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Town of Claremont Museum > Records

VIVIEN LEIGH CHRISTENING LAUNCH NEAR CHIDLEY POINT

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1948

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B/W Print of page from photo album showing two small 'snaps': one of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh sitting in a clinker dinghy; the second of Vivien Leigh standing in the dinghy, bottle in hand, about to christen a launch, the bow of which is on the left. Printed in biro beneath the images [1948 CRISTAINING (sic) / 'SABRINA' SWAN RIVER/ NEAR SUGAR/REFINERY/ BORN 1913 -/ DIED AGED 53?/ FILMS/ GONE WITH THE WIND/ a STREET CAN NAMED DESIRE/ CLEOPATRA/ SHIP OF FOOLS - DVD OF/ ACADAMY (sic) AWARDS!/ PICTURE TAKEN 1948]

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