English actress who won two Academy Awards playing ‘southern belles’: Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), a role she had also played in London's West End. She was a prolific stage performer, frequently in collaboration with her husband, Laurence Olivier, who directed her in several of her roles. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Twentieth Century Fox promotional photo for A Streetcar Named Desire, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with signature a bit light due to skipping and irregular ink flow and some scattered light surface impressions. Interesting to note that Leigh, who had starred in the West End production in London, was chosen for the film version over Jessica Tandy, who had played the role in the Broadway production. It was believed that Tandy looked too much older than Marlon Brando to be cast as Blanche DuBois. PSA/DNA Auction LOA and R&R COA.
