#vivien leigh

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Vivien Leigh is/was super hot and iconic, but I can't help being tickled that Irene Papas beat her because she's SO amazing, but it was such a long shot for her to beat someone so much better known!! Or so I would've thought. Real David and Goliath moment.

one of the shocker polls of round 3! That tie wasn't even on the horizon at the start—I think that's the biggest turnaround we've ever seen on this blog.

[gatabella]

Vivien Leigh, Waterloo Bridge, 1940

[anthonysperkins]

Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) dir. Elia Kazan

[spellfuls]

Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

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Vivien Leigh as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1937.

[rosepompadour]

On one occasion she brought me a couple of rose bushes. It was a cold day in early March. She said, "If you put them in now you'll just make it; this one is called after me - rather pretty, and very sweet of them - and this one," indicating a little bunch of thorns in a plastic bag, "this one is new, I ordered it specially for you, it's called 'Super Star'." And I said, rather lightly, "Then they are both called after you, how lovely." Viv was quite still for a moment, and then her eyes rimmed with tears and she hugged me like a little bear. And we just stood there in the cold garden among the silent roses until she had composed herself. When she was ill, this last time, she sent me a card with a lady wearing a huge cartwheel hat covered in cherries and lace, an old theatrical postcard, I think it was of Lily Elsie, and she wrote, "This is what I wear in bed to receive my guests and visitors. Don't wait until I'm stronger, I'm simply splendid; do, do come in sometime next week." But there wasn't a next week. - Dirk Bogarde

[inthedarktrees]

Vivien Leigh | A Streetcar Named Desire

[ladybegood]

Marilyn Monroe receives farewell kisses from Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier as she returns to the US following the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

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VIVIEN LEIGH as Scarlett O'Hara GONE WITH THE WIND (1939), dir. Victor Fleming

[theconstantnymph]

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, 1961

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Irene Papas (Tribute to a Bad Man, Electra, Zorba the Greek)—"From the opening shot of Michael Cacoyannis's Electra, as the proud, implacable face emerges from encroaching shadows, it becomes impossible to imagine anyone else as Euripides's heroine. Erect, immutably dignified, dark eyes burning fiercely beneath heavy black brows, Irene Papas visibly embodies the sublimity of classical Greece, tragic yet serene." -Philip Kemp (film critic) Also she's a a badass.

Vivien Leigh (Gone with the Wind, A Streetcar Named Desire)—Leigh is exceptionally beautiful. To quote Garson Kanin, Leigh was "a stunner whose ravishing beauty often tended to obscure her staggering achievements as an actress. Great beauties are infrequently great actresses—simply because they don't need to be. Vivien was different; ambitious, persevering, serious, often inspired." She was an actor's actor, one of those big old-school theatre dames, full of drama and temper.

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Irene Papas:

An amazing actress and singer, some may say a literal Greek goddess. Fought against military dictatorship in her home country and had an affair with Marlon Brando.

She literally played Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world in Greek mythology, what more could you want

Vivien Leigh propaganda:

"I submit this gifset--help she is so beautiful and tragic"

"Extremely versatile, absolutely beautiful features and a wonderful resting bitch face if needed."

"She has such a range of character types that she could fit any favorite type of woman. And have you seen her in the Red Dress? with her cocked eyebrow???"

[Linked GwtW gifset]

"She played one of the most famously unlikable characters in cinema history and knocked it out of the park."

"Vivien Leigh vs every established and wannabe actress on Earth- grand slam winner for Scarlett O'Hara and won the oscar. Ultimate power couple with hottie finalist Laurence Olivier. I am just on my knees for that arched eyebrow and smouldering look."

"She’s just mmm the PASSION behind her performances is palpable, she’s so beautiful and elegant and amazing and yeah"

"look at her. im a gay man and im in love with her"

[gatabella]

Photos from the personal collection of Vivien Leigh

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GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

[fripperiesandfobs]

Costume designed by René Hubert for Vivien Leigh in That Hamilton Woman (1941)

From Julien's Auctions

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Vivien Leigh

[rosepompadour]

Once I went into her dressing room and found her in tears. But Vivien in tears was not like anyone I knew; no sniffles, no swollen eyes. She simply sat at her table, in her beautiful scarlet costume, and diamond tears rolled down her cheeks. - CLAIRE BLOOM, Leaving a Doll's House