Vivien Leigh biographical film “Viv…” is in the works, focusing on her divorce story

According to media reports, “The King’s Speech‎” executive producer Mark Foligno will create a biopic of Vivien Leigh and is preparing a feature film project “Viv…”, which will tell the story of Vivien Leigh’s divorce from her and Laurence Olivier.

The film is based on Donald Macdonald’s play “Letter To Larry”, with star Susie Lindeman writing the script. “I wanted to explore Vivien Leigh’s heart and reveal how our inner experiences permeate our lives,” she said.

In May 1960, Laurence Olivier filed for divorce, ending her 20-year marriage to Vivien Leigh.

In his autobiography, it was mentioned that the problems the two encountered over the years were due to Vivien Leigh’s illness. 

Vivien Leigh was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, British India, formerly known as Vivian Mary Hartley.

In 1920, her parents sent her at the age of 6 and a half to the Sacred Heart Convent boarding school near London, England, where Vivian learned piano, violin and other musical instruments.

She told close friends at school that Maureen O’Sullivan, later also an actress, dreamed of becoming “a great actor”.

Vivien Leigh won the Best Actress Oscar for “Gone with the Wind‎” in 1940, the Best Actress Oscar at the Venice Film Festival in 1951 for “A Streetcar Named Desire‎”, and again the following year. prize.

In 1963 she won the Tony Award for Best Actress for her musical “Tovarich”. Her representative works also include “Waterloo Bridge‎”, “The Deep Blue Sea‎”, “The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone‎” and so on.

She suffered from bipolar disorder and tuberculosis, and died in 1967 at the age of 53.

All theatres in London, England, turned off the stage footlights for a minute, as actors and audiences joined in a moment of silence to mourn the performing artist.