Articles for tag: Vivien Leigh

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The Personal Demons of the Stars of ‘The Carry On’ Films

  In 1958, the first of the British film series “Carry On Sergeant” was released, 29 subsequent films were released with a cast that changed very little. During the 1990s, an attempt was made to revive the series with “Carry on Columbus,” which was not as successful. The “Carry On” films are the most successful ...

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Beauty Icons of the 1940s

The 1940’s were filled with lovely ladies. It was time where sex symbols where in their prime, following the great depression that Hollywood had helped people to endure. (Read more about that in “Fashion Icons of the 1930’s: The Stars that Brought Beauty into Where There was Only Depression“) It also came before the innocence ...

Fashion Icons of the 1930’s

The 1930’s was an ironic period in the field of fashion. The depression called for women tailoring their old clothes, yet the middle of the decade brought an elegant, almost regal style to those who could afford it. The thirties graced us with legendary beauty icons, such as Bette Davis, Jean Harlow, Josephine Baker and ...

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Biography of Actress Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh the actress is best known for her roles in films like “Gone with the Wind” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”. Vivien Leigh was born Vivian Mary Hartley on November 5, 1913 in Darjeeling, West Bengal, British India to Ernest Hartley and Gertrude Robinson Yackje. Leigh’s father was an officer in the Indian Cavalry. ...

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Vivien Leigh or Greta Garbo: Who’s the Best Screen Anna Karenina?

The Internet Movie Database includes 24 adaptations of Anna Karenina, the very long novel Leo Tolstoi wrote between 1873 and 1877. The Florida Grand Opera just closed its first season in Miami’s new opera house with the première of David Carlson’s third opera, with a libretto by Colin Graham. Along with its beautiful and dramatic ...