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Man, the older I get the more I realize that so many successful people in Hollywood have so much darkness in them

Bipolar can also cause psychosis, so that explains why she felt possessed. What a sad story

The golden age Hollywood actors, actresses, and singers were honestly no different than modern Hollywood actors/actresses and singers when it comes to human sexuality. A lot of the glamorized entertainers were notorious cheaters, mistresses and everything else under the sun that people shame the everyday person for doing.

Mental illness is often almost caused by trauma we Never know what another person has been through !

I suffer from clinical depression…it’s no fun to be bipolar…poor Vivien suffering in those times from these terrible disease…I loved her in every way…what a unique beauty and great actress🙏🏻♥️🌹

She was one of my favorite actress’s. Beautiful,talented, and had a zest for life in spite of her health challenges, loss, and set backs. RIP Vivian Leigh!!!

Before my partner was on medication and therapy he would have episodes and not remember them like at all. A lot of times people jump to things like demon possession when it’s trauma and natural things that causes these mental health issues. I was googling what they said about her and it breaks my heart. Im glad mental health awareness is changing society for the better as we learn more.

Her name is pronounced “Lee.” She took her stage name after her first husband, Leigh Holman’s, first name. His name was not pronounced “Lay” Holman, right? My late husband knew and worked with Vivien on GWTW.

Back then alot of people mishandled mental illness to the point they made it worse, that combined with the pressures to remain "sane" in the public eye or risk being put in an asylum and being lobotomized and having your name smeared with horrible rumors and your business spread. i can understand why alot of actress hid their mental state from people and tried to get by on a thread. She wasnt perfect but Vivien leigh Lived her life on her terms and was making the most of her success even against nay sayers

Her and Heddy Lamar are the most gorgeous women from that early golden era of old Hollywood. I just adore her. My heart hurts for all that she went through.

I would love to see a video on Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine, as those two famous sisters (both great actors) were infamous for not getting along!

My son has bipolar and it has been difficult dealing with this ailment. Lord, my heart goes out for her especially when there wasn't much information back then. She was a great actress.

I feel so much compassion for her💔Having two family members who are bipolar I understand how much she suffered. It was a hard road to walk, especially at a time when people couldn't or didn't want to understand and the medical establishment had no clue how to help you. As for people who call her demonic, that's both dismissive and cruel. It also furthers the old stigma that people with mental health issues are to be thrown away or feared. She was a human being who lived a hard life and was dealing with something that was beyond her control.

I'm so sorry to hear of her medical and mental issues. Prayers for her. Rest in peace. 💜🤍🙏🏼😇

SADLY UNLESS YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH mental illness, you’re unaware of how devastating it can be. My mother cared for her mother, who developed schizophrenia when her husband with his father dropped dead at 47. My grandmother was in and out of the mental hospitals for many years; fortunately, as she went into menopause, she came around, and shock treatment was useless one day. Mom went to pick her up at a mental hospital, and they said your mother thinks she’s a QUEEN. They said she refused to do the laundry. Mom said what is the matter is? Mom, you won’t do the laundry granny said no, that’s work. When I work, I get paid, so I’m not doing any laundry. She was not that gone. Fortunately, as she got older, she came back home. She said Ida needs me, I have to go, had to take care of her senior 10 year older sister, and they lived together for 30 years after that mental illness is devastating. Because we’ve lived with it our entire lives, I guess I never knew the difference. She was peculiar; The neighborhood loved her; she bought them all ice cream truck came around. everybody loves her. She was sweet as could be. My mother would cry every time she had to take her to the hospital. She was a twin born in Latviamother died in childbirth so did twin, so medical care not best. One day mom had to take her to one place for a check up and the lady screaming no come back tomorrow. Mom started crying and my grandmother is patting her hand Dont cry, Rita . It’s OK it’s OK and mom said now. I waited 3 months for this appointment, we’re here now you’re going to see us. now and they saw them then. My mother was correct. You don't jerk us around. Sorry about your sister. that was why I was afraid to have children. I was afraid to have a stroke. Unfortunately, at age 40 as a body Builder I had a stroke from coughing so hard. my cartoid artery in directed, split in half. My only side effect was complete paralysis on left side which I overcame no brain injuries. NEUROLOGIST says you look too good and you’re too young all women have headaches go home and come back tomorrow. Six hours later I was totally paralyzed. All women have headaches. I had a choice sue him, or get better. I chose get better.Thankfully I went back to work full time. Then to recover and was the only one that could lift my 270 pound father who was 6 foot 6 inches six.tall. When he had difficulty walking. As a result of Granny we learned tolerance for taking care of other people, I don’t regret it. I’m sorry for my grandmother and my mother, but learned to tolerate all people.

