 | VOCABULARY born - urodzony
the First World War - pierwsza wojna światowa
daughter - córka
to marry - zawrzeć związek małżeński
at the age of nineteen - w wieku lat dziewiętnastu
barrister - adwokat, obrońca
nonetheless - mimo wszystko
to pursue sth - wytrwale dążyć do czegoś
to take - brać
husband - mąż
middle name - drugie imię
stage alias - pseudonim sceniczny
brief appearance - tu: mała rola filmowa
low-budget film - film niskobudżetowy
she was signed to a five-year contract - podpisano z nią pięcioletni kontrakt
legendary - legendarny
producer - producent
to cast - obsadzić (w roli)
he cast her opposite Laurence Olivier - obsadził ją w żeńskiej roli u boku Laurenca Oliviera
tempestuous relationship - burzliwy romans/związek
to spell the end - zwiastować koniec
marriage - małżeństwo |
Lesson 21
Vivien LeighBorn in Darjeeling in India just before the First World War, Vivian Mary Hartley was the daughter of a British businessman and his wife.
Married at the age of nineteen to an English barrister called Herbert Leigh Holman and soon the mother of a daughter called Suzanne, she nonetheless pursued her ambition to be an actress, taking her husband's middle name as her own stage alias.
After brief appearances in several low-budget British films, she was signed to a five-year contract by the legendary producer Alexander Korda and, in 1937, he cast her opposite Laurence Olivier in a film called Fire Over England.
The two stars began a tempestuous relationship that spelled the end for both their marriages.
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