Cover of an illustrated book titled: Love scene: the romance of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. The book, published by Sphere, promises readers the story of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier's relationship from their first meeting to their co-starring roles.
Copy on the back cover reads:
'STAR-CROSSED LOVERS When Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh went to Elsinore, Denmark, in 1937, to play in Hamlet, they were madly in love. They were also married - but not to each other. And for the next 30 years their romance became a living legend of screen land's Golden Age. They were Hamlet and Ophelia, Romeo and Juliet, Nelson and Lady Hamilton, Caesar and Cleopatra, he the smouldering Heathcliff, and she the immortal Scarlett O'Hara - in fact, the idyllic lovers. Their audiences adored them: he for being the greatest talent of the century, she for being a haunting beauty who lived in the memories of all who saw her. The perfect pair were idolised by millions and when their personal love scene finally ended in tragedy, the world mourned the passing of an unique era of magic and romance.'
Copy on the back cover reads:
'STAR-CROSSED LOVERS When Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh went to Elsinore, Denmark, in 1937, to play in Hamlet, they were madly in love. They were also married - but not to each other. And for the next 30 years their romance became a living legend of screen land's Golden Age. They were Hamlet and Ophelia, Romeo and Juliet, Nelson and Lady Hamilton, Caesar and Cleopatra, he the smouldering Heathcliff, and she the immortal Scarlett O'Hara - in fact, the idyllic lovers. Their audiences adored them: he for being the greatest talent of the century, she for being a haunting beauty who lived in the memories of all who saw her. The perfect pair were idolised by millions and when their personal love scene finally ended in tragedy, the world mourned the passing of an unique era of magic and romance.'
| Creator | Jesse Lasky Jr and Pat Silver |
|---|---|
| Subject | Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier |
| Source | Bill Douglas Cinema Museum |
| Publisher | Sphere |
| Date | 1981-01-01/1981-12-31 |
| Format | Book |
| Type | Biography |
| Coverage | 1920s-1960s |