Vivien Leigh’s Death – Cause and Date
The movie actress Vivien Leigh died at the age of 53. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
She became immortalized as Scarlet O’Hara in the 1939 Civil War romance film Gone with the Wind. Her other notable films include Fire Over England, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Tovarich.
She was married to Laurence Olivier from 1940 to 1960. She was previously married to Herbert Leigh Holman whom she had a daughter.
What did Vivien Leigh die of?
Leigh fell seriously ill just before she began rehearsing for a London production of A Delicate Balance in 1967. She died of tuberculosis one month later, on July 8, 1967, at the age of 53.
Where is she buried?
Her ashes were scattered on the lake at her summer home in East Sussex, England.
Quotes
"“I think Edith Evans is the most marvelous actress in the world and she can look beautiful. People who aren’t beautiful can look beautiful. She can look as beautiful as Diana Cooper, who was the most beautiful woman in the world.”
"“When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people.”
"“I’ve always been mad about cats.”
"“I loved fencing and dancing and elocution.”
"“I’m not a film star, I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.”