At the age of twenty-six, Vivien Leigh crossed the Atlantic and walked off with the coveted role of Gone with the Wind's Scarlett O'Hara under the noses of some of Hollywood's most famous stars... Arrestingly beautiful, quick-witted, and ultimately vulnerable, Leigh has drawn the attention of many biographers. Yet with the veil of rumors and complex mythology that has grown around her name, most biographies, invariably Hollywood filmographies, have been inaccurate and incomplete. Author Higo Vickers approaches the actress ...
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At the age of twenty-six, Vivien Leigh crossed the Atlantic and walked off with the coveted role of Gone with the Wind's Scarlett O'Hara under the noses of some of Hollywood's most famous stars... Arrestingly beautiful, quick-witted, and ultimately vulnerable, Leigh has drawn the attention of many biographers. Yet with the veil of rumors and complex mythology that has grown around her name, most biographies, invariably Hollywood filmographies, have been inaccurate and incomplete. Author Higo Vickers approaches the actress as a human being--not as an entertainment property--and accords her the same detailed research that earned him high critical praise for his biography of Cecil Beaton.
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Missing Dust Cover-Pages and hard cover are intact. Used book in good conditions. Limited notes and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on corners and edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. Ships directly from Amazon.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good in very good jacket. Firts U.S. edition. Hardcover. xvii+ 411 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. Very good, some light foxing to the edges of the text block, in very good or somewhat better pictorial dust jacket. Biography of iconic screen star Vivien Leigh (1913-1967). Born Vivian Mary Hartley in British India, she was sent to a convent scholl at age six and befriended future actress Maureen O'Sullivan. After her family's return to England in 1931, she enrolled in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Originally not thought to have suffient potential to be a film actress, she appeared on the stage in 1935 (her first name was misspelled in the playbill as "Vivien") and following excellent reviews was signed to a film contract by Alexander Korda. Her film roles in England were well received and in 1939 landed one of the most coveted roles in movie history, that of Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With The Wind", for which she had been considered a "dark horse" because of her British accent. Leigh would win two Best Actress oscars (for "Gone With The Wind" and nfor her role of Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire").
