August31st
The August Contest has ended… no surprise that everyone’s favorite film is Gone with the Wind though Waterloo Bridge came in a distant second place! And now for the winners… RANDOM.org chose comment #9, #19, #42, #47, and #50!
Congrats to:
Kathy W.
Karen B.
Corra M.
Nyos Y.
Martin
I will contact you all via email and collect your mailing addresses! I will mail your TCM Booklets by the end of the week. Thanks to all for participating 
August8th
I’m here to announce a new CONTEST! This contest is open to everyone and you will have 2 chances to enter, see details below. As I announced in May on the Vivien Leigh.com Facebook page, TCM (Turner Classic Movies) has chosen to feature Vivien Leigh as their Star of the Month in September. Every Tuesday evening in September, Vivien Leigh films and documentaries will air! In total, 15 events and 2 documentaries are scheduled. Thanks to TCM, I have 5 beautiful Viewer Guide booklets to giveaway to you! The 33 page booklet features Vivien Leigh on the cover, an article about Vivien Leigh written by Robert Osborne, and listings of the films, documentaries scheduled to air on TCM in the month of September!
Films & Documentaries To-Be Shown:
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Dark Journey
Sidewalks of London
Storm in a Teacup
Streetcar Named Desire
Gone with the Wind
Yank at Oxford
Waterloo Bridge
Fire Over England
That Hamilton Woman
Ship of Fools
Anna Karenina
Caesar & Cleopatra
The Making of Gone with the Wind Documentary
Scarlett & Beyond Documentary
Eligibility to win a TCM Viewer Program:
1) Simply leave a comment and tell me which of the Vivien Leigh films TCM has chosen to play in September is your favorite.
2) For a second chance to win, either link to this giveaway on Facebook or write about this contest on your blog (and leave a second comment telling where you linked, FB or your blog)
Giveaway ends Tuesday August 31st 2010 at 8 p.m. EST. Five winners chosen by Random.org.
CONTEST CLOSED!
GOOD LUCK !
January6th
Vivien-Leigh.com is announcing a Enter for Your Chance to Win Contest! V-L.com will be giving away 3 DVD copies of The Deep Blue Sea! Released in 1955, the film stars Vivien Leigh and Kenneth More. This color film was never released on VHS or DVD but played on American television a couple decades ago. I have in my possession a recording of that TV version so it borders on poor quality, but I have it nonetheless. The Deep Blue Sea is about Hester (Vivien Leigh) “the troubled wife of a London attorney (Emlyn Williams). Racked with emotional problems, Leigh turns her back on her loveless marriage and sets up house with a handsome RAF officer (Kenneth More). When her lover proves to be shallow and unreliable, Leigh attempts to kill herself ” (quoted text taken from Fandango.com).
To enter the contest, please answer the question below. One winner will be chosen at random from the correct submissions. This contest is only open to those living in the USA and Canada (sorry, the DVDs will only work in DVD players from this region). To enter for your chance to win, click on the email link below and send your answer in the email. Please put “Deep Blue Sea” in the subject line. The contest ends March 31st! Good Luck, everyone!
QUESTION: The film The Deep Blue Sea is adapted from the play of what playwright? Hint: Answer can be found on Vivien-Leigh.com
ANSWER: Send your answer to webmaster @ vivien-leigh.com or CLICK HERE.
December2nd
cover of The Secret of the Belles
Vivien-Leigh.com is announcing a Enter for Your Chance to Win Contest! Together with Kathy Witt, V-L.com will be giving away 1 autographed copy of The Secret of the Belles. Written by Kentucky based freelance writer Kathryn Witt, this children’s book is based on Gone with the Wind, Ona Munson who played “Belle Watling,” and the 3-day film premiere in Atlanta, GA (GWTW author Margaret Mitchell’s hometown). Mrs. Witt attended the November Gone with the Wind Re-Premiere weekend, and I had the pleasure of meeting her. I read this fictional story and absolutely loved it! To read my Interview with the author, click HERE. The book is available for purchase in the E-Store for $12.95.
To enter the contest, please answer the question below. One winner will be chosen at random from the correct submissions. This contest is open to everyone! THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED!
QUESTION: The Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum is one of the settings in The Secret of the Belles. What original dress from the film is on display at the Museum? Hint: Answer can be found on Vivien-Leigh.com.
ANSWER: The Bengaline Honeymoon gown!
Additional Information:
Ms. Witt’s website, www.KathyWitt.com, provides a teaser for this new book: “Lanie Sullivan and Belle Blakely never meet, but they share a fascination for all things Gone With the Wind—especially Belle Watling, a character in the book, and Ona Munson, the actress who portrays Belle in the movie. Lanie meets Ona in 1939, during the three-day movie premiere. When Lanie thwarts a thief in Ona’s hotel room, Ona rewards Lanie with a gift—a gift originally given to Ona by Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell. More than sixty years later, as she helps prepare a museum dedicated to Gone With the Wind for its Grand Opening, Belle reads Lanie’s letters to Ona and is intrigued by Lanie’s references to the gift. Margaret Mitchell died in 1949; Ona Munson in 1955. What about Lanie? Belle begins a quest to discover what the gift was that connects the three women, where it is now—and what happened to Lanie Sullivan. . .”
November5th
Vivien-Leigh.com is announcing a Enter for Your Chance to Win Contest! Together with Sally Tippett Rains & Creative Book Publishing International, V-L.com will be giving away 2 autographed copies of The Making of A Masterpiece: The True Story Of Margaret Mitchell’s Classic Novel Gone With The Wind! Written by St. Louis based writer Sally Tippett Rains, this book covers the topic of Gone with the Wind–the book, film, and legend. Mrs. Rains will be in attendance at the November Gone with the Wind Re-Premiere weekend in Marietta, GA and will be signing copies of this book. For more information about the Re-Premiere weekend, please click HERE. This book will be available November 15 at the Marietta event and in fine book stores shortly after for $18.95. Visit www.bookpubintl.com for more information. Check back tomorrow to read my special interview with the author!!
To enter the contest, please answer the question below. One winner will be chosen at random from the correct submissions. This contest is open to everyone! To enter for your chance to win, click on the email link below and send your answer in the email. Please put “GWTW Contest” in the subject line. The contest ends November 30! Good Luck, everyone!
QUESTION: Vivien Leigh did not see eye to eye with Gone with the Wind director Victor Fleming, who was considered more of a ‘man’s director.’ Therefore she secretly sought out the film’s original director George Cukor (who was suddenly fired early on in the filming process) for coaching on the weekends. What other GWTW star also secretly went to George Cukor for direction during his/her time off? Hint: Answer can be found on Vivien-Leigh.com.
ANSWER: Olivia De Havilland (this contest is now over)
Press Release information:
2009 Is The 70th Anniversary Of The Movie Premiere Of Gone With The Wind. Margaret Mitchell’s own life provided inspiration for Gone With The Wind and with the help of a recently discovered scrapbook written by her cousin, this new book tells about the people and events that may have provided characters and storylines. Five of the actors from the movie were interviewed as well as relatives of some of those who were involved in the Hollywood production.
The Making Of A Masterpiece by author Sally Tippett Rains will be a must-read for all Gone With The Wind enthusiasts and fans! It contains new interviews with cast members, Margaret Mitchell relatives and people who knew her, historians, collectors, GWTW experts and authors and many others.
