Me, too. And marvelous roles to boot.

Well the southern accents has its roots with the Brits. Particularly when you compare the two aristocrat's geological accents.

@@brianmagee6595 Interesting! Would you tell me more please?

Hollywood have always had a weird obsession for British/non American playing American roles

Also traditional british culture and traditional southern culture have a lot of similarities (adapted for region)

Yes, I agree. However, let me just say that in Brando's biography he gave VL high praise in her role as Blanche. Brando said although he had worked with Jessica Tandy on stage in NY, he thought Ms. Leigh did a better job of acting and understanding the role of Blanche. I know that Kazan and some others had wanted Tandy as Blanche because they all had worked on stage together in NY. Apparently, Vivien even won Kazan over with all her hard work.

@@terrihilder8217 In the end Kazan said Leigh would have crawled across broken glass if she thought doing so would improve her performance. Williams also preferred Leigh’s performance over Tandy’s, saying she brought more to the role than even he envisioned.

i think it helped that Ms Leigh was seriously bi polar.

@@kevinlatham5661 Playing Blanche actually seriously worsened her mental illness, when she would break down later, she start saying the lines of Blanche in the film

Wonderful actress and yes she played a Southern lady so well!!

I have read that Vivien still had burn marks on her temples from shock treatments when she went on stage to perform.

I totally agree. I too suffer with mental health and I cannot fathom a life without treatment. It’s like living in your own personal hell and there is nothing you could do about it. I have so much respect for Leigh and other people that suffered from mental health during these times and accomplished so much despite of their sufferings. There was a day I didn’t leave my bed for nothing in the world. It’s horrible. I’m in awe and it inspires me to get better

My grandmother was bipolar - and around 20 years younger than Vivien. Her favorite book was Gone with the Wind. The day she got Lithium and Xanax after 30 years of alcoholism and a year and a half of diagnosis, literally changed the life of her entire family. She's stayed on for the rest of her life and NEVER wavered because she knew those drugs were her life.

I am bipolar. Frankly I have a more “glass half empty” take than yours regarding the progress made regarding mental illness. I will also say that “depending on the kindness of strangers” rings very true to me. Even when it comes to memories from years before I was diagnosed, those little meaningful interactions with strangers/acquaintances could mean so much, while family and friends, no matter how much they cared and tried, just seemed to feel perfunctory or so close at times…but never quite get there.

Tragic, isn’t it? There was no good medication or treatment for bipolar disorder. It must’ve been a living hell for her. Today she could’ve lived a more normal life.

There's a theory that Blanche is what Scarlett might have become in latter years. I found that interesting - although I suspect Scarlett, being made of tougher stuff, would not have folded in on herself when faced with the pressures Blanche was...

Excellent point. In Gone With the Wind, Mitchell wanted to explore the sort of person who would survive a war. Scarlett was that person. She got knocked around, but did some knocking herself. Not the nicest or most moral person by any strech, but she survived and helped her friends survive. Even losing love didn't break her.

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 Scarlett would've kicked Stanley's ass!

@@slc2466 word!

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 yeah they're different characters. Scarlett wouldn't become Blanche in her later years, no.

I agree 100%! Yes Scarlett O Hara will always be Vivien Leigh’s most recognizable role but I think that Blanche Dubois is her personal best, in terms of acting!

Yes her acting craft had been perfected and matured even further in The Streetcar Named Desire.

@@felinequeen9243 That goes without saying, life, & how one deals or at least confronts it will deepen or stifle our emotional intesity, studying, being a technically astute artist will allow this to be projected.. music dance drama all creative endeavors that requires the same sort of discipline

I don't hate him, I do like Brando, in my opinion he's the best actor of All time, but like I hate how he gets the attention

I agree with this. For an old movie, this truly resonated with me due to Vivien Leigh’s stellar performance. Brando was there and amazing as per usual but not as amazing as his “On the Waterfront”. This movie was Vivien Leigh!

I'm totally with you, when I first saw the movie, I was like wow Vivien is so perfect in it

@@ahyan6681 Vivian Leigh gets attention too. She won her second Academy Award for this performance. So to say she doesn’t get credit is silly. Both gave equal great performances in this movie. The best part is that Brando and Leigh had different acting styles. One was Method and the other Classically trained theater. Both used their acting styles to creat electricity on screen.

same here, I knew her only from gone with the wind. Her charakter in a streetcar called desire seemed like a realistic version of that. This plastic theater worked so well becouse it had this two opposing elements of Vivien Leigh und Marlon Brando

Exactly.

