Facts & Favorites
Born As: Vivian Mary Hartley
Born On: November 5, 1913
Born In: Darjeeling, India
Parents: Ernest Hartley and Gertrude Robinson Yackje
Siblings: 0
Spouses: Leigh Holman (1932-1940, divorced), Laurence Olivier (1940-1960, divorced)
Domestic Partners: John Merivale (1958-1967)
Children: Suzanne Holman Farrington (October 12,1933 - Present)
Height: 5′3
Weight: 104 lbs
Waist: 22 inches
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Blue-Green
First Film: Things Are Looking Up (1935)
Last Film: Ship of Fools (1965)
Awards: Two Oscars for Best Actress (Gone With The Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire); Tony Award (Tovarich)
Died On: July 8, 1967 at the age of 53
Died In: London, England at her home -54 Eaton Square
Died Of: Tuberculosis
Favorites
Favorite Actors: Laurence Olivier, George Robey
Favorite Actress: Edith Evans
Favorite Author: Charles Dickens
Favorite Car: Rolls Royce
Favorite Colors: White, Lilac
Favorite Designers: Bailmans, Molyneux, Norman Hartnell, and Victor Steibel.
Favorite Drink: Gin and Tonic
Favorite Food: French Cuisine
Favorite Flower: White Rose
Favorite Hobbies: crossword puzzles, reading, shopping, parties, chinese checkers, and later gardening.
Favorite Perfume: Joy by Patou
Favorite Restaurant: The Caprice
Favorite Role: Myra Lester in Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Favorite School Subjects: Literature, History, the study of Languages (math was her least favorite)
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