Celebrations

  

  It’s October, and you know what that means! From the recent acquisition of the Vivien Leigh Archive by the Victoria and Albert Museum, to a BFI film season,... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Win a Signed Copy of Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait!

  a Rafflecopter giveaway Hi, everyone! The UK publicist for Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait sent me an advance copy in the post and I’m so excited to finally... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• 12 Must-see Vivien Leigh Locations in London

  

  Click map to enlarge One of the most commonly asked questions that I receive on this site is from people who are travelling to London and want to do some... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• The Oliviers: Britain’s Most Celebrated Dynamic Duo

  

  This post is for the Dynamic Duos blogathon currently being hosted by Once Upon a Screen and Classic Movie Hub and I’d highly encourage reading the entries... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Vivien Leigh Makes Publishers Weekly Top 10

  

  Last week I got a pleasant surprise in my email inbox. My editor, Cindy, had written to say congratulations – Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait has been... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Visiting Shaw’s Corner

  

  Shaw’s Corner, Ayot St. Lawrence In the spring of 1944, Vivien Leigh accompanied Hungarian director Gabriel Pascal to playwright George Bernard Shaw’s home in... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Olivia De Havilland Remembers Vivien Leigh

  

  The divine Olivia de Havilland celebrates her 97th birthday today. She is one of our greatest living film legends. Her career was quite extraordinary. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Tickerage Mill: A Private View

  

  A view of Tickerage Mill from the farm owned by Vivien Leigh Last week I posted some rare candid images of Vivien Leigh taken by Jack Merivale that showed the... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Vivien Leigh Through Jack Merivale’s Lens

  

  Vivien Leigh leaving Rottnest Island during a break in the Old Vic Australian tour of 1961  There were literally tens of thousands of photographs taken of Vivie... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Vivien Leigh: First Cousin to Cinderella

  

  First Cousin to Cinderella By Maude M. Miller Hollywood magazine, September 1939 *Donated to vivandlarry.com by Meredith A pair of green eyes gazes steadily... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Vivien Leigh Makes Her Debut on TV

  

  Making my bow on TV by Vivien Leigh (as told to D.H. Cousins) TV Times, March 13, 1959 Television is like a tinder-box that fires imagination, and to an... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• The Roman Spring of Kendra and Anthony (Part 2)

  

  It always takes me a while to edit photos I’ve taken, hence the delay in posting these. But here they are – the rest of my photos from my trip to Rome! Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• The Roman Spring of Kendra and Anthony (Part 1)

  

  One of the most rewarding things about maintaining this website is meeting kindred spirits. Anthony and I met through vivandlarry.com years ago and had a passin... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Studies in Scarlett

  

  by Gavin Lambert The Sunday Times, December 30, 1973 Early in 1936 David Selznick received from his story editor in New York a long synopsis of a long... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• 5 Things I’ll Be Doing While Everyone Else is at the TCM Film Festival

  This weekend Hollywood is getting nostalgic, recalling its glamorous past as Turner Classic Movies unrolls the red carpet for the 4th annual TCM Film Festival. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES