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Vivien convinced him in less than an hour that accepting the part in Elephant Walk would be a great opportunity. Then they talked about the script until dawn.” Just one week later, in January 1953, ...
Vivien Leigh, who played Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind," died in 1967 at age 53 from tuberculosis. ... Elizabeth Taylor replaced Vivien Leigh in 1954's "Elephant Walk" opposite Peter Finch.
Elizabeth Taylor replaced Vivien Leigh in the film Elephant Walk (1954) because Leigh dropped out midway through production, citing a nervous breakdown.
The Gone With The Wind star had arrived in the south Asian country’s capital, Colombo, to film Elephant Walk, alongside the dashing Australian actor Peter Finch.
A new book details the mental health woes of actor Vivien Leigh. ... But in 1953 she agreed to star in the movie “Elephant Walk,” about a young bride who follows her husband to Sri Lanka.
But in 1953 she agreed to star in the movie “Elephant Walk,” about a young bride who follows her husband to Sri Lanka. ... the one time Vivien Leigh played someone “normal,” she went insane.
The novelty of the Ceylon backgrounds and pictorial beauty are recommendable points in Elephant Walk, an otherwise leisurely-paced romantic drama. ... Vivien Leigh is still seen, ...
She would then experience a breakdown in 1953 while filming “Elephant Walk” in Sri Lanka, prompting producers to ask Olivier for help. When the cast relocated to Los Angeles, Leigh experienced ...