Vivien Leigh

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Famous for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in the David O Selznick film Gone With The Wind, Vivien Leigh was born Vivian Mary Hartley at Darjeeling in West Bengal in 1913. Leigh went on to win the Oscar for her stupendous acting and then went on to win another for her role as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (co-starring Marlon Brando). During her film span, the actress had two marriages including one with Sir Laurence Olivier.