Lot 118
Leigh Vivien 1913 - 1967 Vivian Leigh writes to Joyce Huddart, a personal friend with a theater connection in London
Single page TLS on pale blue stationary, 5.5" x 7" with Vivien Leigh's personal letterhead. Dated the 6th July 1956, and signed by Vivien Leigh as "Vivien Leigh". Small corner discolorations, else near fine
Vivien Leigh writes a letter to her close friend, Joyce Huddart. One can project that she perhaps met Joyce during her period acting in the theaters of London. Joyce was head of wardrobe and also participated as stage crew for the London Tower Theatre, and the two corresponded regularly over a period of many years. Vivien Leigh's ultimate passion was for roles in theater. She was quoted as saying, "I'm not a film star - I'm an actress. Being a film star - just a film star - is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity. Actresses go on for a long time and there are always marvelous parts to play."
This letter to Joyce was written shortly after Leigh took the lead role in the Noel Coward play, South Sea Bubble, but became pregnant in May and withdrew from production. Her letter was in appreciation of the flowers sent from Joyce to her and her husband "Sir Laurence". Several weeks later, she miscarried and entered a period of depression that lasted for months. Vivien had already endured a long and turbulent battle with bipolar disorder and no doubt her second miscarriage exasperated her condition.
A wonderful early signed letter to her personal friend.
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