Vivien Leigh

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1. When was Vivien Leigh born?November 5, 1913
2. When did Vivien Leigh die?July 8, 1967 (age 53)
3. Where was Vivien Leigh born?Darjeeling, British India
4. What is the spouse?Laurence Olivier (married 1940–1960)
5. What was Vivien Leigh famous for?She was a British actress who won two Oscars, one for playing Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" and another for playing Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire."
6. Which stage roles did Vivien Leigh play?She performed many Shakespeare characters, such as Ophelia, Cleopatra, Juliet, and Lady Macbeth, and also played witty heroines from Noël Coward and George Bernard Shaw.

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