
On this day in history, November 5, 1913, iconic actress Vivien Leigh is born in India
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In India, on this day in history, Nov. 5, 1913, actress Vivien Leigh was born. She became an Oscar-winning actress, well-known for her role in "Gone with the Wind" and other films.
The British actress achieved film immortality by playing two of American literature's most celebrated Southern belles, the same source notes. Leigh achieved international stardom for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind" in 1939, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her career was both tumultuous and triumphant. Erica Lamberg is a contributing reporter for Fox News Digital.
Leigh made her first stage appearance at the age of three, reciting "Little Bo Peep" for her mother's amateur theater group, as the Hollywood Walk of Fame said.