Tom Bjarnason: Vivien Leigh

Artist: Tom Bjarnason
1925 -
Nationality: Canadian
Artwork Year: 1985
Image Size: 19.5 by 16.5 inches
Overall Size: 27.5 by 24.25 inches
Medium: Pastels on Hot Press Illustration Board

So talented was the British actress Vivien Leigh that although she played nineteen film parts and won two Academy Awards, in many ways her stage career eclipsed her movie accomplishments. Born on November 5, 1913, in Darjeeling, India, she first made her mark on the stage in Great Britain. Her thirty roles on stage include those of Cleopatra, Lady Macbeth and Camille. From 1941 through 1961, she was married to the great actor Laurence Olivier and for almost twenty yers their acting partnership led the English stage. The couple is perhaps best remembered for their Shakespearean performances, notably Titus Andronicus. Despite the acclaimed stage performances, Vivien Leigh is best remembered for playing Scarlet O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone With the Wind. So powerful was her performance in this role that audiences unfortunately still tend to associate Vivien Leigh with the the spoiled little spitfire heroine of the movie and fail to recognize the iron will and dedication to her craft which characterized her varied career. Indeed, during her career, Miss Leigh played roles much more difficult than that of Scarlet O'Hara with ease and imagination. She received her two Academy Awards from the movie industry for her roles as Scarlet O'Hara and as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire, a 1951 film.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover of the Great Britain 31P Vivian Leigh stamp issued October 8, 1985.

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