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The Resource Truly, madly : Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the romance of the century, Stephen Galloway

Truly, madly : Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the romance of the century, Stephen Galloway

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"In 1934, a friend brought fledgling actress Vivien Leigh to see Theatre Royal, where she would first lay eyes on Laurence Olivier in his brilliant performance as Anthony Cavendish. That night, she confided, he was the man she was going to marry. There was just one problem: she was already married-and so was he. TRULY, MADLY is the biography of a marriage, a love affair that still captivates millions, even decades after both actors' deaths. Vivien and Laurence were two of the first truly global celebrities - their fame fueled by the explosive growth of tabloids and television, which helped and hurt them in equal measure. They seemed to have it all and yet, in their own minds, they were doomed, blighted by a long-undiagnosed mental illness that transformed their relationship from the stuff of dreams into a living nightmare. Author Stephen Galloway takes readers on a bewitching journey as he studies their tempestuous relationship, one that took place against the backdrop of two world wars, the Golden Age of Hollywood and the upheavals of the 1960s - as they struggled with love, loss and the ultimate agony of their parting"--
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eng
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406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781538731970
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Truly, madly : Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the romance of the century
Title
Truly, madly
Title remainder
Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the romance of the century
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Stephen Galloway
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Language
eng
Summary
"In 1934, a friend brought fledgling actress Vivien Leigh to see Theatre Royal, where she would first lay eyes on Laurence Olivier in his brilliant performance as Anthony Cavendish. That night, she confided, he was the man she was going to marry. There was just one problem: she was already married-and so was he. TRULY, MADLY is the biography of a marriage, a love affair that still captivates millions, even decades after both actors' deaths. Vivien and Laurence were two of the first truly global celebrities - their fame fueled by the explosive growth of tabloids and television, which helped and hurt them in equal measure. They seemed to have it all and yet, in their own minds, they were doomed, blighted by a long-undiagnosed mental illness that transformed their relationship from the stuff of dreams into a living nightmare. Author Stephen Galloway takes readers on a bewitching journey as he studies their tempestuous relationship, one that took place against the backdrop of two world wars, the Golden Age of Hollywood and the upheavals of the 1960s - as they struggled with love, loss and the ultimate agony of their parting"--
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Galloway, Stephen
Dewey number
  • 792.02/80922
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
PN2598.O55
LC item number
G35 2022
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Olivier, Laurence
  • Actors
  • Olivier, Laurence
  • Leigh, Vivien
  • Motion picture actors and actresses
  • Leigh, Vivien
  • Leigh, Vivien
  • Olivier, Laurence
  • Actors
  • Marriage
  • Motion picture actors and actresses
  • Great Britain
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Truly, madly : Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the romance of the century, Stephen Galloway
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Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-392) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1269507088
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781538731970
Lccn
2021046444
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
Label
Truly, madly : Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the romance of the century, Stephen Galloway
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-392) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1269507088
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781538731970
Lccn
2021046444
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)

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