Her screen test was simply amazing... But not what they were looking for. A shame, as she and Olivier never did a Hollywood movie together like they wanted.

@@ruthiehenshallfan99 There is no doubt about her acting abilities. However, I believe Hitch was right as her exceptional beauty and poise would not be a match for this particular role. It would be hard to believe she feels haunted or inferior to a former Mrs. de Winter.

I think she could have pulled it off, however Joan Fontaine was incredible in the role, that of an insecure 20 year old "imposter" that moves into a haunted English manor. Rebecca is fantastic the way it is, no need to swap out anybody!

I kind of agree with Hitchcock, but I think it might have been an interesting choice. My Cousin Rachel, though, would have been perfect for her.

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I tell you i screamed out loud when I saw this on my feed

@@yeowza564 I also screamed! First I thought it was the other video of Vivian, but then I saw her tweet and rushed back to yt

@@yeowza564 too relatable haha

we really are

Right and I really do believe as well that this movie is what flew her over the coco nest. Her style of acting drew off of emotions either from the past or present, she was already exhausted mentally from the screen roles. In her documentary, on KZfaq, it is said after she did street car she never was the same.

@Tara Oakwell you are absolutely right, in the documentary they used Olivier’squote. Yes they broke down how a role in a film can sometimes mimic the persons life, because they also said she was a nympho and that Laurence was a prude in the bed and didn’t satisfy her enough, said by her close friend. Hence, Blanche loved sex in the movie.

Yes, so sadly true 😥😪

I’m just surprised that she would have mental episodes and would need Electroconvulsive therapy. I heard that in a documentary of hers and the biggest shock is that she would go on the stage and wouldn’t show it. I feel she knew what was going on with her mental Health but have a strict discipline to not show it. Must be complete torture to do that

@@waynegruber9122 she was nympho bc. she had tuberculosis people who suffer from it sometimes become sexual more active.....

Agreed; although I would probably add "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".

I would add Network to that group. Ned Beatty, who recently passed away, was nominated as supporting actor for his Network role and probably should have won. Bob Duvall should also have been nominated but wasn't.

It probably would’ve if Humphrey Bogart had won for Casablanca. In a lot of ways, his win for The African Queen was a career win. No disrespect to Bogart, but come one - everyone knows that was Brando’s Oscar.

fully agreed: easily the grandest quartet ever nominated.

Especially since Bogart wasn't that good in the African Queen

There are some similarities in Splendour in the Grass

@@melissamarsh2219 I agree - and she did also of course get to tackle Tennessee Williams in a TV adaptation of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Maggie (opposite Robert Wagner) but her doing Blanche du Bois would have been something really special IMO

Blanche would be an excellent role for Natalie.

Yes I agree. Tennessee Williams actually stood outside theaters and told people not to by tickets when Cat On a Hot Tin Roof aired because he was so angry at how the movie censored his characters.

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sophies choice has entered the chat. Meryl performance in that film is the greatest performance ever captured on fim :)

@Kit I mean maybe some say his second Oscar win for Forrest Gump is debatable many believe Morgan freeman should’ve won for The Shawshank Redemption

@@Kevin-rg3yc no one says that.

@@randywhite3947 actually they do many film fans and retrospective critics have said so, when Morgan freeman won the best supporting actor Oscar for million dollar baby, it was considered a consolation prize for not winning for the Shawshank redemption

That seems like an actor thing. If they didn't like attention/praise, they'd be in a different business.

There's no contradiction at all. It's nice to be accepted by the people of your industry (that's the thing to love about getting an Oscar), but the award says nothing about the actual performance and one's acting powers. That's two completely separate things.

Well, the tons of electro-shock treatments she received couldn't have helped her mental condition. And add in the TB, Vivien was a hot mess internally.

@@katemaloney4296 Mental Health treatments in the Golden Age of Hollywood were the Pits, I will grant you that....

I disagree that it was ruined. She was great in Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone and Ship of Fools. She even won a Tony for a broadway play Tovarich. She still excelled despite her illnesses, her directors were often beyond amazed at how strong she was, that she could go on stage right after electro shock treatment and not miss a beat in her performance. Your comment is such a disrespect to Vivien's accomplishments.

@@allisonchainz82 Agreed! Even with her mental and physical issues throughout her life, VL still gave iconic performances. She won two best actress Academy Awards out of being in nineteen movies. Not too shabby. Can't help but wonder if she had focused on her film career more, no telling how many more Oscars she probably would have won. VL stayed active and worked right up until her death at 53.