Sexual addiction and drug and alcohol abuse is very common with people that are Bi-Polar and she probably felt a high libido when she was manic more than depressive. And it is hereditary and gets worse with age. It comes on stronger into adulthood. She wasn't possessed it was the disease. I feel so sorry for her and the lack of peace the poor thing had in life. They still do some shock treatments today with people but they put them under sedation before they do it. So, they don't feel anything no pain. I wished they had had the drugs they do now would have really helped her. And you never know what other medical issues were going on with her left undiagnosed. Such a troubled soul she was. She had a daughter by her first marriage and this daughter had children so she was a grandmother too and became close again to her daughter the last years before her death. She was a beautiful woman! Just wished she hadn't had to suffer through all that mental illness. They said she smoked 4 packs of cigarettes a day!

People at Hollywood just need to make their lives more calm

Absolutely one of the most stunningly beautiful actresses of all time when she played in Gone With The Wind

I can't think of a more glamorous duo than Vivien and Larry. I am proud of him for sticking by her for so long. He went on to have a beautiful family with Joan Plowright.

Vivien Leigh is such a cool Hollywood icon. It’s sad that there were things that held her back but she achieved great things in her life. Imagine watching her on stage and what that must’ve felt like.

I loooooove Vivien Leigh, I saw Gone With the Wind when I was 7 and I been in love with classic films ever since.

She was a stunningly beautiful lady & very talented. Back in the day mental illness was misdiagnosed. RIP 💖

I'm so sorry this happened to Her.

Dealing with mental illness myself, I can’t imagine living with it back then. I never knew any of this, it makes me really sad seeing what Vivien endured. 😢

I always say to my husband that I think it would have been just horrible to have a mental illness back in those days. People didn’t understand them let alone know how to treat them. Could you imagine going to an asylum back then? They were awful. So much mistreatment and abuse. So sad. She was very talented and beautiful though. I enjoyed the video. ❤️💜💚

You did a great job with this video! I am in rehearsals right now for the play Orson's Shadow, based on the true story of when Orson Welles directed Laurence Olivier in Rhinoceros in 1960. I play Vivien Leigh at the end of the her marriage with Olivier. I played Scarlett O'Hara years ago when I was young during the 50th anniversary of GWTW during the two-week celebration in Atlanta hosted by Ted Turner. Now I am playing her as a middle-age woman because I, too, am now middle age. Although it was too difficult to be married anymore, those two never stopped loving each other. She kept his photo next to her bed until her death, and his son Tarquin and second wife, Joan Plowright , have both said they would come upon Olivier years after Leigh's death weeping and watching That Hamilton Woman with them starring in it and saying, "That was love. Now that was real love."

There was a rumour that she walked in on then husband Lawrence Olivier and Danny Kaye in compromising position on a cruise ship. She was never the same after that.

Gone With the Wind is an undisputed classic! And, it would not have worked without Vivien Leigh she was Brilliant in that movie. Whatever happened with Lesley Howard, the love came off as real. She wanted him way more than she did Rhett Butler. I used to take off work whenever this movie aired on TMC. Hattie McDaniel was too outstanding in this movie. One of the greatest performances to ever hit the silver screen: Scarlett O'hara "I will never be hungry again!" Love it!

