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   gggg gggg to Cinemaluvr   
   Re: Vivien Leigh   
   30 Mar 22 23:27:58   
   
   From: ggggg9271@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, May 10, 1999 at 9:00:00 PM UTC-10, Cinemaluvr wrote:   
   > Just finished a biography on this woman..what a tortured soul she was. I had   
   > known about her tuberculosis and mental problems, but had been unaware of   
   what   
   > a depressing, upsetting life she lived.   
   > On the flip side she was a brilliant actress, both on stage and on screen,   
   > although she never felt that she matched her husband, Lawrence Olivier's   
   > technical skill. I loved her in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone and Dark   
   > Journey, as well as Gone With the Wind, of course.   
   > Her characterization of Blanche Du Bois in A Streetcar Named Desire, while   
   > brilliant, is way too painful for my personal taste. Especially after reading   
   > that it was this role (both on stage and on screen) that contributed greatly   
   to   
   > her own mental deterioration. It was to her credit that she was able to   
   remain   
   > active and a star for so long while suffering with her mental disorders   
   >   
   > Just and observation   
   > Vance   
      
   2022 Book about Leigh and Olivier:   
      
   https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/truly-madly-stephen-galloway/11   
   0186636?ean=9781538731970   
      
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