@@allisonchainz82 I apologise if my comment came off as derogatory. I will argue though that Ryan Murphy's depiction of Vivian Leigh in 'Hollywood' is one that's genuinely disrespectful.

OMG, yes! Watch "Waterloo Bridge," which was her first movie after "Gone With The Wind," and bring a box of Kleenex! Her Myra portrayal breaks your heart--as she is able to do in so many of her performances. I wish I could have known her, but alas I'm only 2 degrees of separation because I own a dressing gown that belonged to Robert Taylor. Close but no banana.

"Waterloo Bridge" is my all time favorite movie. When I watched I saw the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.

Audrey Hepburn

@V J I was literally about to say that. Joan Crawford takes the prize.

All of the actresses of the golden age of Hollywood were beautiful though.

Well, to me, she is the actress who has the best of both worlds, both extremely beautiful and talented and thats rare

@@Popchaaa0731 That’s a good point. Also the fact that both her Oscar performances still hold up now are a testament to that.

And strangely enough, I’ve been on a Vivian Leigh deep dive the last few days and this couldn’t have come at a more perfect time!!

Try Hugo Vickers's 1988 biography "Vivien Leigh". It is not true that there is not much available about her post-Streetcar career. Be aware that the author obviously had a terrific crush on Leigh, yet still he did not spare her from criticism where it was due. I do not know how much respect it has now among film history buffs, but I have reread it several times and found the quality of research to be high.

He WAS smug

I watched a video and it said that people were shocked how good Liz Taylor looked at 40

Point well made. Although Blunt isn't at Leigh's level in terms of acting prowess.

There is or was a colourised version of "Waterloo Bridge" also. I saw it, and at the end walking across the bridge her dress is a forest green !

She's a bit too pretty though

@@tamarleahh.2150 as if the same couldn’t be said abt keira knightley come now

In my heart of hearts I really want Aisling Franciozi to play Elizabeth Bennet at some point.

@@tamarleahh.2150 scarlett wasn't supposed to be pretty yet Vivien still managed to deliver an iconic performance which fit the character perfectly

She actually won a Tony Award for her role in that musical.

It's hard to measure such a thing but I actually agree with you. And yet time and again, Kazan and Karl Marlden have slagged Vivien's performance, saying they preferred Jessica Tandy. Marlon Brando, to his credit, disagreed with them both and said he thought Vivien was brilliant.

@@Mark-Smeaton It makes sense that Hunter, Kazan, Malden were akin to Tandy's broadway performance and loyal to her and perhaps--since I never saw Miss Tandy in this role on stage--(although I loved her in "Driving Miss Daisy") felt Miss Tandy originated the role as an American actress and should have the precedence in an American film. People may not know that Miss Leigh 'originated' the role on the London stage under Sir Olivier's direction. Perhaps there was a bit of America vs British rivalry as well: Kazan's stage direction vs Olivier stage direction. In the end, Lady Olivier was the bigger name which is what a film production cared about and in my humble opinion they weren't wrong. The woman sacrificed her own health for this role and deserved a second Oscar for a tremendous performance.

@@Mark-Smeaton In fairness to Kazan he also said VL won him over with her hard work on the film. I have read that Karl Malden and his wife were very good friends with Jessica Tandy and her husband. Tandy worked with Kazan and the others on stage in NY. No doubt there was loyalty to Jessica Tandy because of that. Interesting that Kim Hunter and Vivien became good friends during the filming.

I think Vivien Leigh would have been better as Eleanor. Better voice for a start!

@@sedekiman824Leigh died in 1967- around the time they were filming the movie... he got the project in 65/66 when it was on Broadway- and was considering actress then. Hepburn recommended him to David Lean for 'Lawrence of Arabia' - they had enormous respect for each other. I always loved Kate's voice- as Tallulah Bankhead said- 'Kate had a voice like nickels in a slot machine- but once you listen to it for 5 minutes, you didn't want to listen to anything else.' Cancel Reply

Yeah weird considering she was British

@@maristiller4033 yup. Hollywood has had a fascination with Brits playing Americans from the beginning.

I'd say Jodie Foster clearly deserved both her Oscars too.