Back then so many Hollywood stars was drugged. Uppers to make them work long hours downers so they can sleep . So many drugs given to her might contribute to so many manic episodes. Her story had a very sad ending

I wonder when we will have a greater understanding of and compassion for mental illness? Suffering from bipolar issues is no joke.

My ex was bipolar and she struggled mightily including some long nights trying to control it with minimum meds because of side effects. To see her function around friends and family knowing the effort it took to remain in control was heartbreaking. She was brave, beautiful and struggling every day.

A lot of people confuse this - Being ‘Jewish’ Is not a nationality it’s a religion. Lol

Great video, especially for anyone who's struggled with depression or etc.

Thank you Karine. Loved Vivian Leigh’s work so much. She was riveting. Such a sad life though. So heartbreaking, her torment. It does seem she was possessed. 💔

Vivian Liegh is one of my favorite old Hollywood starlets. LOVED her in street car named Desire! Gone With Wind as well

Fantastic job! I just started tuning in to your channel. Thanks for being thorough. Vivien Lee was a most talented woman and extremely photogenic and drop-dead gorgeous! I feel so bad for what she had to go through, and the highly probable, countless number of Hollywood bosses and leading men, who lined up to take advantage of her sexually. She was excellent on screen and mesmerizing in print.

Beautiful job Sis!!! 👏🏽👏🏽 I love that I am not the only woman of color who absolutely adores Vivian Leigh and also who loves "Gone with the Wind" one of my favorite movies lol! Thank you for this amazing work. Great job girl! 💕🎯💯💫

The background music. Noooo. We love that your voice is so soothing. Why is this being played? You don't need it!

I absolutely love her, such a great actress and beauty.

have you done maureen ohara? shes fascinating. she refused plastic surgery and was one of the first to fight back against the casting couch.

THANK YOU FOR SHARRING THE TRUTH OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLD THAT SO MANY REFUSE TO AKNOWLEDGE.

Merle Oberon had Indian blood, too, and also had to hide that fact too.

Mental health is a serious epidemic and has always been! I think back in those days they didn't understand mental health like we do these days! Mental health runs in my family and my adopted mom was a nurse so I understand so much about Mental health stigma and symptoms of different disorders! It's really sad and lonely to suffer alone and not realize what is going on! I never realized she went through so much! It's a sad story!! I think a lot of the greats in Hollywood struggle with Mental health! Makes ya wonder if it's Mental health or madness or just genius Makes you feel crazy af and that's what it means to be so amazing but it comes with its own problems! She was a brilliant actress and very talented and beautiful even with crazy issues!! Thanks for sharing! I learned a lot!! 😇🥰😍

Fascinating. Thank you for covering her life. What's bizarre is neurologists are actually going back to brain zapping, and going so far as to use surgical electrode implants directly in the brain in order to zap chronic pain patients experiementally. My dr said it had less than a 48% success rate, but aside from pills it's about the only option for chronic pain treatment related to MS/Fibro/Centralized Pain Syndrome and 100 other similar pain conditions related to nerve pain. 😢 I said... no thanks.

Bring back this type of beauty. Not the false IG presentations.

Hey Karine, THAT is how one does a video biography! Just love your pieces; informative and concise without over doing it. Keep the videos coming; they are AWESOME:(

She was English, but she was raised in India untill the age of 6.

A brilliant, beautiful actress. But a tormented soul. Apparently, she suffered from bi-polar disorder (then called manic depression). Little was known about it and I doubt she got proper medical care. She may have also suffered from other disorders which we're becoming aware of now. I knew someone who suffered from this. After her manic episodes, she didn't remember ANYTHING about what had occurred. Luckily for her, she got proper medical treatment so she could live a productive life. But that was in the 80s. Even then, there was still a lack of medical knowledge. Thanks, Karine, for this insightful video of the great Vivien Leigh. P.S. Would love to see you do a deep dive on Natalie Wood. Feel that people today are forgetting her legacy. Just re-watched "Splendour in the Grass" and "Rebel without a Cause." She was wonderful in both. Also the lesser known "Love with the Proper Stranger" with Steve McQueen.

