Terrence1 Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 9.) Her role in The Thornbirds won her both an Emmy and a Golden Globe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Paulll Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 10). Barbara Stanwyck became a Ziegfeld Follies dancer at age 15! Next: Vivien Leigh❤ Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 1.) She was born in England. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 24 minutes ago, Terrence1 said: 1.) She was born in England. I believe she was born in India. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 2) Actor Laurence Olivier was her second husband. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3. She and her family moved to England when she was six. She attended a convent school where she became friends with Maureen O'Sullivan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4) Vivien got the role of Scarlett O'Hara by having David O Selznick's brother-- Myron Selznick-- as her agent. Link to post Share on other sites
Paulll Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 5). Vivien Leigh had a photographic memory. She would remember all her lines for a play after only one or two readings. Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 6.) She won two Oscars, and played Southern belles in both. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 7) My second favorite role for Vivien Leigh is Mrs. Treadwell in "Ship of Fools". Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 8.) She took her stage name from the first name of her first husband, Leigh Holman. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 9) Even after director George Cukor was fired and replaced by Victor Fleming in "Gone with the Wind", Vivien still took direction from Cukor over the phone. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 10.) Years before entering the movies, she was a model for Vogue magazine. Next: Ann Sheridan 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1. Ann Sheridan won the "Search For Beauty" contest which included a screen test for Paramount Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 2.) After her contact with Warner Brothers, she made four movies for Universal. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 3. Her nickname was "The Oomph Girl" Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 4.) She starred in the TV series Pistols and Petticoats, a comedy Western. The series was cancelled after her death. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 5) She married Warner Brothers co-star George Brent. Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 6.) She began her career at Paramount in bit parts under her real name, Clara Lou Sheridan. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 7. Ann Sheridan was considered for the leads in Meet John Doe, Casablanca, and Mildred Pierce. Link to post Share on other sites
Swithin Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 8. She sings and does a hula in Navy Blues (1941). 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 9.) She was a descendant of Civil War General Philip Sheridan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 10) She received second billing after Bette Davis in The Man Who Came To Dinner Next-Alan Arkin Link to post Share on other sites
Paulll Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 1. Alan Arkin disliked filming the scene in Wait Until Dark (1967) where he scares Audrey Hepburn's character. *It's a great film, btw. Scary, dark and edgy.* 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 2. He received an Oscar nomination for his film debut in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming Link to post Share on other sites
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