“Only England could have produced her. She was the perfect English rose. When the door opened and she was there, she was so terribly good-looking. She had such an exquisite unreality about her.” - Diana Vreeland
"[Her] 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.” - Garson Kanin
“As a beauty, she was at the top of the tree. She never went through an unbeautiful phase.” - David Niven
[While married to Lawrence Oliver, who became a Lord:] “Her Ladyship is fucking bored with formalities, and would like to be known as Miss Vivien Leigh!”
Today is the centenary of the birth of the divine Miss Leigh.
The V&A recently acquired her archives, which went on display to the public this autumn.
Si belle, si delicat. Comme le fleur de la nuit qui ouvre ses petales delicats a quelques admirateurs.*d'Anjou
ReplyDeleteFrail, fragile, and yet fearsome - particularly when she had one of her "episodes" with her illness. Jx
DeleteD'une immense frustration interieure, l'esprit crie. *d'Anjou
DeleteBien sûr. Jx
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