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A Brief Profile of Vivien Leigh
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A Brief Profile of Vivien Leigh

Early Life Vivien Leigh was born Vivian Mary Hartley on 5 November 1913 on St. Paul’s School campus in Darjeeling, Bengal, India. She was the only child of businessman Ernest Hartley, and his wife, Gertrude. Ernest was from Bridlington, Yorkshire, while Gertrude, who grew up in India, is thought to have been of Irish, Armenian…

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A Brief Profile of Edward Woodward

Early Life Edward (Albert Arthur) Woodward was born on 1 June 1930 in Croydon, Surrey. He was the only child of Edward (Oliver) Woodward, a metalworker, and his wife, Violet. He received his tertiary education at a number of schools in Surrey, including the Kingston Day Commercial School. Later, he went on to attend Kingston…

A Brief Profile of Leslie Phillips
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A Brief Profile of Leslie Phillips

Early life and Career Leslie (Samuel) Phillips was born in Tottenham, London on 20 April 1924. He was the third child of Cecelia and Frederick Phillips, who worked at a gas cooker manufacturing company. He had an older brother, Fred, and an older sister, Dorothy. In 1931, the family moved to Chingford, where Phillips attended…

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