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Vivien Leigh

An Intimate Portrait
Dec 17, 2013
"In Vivien Leigh, author Kendra Bean details the life of the British actress, drawing on personal letters and interviews with Leigh's friends as well as public records. Bean recounts Leigh's childhood in India, her personal ambitions and determination to perfect her acting skills, and the illness that ended her life at age 53. Leigh remains best known for her roles as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind and Blanche DuBois in the film A Streetcar Named Desire." Biography and Memoir December 2013 newsletter http://www.nextreads.com/Display2.aspx?SID=5acc8fc1-4e91-4ebe-906d-f8fc5e82a8e0&N=712601