[DOC] [TLE] Rebecca: 1940 Best Picture  Fikkle Fame [PAR] Jul 24, 2014 ... OLD MOVIES $1000: Laurence Olivier wanted Vivian Leigh to play his wife in 
Rebecca, but this actress got the job. ALFRED HITCHCOCK... [DOC] [TLE] Laurence Olivier - IMDb [PAR] Wife #1 Jill Esmond named Vivien Leigh --wife #2--as co-respondent in her ... his 
career and would actually become depressed when he did not have a job. His 
father, a clergyman, decided Laurence would become an actor. .... Olivier wanted 
Orson Welles, another friend, to play the role but could not deny his oldest friend. [DOC] [TLE] Rebecca (1940)  The Blonde at the Film [PAR] Oct 31, 2013 ... There's even a very mysterious first wife, and lots of firebut I digress. ... hears a 
shout and steps back: Rebecca Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine suicide ... 
Selznick wanted to stay close to the novel, so he shot down most of ... to lobby for 
his then-fiance Vivien Leigh to play the second Mrs. de Winter. [DOC] [TLE] Scandals of Classic Hollywood: The Passion of Laurence Olivier [PAR] May 9, 2012 ... In the early '40s, Laurence Olivier had everything going for him: he was widely ... 
Wuthering Heights and Rebecca, and his gorgeous wife, Vivien Leigh, had just ... 
He and Leigh lived in flagrant sin, still married to other people, for ... of Olivier's 
star narrative, but bygones  Olivier fulfilled his mother's wishes... [DOC] [TLE] My Week with Marilyn - Wikipedia [PAR] My Week with Marilyn is a 2011 British drama film directed by Simon Curtis and 
written by ... Olivier and his wife, Vivien Leigh (Julia Ormond), eventually show up 
and Vivien .... but as she finished reading the script, she knew she wanted the 
role. ... cast as Richard Wattis, the actor who played a courtier in The Prince and 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Laurence Olivier - Wikipedia [PAR] He was married three times, to the actresses Jill Esmond from 1930 to 1940, 
Vivien Leigh from 1940 to 1960, and Joan Plowright from 1961 until his death. [DOC] [TLE] Rebecca (1940) - Articles - TCM.com [PAR] Cast: Laurence Olivier (Maxim de Winter), Joan Fontaine (Mrs. de Winter), 
George ... Northwest (1959), and even played a character modeled on Hitchcock 
in The Bad ... in Rebecca gave Selznick a reason to let him accompany Vivien 
Leigh to the ... married to others, but he could attend as the star of Selznick's next 
picture. [DOC] [TLE] Joan Fontaine-Olivia de Havilland Feud: New Details Revealed ... [PAR] Dec 17, 2013 ... Olivia's version of how she got the part makes no mention of this, either ... Olivier 
had wanted his then-lover and future wife Vivien Leigh for the part, and wasn't ... 
scored her first Oscar nom for best supporting actress, Rebecca was nominated 
... Many picked Joan to win, but, while the film won, she did not. [DOC] [TLE] Fiddle-dee-dee! 18 Facts About Vivien Leigh | Mental Floss [PAR] Feb 11, 2015 ... Vivien Leigh is famous for beating 1,400 other actresses to play Scarlett ... of her 
childhood friend, Vivien always wanted to be an actress. ... 5. She Began A 
Passionate Affair With Laurence Olivier. ... In 1940, they finally divorced their 
spouses and got married. ... But, playing her tipped me into madness.... [DOC] [TLE] Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Rebecca [PAR] (5 star, verified purchases) ... Laurence Olivier makes a properly snobbish and 
mysterious Maxim and ... The title character, Rebecca (the first Mrs. de Winter), is 
never seen but is a ... The opening scenes convince you that this is going to be 
quite a forbidding ... His wife, Rebecca is said to have died in a boating accident. [DOC] [TLE] Pride and Prejudice (1940) - Articles - TCM.com [PAR] Cast: Greer Garson (Elizabeth Bennet), Laurence Olivier (Mr. Darcy), Mary 
Boland (Mrs. ... The result may not have been high

Question: Laurence Olivier wanted Vivian Leigh to play his wife in "Rebecca", but this actress got the job
Answer: Joan Fontaine