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Plaque

Vivien Leigh - Elstree

Erection date: 1996

Inscription

Vivien Leigh, first starring film role Gentleman's Agreement, B. & D. Imperial Studios, Elstree 1935.
Commemorating the centenary of cinema, 1996.
In association with the British Film Institute.

Site: Vivien Leigh - Elstree (1 memorial)

WD6, Shenley Road, In front of 3

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Vivien Leigh

Born Darjeeling, India.  She and her husband Laurence Olivier, managed the St...

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Imperial Studios

Imperial Studios were the studios of the British and Dominions Film Corporati...

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British Film Institute

In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centena...

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