@@callmej5337 Jodie Foster has 4 nominations, though ;)

I'd say this is about right. She dominates in two fantastic films in GWTW and Streetcar. The other multiple winners: Katherine Hepburn has 4 Best Actress wins: Morning Glory (ingenue win, pretty meh), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (relied on her big watery eyes and Spencer Tracy pairing), The Lion in Winter (Amazing performance, great film), and On Golden Pond (decent, sentimental win) Frances McDormand has 3: Fargo (Amazing comedic performance and Amazing film), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (decent performance in a decent film), and Nomadland (not much of a stretch, good film) Meryl Streep has 2: Sophie's Choice (Amazing performance, the rest of the film is somewhat weak), Iron Lady (awful, sentimental win) Hilary Swank has 2: Boys Don't Cry (great performance in a great film), Million Dollar Baby (good performance in a good film) Jodie Foster has 2: The Accused (decent performance in a standard courtroom drama), The Silence of the Lambs (amazing performance in an amazing film) Sally Field has 2: Norma Rae (great performance in a decent film) and Places in the Heart (good performance in a decent film) Jane Fonda has 2: Klute (Amazing performance in a great film), Coming Home (great performance in a great film) Glenda Jackson has 2: Women in Love (decent performance in a decent film), A Touch of Class (good comedic performance in a good film) Elizabeth Taylor with 2: Butterfield 8 (good performance in a "bad", soapy film), Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe (amazing performance in a great film) Ingrid Bergman with 2: Gaslight (great performance in a good film), Anastasia (good performance in a decent film) Olivia de Havilland: To Each His Own (good performance in a soapy, good film), The Heiress (Amazing performance in an Amazing film) Bette Davis: Dangerous (good performance in decent film), Jezebel (great performance in a good film, overshadowed by the similar GWTW) Louise Rainer: The Great Zeigfeld (ingenue win, pretty meh), The Good Earth (good performance, yellowface has aged badly but it was the 1930's)

She glows on screen in WB, the cinematographer captured her beauty. It was her own personal favourite of her films

I’ve gotta give that honor to Elizabeth Taylor for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, although both of Vivien’s wins are a close 3rd and 4th

I’ll give that title to Meryl Streep for Sophie choice

@@Kevin-rg3yc Those choices are all in my top 5 all time Best Actress wins with Faye Dunaway in Network rounding it out. All fantastic performances

1. Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire 2. Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice 3. Elizabeth Taylor - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf 4. Vivien Leigh - Gone With The Wind

@@ahyan6681 I agree with you for the most part. I would also have the great Vivien Leigh in the top five twice. For her stunning portrayal of Scarlett in GWTW and Blanche in ASND. I know this is probably unheard of, I hate to admit it, I have never seen Sophie's Choice. lol I know I should make a point to see it.

Brando and Leigh actually became close friends on set and remained so until her death.

​@@eamonndeane587 I've read Vivien, Marlon and Laurence were living a threesome

Actors having chemistry is a bad thing?

@@cesarzpontu8886 Chemistry is great. I’m saying they were so in love that I don’t think he would have showed the same indifference with Viv that he clearly had for Joan. Maxim’s apathy and lack of “obvious” affection for wife #2 are central to the story.

@@adriennepender673 Olivier was a great actor. He could pull it off even with his wife.

I agree with you. Vivien Leigh's stunning good looks would have been an unnecessary distraction. Joan Fontaine's pretty-but-not- beautiful looks, her insecurities and awkwardness are perfect for the role. Leigh would have been fabulous Rebecca, if they ever do a remake with flashbacks.

Ok hear me out, Vivien Leigh as Rebecca de Winter, the first wife.

She sure does!

@@johnivory3245 And she was stunningly beautiful to boot

She did do a video on Rita Moreno's Supporting Actress win.

Yesss! Ruth Gordon!!

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Hear! Hear!

It’s a very oxymoronic name: “The Catholic Legion of Decency”.

Makes me so mad...The censoring of this film is the only thing standing in the way of utter perfection.

@@bananabasket I wish it wasn't censored, it actually is sexy to me, I wish it was more

@@beethovensfidelio Ha!

The "Catholic Legion of Decency"--who should have been policing their own house for child abuse, is as terrifying as the "Moral Majority," who was, in my opinion, neither.

I’m old enough! 😉

I’m old enough, too.

Who cares? Us Boomers are old enough and we are legion. At least for a while...

One does not have to be old enough. One has to love film.

JUnfortunately Olivier had a ddis dain for movies and preferred the theatre. This opinion he passed onto his wife! She was the better film actress in my opinion. The camera adored her.

She did do comedy. The play Tovarich and also live shows for the troops in WW II.

I wish that she got nominated for Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

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You said something very eloquent and true. Her illness informed her art provided. fuel for it

That sounds like a possibility but I still think she would have left MGM and Mildred Pierce would have happened anyway.