Happy Birthday to Vivien Leigh

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by David

She's dead, David. She died in '67. It was still her birthday, though!

I have some recordings of Leigh in the 1951 stage production of "Antony & Cleopatra," as well as the recording she & Gielgud made of their 1966 production of Chekhov's "Ivanov."

My mom & dad saw Leigh as Paola in Giradoux/Fry's "Duel of Angels" at the Alcazar Theater in San Francisco in 1960. They recall the entire theater (a small one) smelling of lilac & the two women on the stage -- Vivien Leigh & Claire Bloom, both dressed in Balmain gowns -- being the acme of elegance, wowing even the grungy teens in the audience.

Dammit, boy I sure look like an idiot at times like this. I'm sorry. I shouldve known better...