Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), Actress
Sitter associated with 70 portraits
Born Vivien Hartley in Darjeeling, India, and educated in England and on the Continent, Leigh made her British film debut in Things Are Looking Up (1934). Her appearance opposite Laurence Olivier in Fire Over England (1937) led to a well-publicised romance. A household name following her Oscar-winning role as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939). Leigh's marriage to Olivier in 1940 placed her at the centre of British theatre.
by Madame Yevonde
colour dye transfer print, 1936
NPG P742
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier; Vivien Leigh
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1954
NPG P490(60)
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 August 1934
NPG x135030
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 August 1934
NPG x135031
by Bassano
whole-plate negative, 16 May 1935
NPG x19227
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 16 April 1935
NPG x19224
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 16 April 1935
NPG x19225
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 16 April 1935
NPG x19226
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