For the role of Scarlett, the actress was ready for anything.
Vivien Leigh played the lead role in the cult film Gone with the Wind and wrote herself forever in the history of cinema. However, this image had a special meaning for the young actress.
Lee’s lover at the time was Laurence Olivier. If her career had only just begun, then her chosen one was already famous. Vivien wanted to be just as popular, so to film Gone with the Wind she had to endure a lot.
While working on the painting, Li was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. At any moment she could laugh hysterically or cry out loud. Needless to say, emotional swings got in the way of acting. To control herself, the actress took sedatives.
One day she took four servings of the drug at once, causing an overdose. Then the producer of the film turned to Laurence Olivier and demanded that he bring his chosen one to life. Then the actor went to Kansas City with Vivien. There, the couple had a good time, and this helped the artist to recover and finish shooting the film, the New York Post reports.
Photo source: Still from Gone with the Wind
Author: Anna Skvortsova
Source: Popcorn News
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