Kendra Bean's Blog
March 14, 2020
What Success has Taught Me
Vivien Leigh shares with readers of "Everywoman" magazine the secrets of her success, and discusses the things she values most in life.
Original content © Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier -
September 7, 2019
Collections Cataloguing: Box 7
Hello! I hope you’ve all had a lovely summer and are enjoying the final few weeks of warm weather before autumn officially starts (although I did see yesterday that Starbucks has already rolled out the pumpkin spice latte, so maybe autumn has already “started” and I’m the one who’s clinging on to the last vestigesContinue reading
Original content © Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier -
July 22, 2019
Collections Cataloguing: Box 6 (and other things)
Conferences, books, fan meet-ups, and highlights from box 6 of the Richard Mangan Laurence Olivier Collection.
Original content © Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier -
March 16, 2019
Collections cataloguing: Box 5 (and Vivien Leigh in Chinese)
Has spring arrived where you are? We still seem to be stuck in the doldrums of winter here in Northern England. There was a metaphorical bright spot about a week ago when I learned that my book, Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait, was translated into simplified Chinese and published in China! They’ve apparently changed theContinue reading
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February 3, 2019
Collections Cataloguing: Box 4
During the past month I’ve steadily continued with repackaging, cataloguing, and digitising the Richard Mangan Laurence Olivier Collection. As a result, I’ve happily managed to get ahead with a few of the boxes, which means I can share updates more regularly. As of this writing I’ve catalogued 605 individual pieces of ephemera (!!). That’s takenContinue reading
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January 6, 2019
Collections Cataloguing: Box 3
Hello, 2019! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. The new year has brought a new look to this site. I like to freshen things up every few years and just felt like returning to a basic blog layout to make things more user-friendly. Instead of a static page of blog posts youContinue reading
Original content © Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier -
December 27, 2018
Year-end Wrap-up 2018
2018. What a year. On a personal note, it’s been the best of times. It’s been the worst of times. It’s been all the times in between. But at vivandlarry.com it’s been great, so here’s a run-down of some of the exciting things that happened in this little corner of the Internet, and in myContinue reading
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December 4, 2018
Collection Cataloguing: Box 2
Cataloguing the Richard Mangan Laurence Olivier Collection. Box 2 highlights.
Original content © Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier -
November 22, 2018
Book Corner – Vivien Leigh: Dark Star
A review of the latest Vivien Leigh biography, "Dark Star," by Alan Strachan.
Original content © Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier -
November 18, 2018
Collection cataloguing: Box 1
Highlights from Box 1 of the Richard Mangan Laurence Olivier Collection (part of the Kendra Bean Collection).
Original content © Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier -
