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Vivien Leigh

(1913-1967), Actress

Sitter associated with 147 portraits
Born Vivian 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.

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Angus McBean and Vivien Leigh, by John Vickers - NPG Ax183862

Angus McBean and Vivien Leigh

by John Vickers
vintage bromide print, 1938
NPG Ax183862

Vivien Leigh; Maureen O'Sullivan in 'A Yank at Oxford', by Unknown photographer - NPG x139688

Vivien Leigh; Maureen O'Sullivan in 'A Yank at Oxford'

by Unknown photographer
modern bromide print from original negative, 1938
NPG x139688

Vivien Leigh, by Unknown photographer, after  Baroness Catherine d'Erlanger - NPG Ax105811

Vivien Leigh

by Unknown photographer, after Baroness Catherine d'Erlanger
gelatin silver print, 1938-1959
NPG Ax105811

Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With The Wind', by Unknown photographer, for  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - NPG x200577

Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With The Wind'

by Unknown photographer, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
hand-coloured bromide postcard print, 1939
NPG x200577

Vivien Leigh; Laurence Olivier, by James Abbe Jr - NPG x88923

Vivien Leigh; Laurence Olivier

by James Abbe Jr
toned vintage bromide print, 1939
On display in Room 27 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x88923

Vivien Leigh, by Gordon Anthony - NPG x44747

Vivien Leigh

by Gordon Anthony
modern bromide print from original negative, 1940
NPG x44747

Vivien Leigh, by Vivienne - NPG x137766

Vivien Leigh

by Vivienne
vintage colour print, 1940s
NPG x137766

Vivien Leigh, by Unknown photographer - NPG x196483

Vivien Leigh

by Unknown photographer
bromide cigarette card, 1940s
NPG x196483

Vivien Leigh in 'Waterloo Bridge', by Laszlo Willinger - NPG x201538

Vivien Leigh in 'Waterloo Bridge'

by Laszlo Willinger
gelatin silver print, 1940
NPG x201538

Vivien Leigh as Lady Hamilton in 'That Hamilton Woman', by Robert Coburn, or by  Laszlo Willinger - NPG x128515

Vivien Leigh as Lady Hamilton in 'That Hamilton Woman'

by Robert Coburn, or by Laszlo Willinger
bromide print, 1941
NPG x128515

Vivien Leigh, by Fred Daniels - NPG x32907

Vivien Leigh

by Fred Daniels
cream-toned vintage bromide print, 1941
NPG x32907

Vivien Leigh, by Fred Daniels - NPG x32908

Vivien Leigh

by Fred Daniels
cream-toned vintage bromide print, 1941
NPG x32908

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