I never knew that she was bipolar. In a million years I would never think that Vivian Leigh would have anything in common with my sister but I was wrong. I also didn't know that bipolar makes a person act out sexually like that. It does explain a lot thought. I also loved Gone With The Wind. Most people don't but I really do love that movie.

I personally believe ALL mental health issues are spiritual in nature.

Excellent video with many beautiful photos of the lovely Vivien Leigh. My only wish is the background music had been different. It's a bit distracting. Great job overall!

Are actors, or men in general, ever asked/or held accountable for why they sleep around? Why is it only a problem when women do it?

I love your videos and you have such a soothing voice. I have always appreciated the talents of Vivien Leigh but I never knew her backstory. Thanks for the insight and I pray that now she has found peace. Also, it is good to note that Hollywood studios pretty much owned the actor's and directors careers. They were widely restricted from everything from only being able to make a film with a one studio, to how they dressed and did their hair (on and off screen) to who they were supposedly dating. Those her happened to be gay had to hide that and even ordered to get married to try and cover that fact up. Celebrities have much more control of their lives now and can work for any studio that they like...you are so correct in saying that life wasn't as wonderful back then as we may think---it was hard on the screen and off the screen back then.

Very well done narration and insight without being opinionated. Great job.

Absolutely beautiful woman, talented and temperamental. Hormonal or chemical imbalances , mood fluctuations and mania destroyed her. TB claimed its course. Very sad.

Vivien Leigh was one of the greatest actresses in the world. I am a loyal fan. She was beautiful and an amazing artist!

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great video Karine. Vivien Leigh, reminds me of "Hedy Lamarr" they could be sisters when it comes to their beauty. It's a shame that both of these intelligent beauties weren't taken seriously, even when they were smashing the box offices.

This is a well spoken piece. Comfortable voice.

Thank you for doing Vivian Leigh 🌹🌹🌹

Thk u for this heartfelt bio of a great and sad actress

This honestly sounds SO MUCH like BPD! It’s a lot and finally being taken seriously but so many women have had to deal with it and were seen as crazy

That is so true.. We do tend to eat our own tail's. 🦂 ♏️ We are however loyal and can always be counted on. Vivine was a serious actor, and did mostly Theater.

My sister & father are bipolar. My dad was hospitalized & suicidal a few times. Because he had taken lithium for so long his kidneys started to fail & he had to stop taking it. He ended up doing shock treatments again (had them 45 years before) and fortunately he is doing well now.

She took the name Leigh from her husband Leigh Holmen! He didn't pronounce it Lay! Therefore it's pronounced Lee.Never in all the videos I've seen of her have I ever heard" lay "until this video.

It could be argued that her demons were WHY she was such a good actress. Not knowing much about mental illness those days? Genius Carl Jung said all creative artists are dual. Freud said they are auto-erotic and narcissistic - just as a fact not a put-down. Jung and Freud wrote tons of essays on the nature of the creative artist. They are different from us. I don't know why but the gift always comes with dark and light personality. Dickens said 'Genius always pays for the gift.' They are sublimating their demons and torment and ultra-sensitivity constructively to produce what we call Art.When they fail to do so it acts on them destructively. They are always highly-strung and temperamental. It's the nature of the beast. Take away the inner conflict and there's no artist. Writers are worse.

Forty years ago I worked with a camp guy in his 60s who had known her through the British theatre. He said her and her girlfriends swore like navvies but it always sounded classy.

Another excellent video Karine! Need to find some time to binge watch your channel! I'm so intrigued by the topics you cover. Bravo!

Thank you for appreciating GWTW as a classic movie and work of art. Scarlet was the most beautiful woman ever. Scarlet and Vivien had complex tragic stories.

