Vivian Leigh
by Dolores A. Treadway
Richmond, Virginia
Vivian Leigh was a women I admire and
respect deeply. Her talent and beauty were, by far, exquisite.
She battled with tuberculosis and mental illness; yet carried
on with her short film career and vast stage roles....she had
inner strength to overcome mental illness as she took on roles.
These roles, such as "Scarlett O'Hara" in Gone with the Wind or
"Blanche du Bois" in Streetcar Named Desire" (films), were gems
which she wore and "became" totally...fair English lady to have
given us laughter and tears on film and stage, even at the point
of breakdowns within her personal life. She was an excellent
actress and a great lady.
VIVIEN LEIGH
Sparkling as sun
on a restless ocean
which searches for the shore,
yet, always yearns for
the excitement of the waves
and tides...
One exquisite woman
to touch so many lives
with her grace, beauty and talent,
yet, she needed more ~
more compassion, more understanding;
for the darkness and elation
of her mental illness
betrayed her actual existence ~
clouds which hindered,
yet, gave her inner strength
to go forward in her gift
of giving us a beauty to behold
and a tragic heroine to cry for
and a magnificent actress to adore...