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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Vivien (Paperback)
Alexander Walker
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R522
Discovery Miles 5 220
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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"My birth sign is Scorpio and they eat themselves up and burn
themselves out. I swing between happiness and misery. I am part
prude and part non-conformist. I say what I think and I don't
pretend and I am prepared to accept the consequences of my
actions."--Vivien Leigh When Vivien Leigh died in 1967, headlines
around the world proclaimed, "Scarlett O'Hara is Dead!" Perhaps
more than any of her contemporaries, Vivien Leigh became the very
embodiment of the roles she made famous, from Gone With the Wind's
immortal heroine to her harrowing portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A
Streetcar Named Desire. Vivien's beauty, determination, and
enormous charisma were her triumph, whether it was a matter of
charming George Bernard Shaw in order to become his personal choice
for the part of Scarlett--or winning the then-married Laurence
Olivier as her husband. Her twenty-years' partnership with Olivier,
both onstage and off, made them the "royal couple" of the theater,
and garnered unparalleled critical and popular acclaim. But the
achievement had its darker side, for Vivien became so immersed in
her roles that she began to take on their characteristics in real
life--often at enormous cost: playing Blanche DuBois actually
"tipped her into madness"; and while filming Ship of Fools, she
found herself hammering co-star Lee Marvin's face with very
real--and painful--blows of her spiked heel. The public glamour of
her fairy tale marriage to Olivier--so desperately important to
them both--hid a private nightmare of violence and frequent
infidelity. She was consumed by devastating battles against
tuberculosis, to which she finally succumbed, and manic-depression,
which she sought to keep at bay through a voracious sexual
appetite, having affair after affair--sometimes serious, as with
Peter Finch, sometimes with whichever taxi driver happened to bring
her home. Based on previously unpublished interviews with her
friends, family, and colleagues, as well as with Vivien Leigh
herself, Vivien is an extraordinary picture of a unique and complex
woman, as willful as she was beautiful, who knew what she
wanted--whether the coveted role of Scarlett or that, equally
coveted, of Lady Olivier--and got it. With its telling anecdotes,
fascinating insights, and unforgettable glimpses into Hollywood's
heyday, it is sure to stand as the definitive portrait of one of
the most talented and tormented actresses of all time.
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