Facts & Favorites

Vivien LeighBorn 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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