Another Oscar for Vivien

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
20 March 1952 in Broadway
maker:
Associated Press

Associated Press photograph titled 'Another Oscar for Vivien'. Caption on back reads: Vivien Leigh gets a kiss from husband Laurence Olivier in her dressing room at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre last night March 20 on learning that she had received an Oscar for her performance in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. With the Oscar goes the title 'The Best Actress of 1951'. The awards were made in Hollywood, but Vivien was unable to attend. It is her second Oscar. She gained the first for her performance as Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With the Wind' in 1939.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/30125
Materials:
ink and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 251 mm x 200 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
Daily Herald Archive, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford