{"product_id":"9780755600571","title":"Dark Star: A Biography of Vivien Leigh","description":"Author: Alan Strachan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780755600571\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Mar 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 376 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Society for Theatre Research Book Prize 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eVivien Leigh was perhaps the most iconic actress of the twentieth century. As Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche Du Bois she took on some of the most pivotal roles in cinema history. Yet she was also a talented theatre actress with West End and Broadway plaudits to her name. In this ground-breaking new biography, Alan Strachan provides a completely new full-life portrait of Leigh, covering both her professional and personal life. Using previously unseen\u003cbr\u003esources from her archive, recently acquired by the V\u0026amp;A, he sheds new light on her fractious relationship with Laurence Olivier, based on their letters and diaries, as well as on the bipolar disorder which so affected her later life and work. Revealing new aspects of her early life as well as providing glimpses behind-the-scenes of the filming of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Streetcar \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNamed Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, this book provides the essential and comprehensive life-story of one of the twentieth century's greatest actresses.\u003cbr\u003e'A gripping new biography' - \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'(Vivien Leigh's) life, lived to the full at every second, will never be better told than it is in these pages' - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most revealing showbiz biographies ever' - \u003ci\u003eSir Ian McKellen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Enthralling' - \u003ci\u003eMichael Codron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wonderful tribute' - \u003ci\u003eDame Penelope Keith DBE, DL\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619432517790,"sku":"UBD-9780755600571","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780755600571.jpg?v=1773899576","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780755600571","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}