20 Old Hollywood Romances That Ran the Studio System

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier were theatrical royalty, with beauty, talent, ambition, and emotional turbulence packed into one dazzling marriage. He was widely regarded as one of the great stage actors; she became immortal through Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire. Together, they looked like elegance itself. Privately, mental illness, career pressure, and competing artistic needs strained the romance. Their marriage had grandeur, but not peace.