Item #124451 The signatures of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh on individual leaves removed from an autograph album. Laurence OLIVIER, Vivien LEIGH.
The signatures of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh on individual leaves removed from an autograph album
The signatures of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh on individual leaves removed from an autograph album

The signatures of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh on individual leaves removed from an autograph album

Each leaf is approximately 150 × 177 mm; Leigh's signature is a very large example, set in the middle of the page; Olivier's signature is a large example, written near a top corner; both are in fine condition, ideal for mounting with a photograph or programme.

Sir Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) and Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) were married, and touring Australia and New Zealand with the Old Vic Theatre Company, in 1948 when these autographs were collected. The tour was a great success, but stressful and exhausting, and it put the marriage under considerable pressure. Extra-marital affairs, and Leigh's increasing physical and mental ill-health (tuberculosis and bi-polar disorder) eventually led the couple to divorce in 1960. [2 items].

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