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Articles
1930s
A love story Hollywood had to hide (1939)
1940s
Star cross’d lovers (1940)
No sweet sorrow for this Juliet (1940)
Laurence and Vivien (1940)
Romeo and Juliet review (1940)
“Lady Hamilton” (1941)
A knight and his lady (1946)
Duet for two tempers (1946)
Larry and Viv (1947)
The Oliviers (1947)
Fabulous pair has public on its toes (1948)
In all its glory (1949)
1950s
The Oliviers back in Hollywood (1950)
The Oliviers alternate films of theatre, Shakespeare or Shaw (1951)
Shaw or Shakespeare–Oliviers score hits in both productions (1951)
Sir Laurence kills whispers about Vivien (1953)
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier in ‘Macbeth’ in England’s Stratford (1955)
Oliviers are playing out their own Shakespeare-type drama (1955)
1960s
Romeo and Vivien (1960)
Oliviers’ “ideal” marriage fails (1960)
Modern
Tale of love brings record price for Yeats picture (1996)
Larry, Vivien and Marilyn (1999)
Love and Larry (2000)
VivAndLarry.com is an historical archive and film blog dedicated to preserving the memories of classic screen and stage stars Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, and to the discussion of classic Hollywood and world cinemas. The site is designed and edited by Kendra Bean, a film scholar, writer and photographer living in London. What you'll find here: A cabinet of curiosities brimming with vintage articles, video footage, the largest archive of Vivien Leigh and/or Laurence Olivier photos on the Web, and much, much more.
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