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After decades of theatrical ventures and performing together, 1957 would be the last time Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh would work together, with a European tour and London season of Shakespeare's seldom-performed Titus Andronicus.
Strangely, not much has been written about one of the most prestigious touring theatre productions of all time, which visited six European capitals and became the first British Shakespearean company to perform beyond...
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This is the story of the actress who became a Hollywood legend by winning the coveted role of Scarlett O'Hara in “Gone with the Wind”, and whose circle included both theatrical and political celebrities, from Winston Churchill to Noel Coward, John Gielgud, and Marlon Brando. But behind the dazzling exterior lay the sinister shadow of another Vivien Leigh, a shadow which pursued her throughout her aristocratic upbringing, her frustrating first...
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Vivien Leigh's mystique was a combination of staggering beauty, glamour, romance, and genuine talent displayed in her Oscar-winning performances in “Gone with the Wind” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”. For more than thirty years, her name alone sold-out theaters and cinemas the world over, and she inspired many of the greatest visionaries of her time: Laurence Olivier loved her, Winston Churchill praised her, Christian Dior dressed her.
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Discovering Film volume 4
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Discovering Film, celebrates the lives of those who soared the highest. From Marlon Brando to Elizabeth Taylor, we uncover what drove them and why the world loved them. This episode focuses on Vivien Leigh.
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Vivien Theodore Thomas was an African-American surgical technician who developed the procedures used to treat blue baby syndrome in the 1940s. He was an assistant to surgeon Alfred Blalock in Blalock's experimental animal laboratory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee and later at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Without any education past high school, Thomas rose above poverty and racism to become a cardiac surgery...
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The tempestuous, scandalous love affair of the 20th century's Romeo and Juliet was second in fame and notoriety only to that of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and by many accounts, even more corrupt. Even though the spotlight shone on this famous pair throughout most of their tabloid-fueled careers, much of what went on behind the velvet curtain remained hidden from view until the publication of this ground-breaking biography. For the first time,...
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Was ist mit Vivien passiert?
Was machst du, wenn alles, woran du geglaubt hast, von einem Moment zum nächsten nicht mehr zählt? Wenn es verschwunden ist, im großen Nichts der aufgelösten Träume?
Ich brauche dich. Jetzt.
Aber du hast alles kaputtgemacht …
Zwischen den beiden besten Freundinnen Nora und Vivien herrscht absolute Funkstille. Seit Vivien sich mit Janus, dem Herzensbrecher der Schule, eingelassen hat, ist sie nicht mehr die Gleiche....
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A comienzos de la década de los cincuenta, se creó el Centro Interamericano de Vivienda (Cinva), bajo el patrocinio de la oea, con el fin de adelantar programas de enseñanza, investigación, asesoría práctica e intercambio y divulgación de conocimientos en construcción de vivienda y planeación urbana, bajo criterios interdisciplinarios. Durante los años de actividad, fue fuente de una importante cantidad de documentos académicos y productos...
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For fans of “Gone With the Wind” on the 75th anniversary of the classic film, this three-volume eBook Collection pulls together two bestselling biographies, one of author Margaret Mitchell and one of film star Vivien Leigh, and combines them with “The Complete Gone with the Wind Trivia Book” to give readers a deep insight into the lives of those who created this timeless masterpiece.
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Full of mouth-watering flavours, sunshine and escapist adventure, The Heavenly Italian Ice Cream Shop will delight readers who enjoy Carole Matthews and Jenny Colgan.
Anna and her partner Matteo are ready to embark a delicious Italian adventure. After a year and a half running their ice cream shop on Brighton beach and raising their baby Isabella, Matteo is starting to miss Italy. A shared passion for ices means it's easy to settle on a new business...
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