Vivien Leigh is a British actress and in Britain the name "Leigh" is pronounced as "Lee". No shade though.. I believe that's how she pronounced her last name. :)

Vivian Leigh has been a favorite actress since I was 8 yrs old and I saw Gone With The Wind at the theater during the 30 year anniversary showings. I've always thought she was the most beautiful woman. Even moreso than Elizabeth Taylor. It's so sad she had such a difficult time, she certainly never deserved it and I pray she found some peace in the afterlife.

She has always been my favourite actress ❤ thank you for telling her story with compassion

By watching 80% of your videos, I see that Scorpio women ruled the film industry back then! SN: Her daughter and I share the same bday. 10/12

She was such a beautiful woman 😍🥰

Blanche Dubois’ in A Streetcar Named Desire mirrored that of her real life.

What a very beautiful looking elegant woman in the photos anyhow, I’ve yet to see or watch. Gone With The Wind, it’s on my list mainly for the late, Hattie McDaniel. So sad about her very severe mental health challenges especially at a time where there was such lack of education, shame, and even the religious community in my opinion can also mistreat those regarding mental health and having difficulty. Nevertheless pretty great video Karine and breakdown as usual.

How do you know how great an actor is? When you watch their performance and cannot even tell they trauma they are having to endure just to stay alive. I seen some of her movies, obviously Gone With The Wind especially, and you can't really tell. Even ones she did later in life. It's a shame it's taken this long for mental health to be taking seriously.

I like your videos but this background music for this was driving me crazy. It sounds like a TikTok video on repeat! Anyway, thank you for covering Vivian Leigh and her career. I had noticed how she was as active like other famous bygone actresses but she’s deemed as one of the greatest.

Wow idk how I found this channel it’s refreshing and delightful 🔥🔥🔥sis this was a pleasure

You are a wonderful, respectful and insightful biographer for these beautiful, amazing, talented women of all races! It is so insightful to hear about the very real struggles and triumphs of these women with such care and poignancy. Thank you, Karine!

Incredible job on telling us about her life🎉

She was stunning.

First video I saw of yours and immediately subscribed. Your voice and story telling is impeccable.

I like Karine’s accent and the tremendous amount of work she puts into every video.

I dont know how I feel about the title here. I'm already thinking that there's more than just wanting intimacy for Vivien. I'm here fir this video Karine. Hope that you're doing well love 💗

I love these videos of old Hollywood. My paternal grandfather and Clark Gable were first cousins. So I find this all so fascinating ❤️

Never knew about the hardship regarding the making of Gone With The Wind.

I was possessed too, it was like I couldn't control it. I messed up my marriage because of it. I stay single now, and I'm not possessed anymore cz I got baptized.

Gone With the Wind was a Thanksgiving tradition in my house❤️

I loved her outfits and talent in gone with the wind.

She definitely was a great actress, so beautiful!!!! Thx for another great video!!! ❤️🤗🌼💐🌼🤗🌸

I always pronounced it lay as well ! I like how you fact check your videos are great- Vivian has a smoldering look in her eyes that magnetizes her beauty .

She took the oath as well. It’s mandatory. You open yourself up to all kinds of demons‼️

Imagine being sent to an asylum after having already achieved such fame.

This was insightful 👏 thank you for your research.

I clicked on this video so fast. Love her.

The convent schools she attended traumatised her for life. The nuns taught the girls to be ashamed of their bodies, and that anything to do with sexuality was evil and filthy. Nuns also scarred actress Jacqueline Pearce with the same stuff. Vivian, famed for her beautiful eyes, read about a new procedure of cornea grafting to cure certain forms of blindness. She left instruction in her will that her eyes were to be donated to help someone after her death. Unfortunately the tuberculosis mentioned here meant that her corneas could not be used.

This woman was stunningly BEAUTIFUL!

This is wonderful, thank you! ❤ And your voice is soothing too. 🙏

I swear- just as I’m about to clock out of KZfaq, your voice pops up and I’m like, “alright… one more video.” 😩😩😩 LOL