Strachan, Alan
Dark Star
- ISBN 13:
- 9781788312080
- author:
- Strachan, Alan
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- I.B.Tauris
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 155 mm X 226 mm
- Genre:
- 22.6 x 15.5 centimetres (0.73 kg, Biography, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Vivien Leigh: A Groundbreaking Biography Alan Strachan's comprehensive new biography offers a fresh and detailed portrait of one of cinema history's most iconic actresses. Drawing on previously unseen sources from her archive, now held by the V&A, this book sheds new light on Leigh's life, including her complex relationship with Laurence Olivier and her struggles with bipolar disorder. The biography also provides intimate glimpses behind-the-scenes of two of Leigh's most famous films, Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire. By exploring both her professional and personal life, Strachan creates a rich and nuanced full-life portrait of an actress whose legacy continues to captivate audiences today. Winner of the Society for Theatre Research Book Prize 2020.
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