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Late Queen and David Attenborough named greatest British cultural figures
“The international connections we build through arts and culture transform lives...
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Acting Icon Dame Maggie Smith Has Died at 89
The formidable dowager Violet Crawley, Maggie Smith’s scene-stealing character in Downton Abbey, made Smith a bona fide celebrity. “It’s ridiculous. I led a perfectly normal life until Downton ...
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3 days ago · Vivien Leigh was a fighter. She fought for the role of Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind and fought to be with the man she loved. But her most vicious battle was with mental illness: Few ...
18 hours ago · Selznick had been quietly considering Vivien Leigh, a young English actress who was still little known in America, for the role of Scarlett since February 1938 when Selznick saw her in Fire Over England and A Yank at Oxford.
3 days ago · The Grange, a 1930s-built home sitting high above the capital in Wadestown that was once a home-away-from-home to Golden Age Hollywood star Vivien Leigh, has come onto the market.
2 days ago · Based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard, Gone With the Wind stars Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara and Clark Gable as her beau Rhett Butler. As a grand Hollywood romance, Gone with the Wind has much to offer in glamour and tragedy.
4 days ago · Scott McDonald, chief executive of the British Council, said: “Throughout our 90-year history, we have brought the work of hundreds of writers, musicians, artists and performers to the attention of audiences across the globe, from taking acting greats Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh on an Australian tour in 1948 to British artist John Akomfrah showcasing his work at this year’s Venice ...
4 days ago · Nearly half (48%) said Sir David was the greatest living UK figure, followed by music veteran Sir Elton John (20%) and Sir Paul McCartney (19%). Dame Judi Dench and Catherine, Princess of Wales ...
3 days ago · Ernest Bell MLA (1880-1930) married Pauline Taylor, they built their home 'Aroo' on part of the Coochin estate. Victor Bell, OBE (1886-1936) married Gwenda Campbell Riley. An RAF pilot during the war, he later managed Camboon. Francis 'Frich' Bell (1883-1961) married Fredericka Darvall, they built 'Kooroomba' on part of the Coochin estate.
