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Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh

British film actress renowned for her performances in classic films such as 'Gone with the Wind' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. Vivien Leigh's profound acting and unique charm earned her international acclaim, making her one of the greatest actresses of the 20th century. more

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“I want to celebrate these elms which have been spared by the plague, these survivors of a once flourishing tribe commemorated by all the Elm Streets in America. But to celebrate them is to be silent about the people who sit and sleep underneath them, the homeless poor who are hauled away by the city like trash, except it has no place to dump them. To speak of one thing is to suppress another.”

“Both magic and religion are based strictly on mythological tradition, and they also both exist in the atmosphere of the miraculous, in a constant revelation of their wonder-working power. They both are surrounded by taboos and observances which mark off their acts from those of the profane world.”