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[ecrea] Vivien Leigh Day

Thu Sep 10 16:41:18 GMT 2009




VIVIEN LEIGH DAY ? A Celebration of Vivien Leigh and 70 years of ?Gone with the Wind?.

A symposium organised jointly by University of Exeter, The Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture and Topsham Museum.

Invited papers explore the life and work of the the iconic actress, including the impact of ?Gone with the Wind?.

Place:      Topsham Museum 25 The Strand, Exeter EX3 0AX
Date:       24th September 2009

Topsham Museum, which has many connections with Vivien Leigh and has a number of her possessions in its collection, will host the day in conjunction with Exeter University and The Bill Douglas Centre .
Draft Programme:

10a.m. coffee and introduction.
10.45am        Prof. Helen Taylor (author of ?Scarlett?s Women?)
Scarlett , Blanche and Vivien: a great British Southern Belle
Prof.Taylor is Arts and Cultural Development Fellow at Exeter University

11.45am        Dr. Jennie Cousins.
                        Film Costume: more than meets the eye
Dr Cousins holds a PhD from Exeter University

12.45pm.       Lunch and an opportunity to view special exhibitions

2pm                Ellie Nixon
Vivien Leigh: ?a consummate actress, hampered by beauty?
George Cukor
Senior Lecturer in Movement and Acting at Arts University College Bournemouth. She is also UK artistic director to the La Mancha Theatre Company

3pm.               Lisa Stead.
Leigh at the BDC: star memorabilia in the film archive. PhD candidate at Exeter University, specialising in female fan culture and film writing.

3.30pm Approx.  Summary and Close.


Cost:                           £15. (Includes coffee and light lunch)
Registration. Form and further information: museum @topsham.org. Tel. 01392 877375 or from Bill Douglas Centre. Registration closes 18th Sept.


Enjoy displays of Vivien Leigh Memorabilia (including the original nightdress worn in ?Gone With The Wind?) at Topsham Museum. The special exhibition mounted jointly by the museum and the Bill Douglas Centre runs from 1st-30th September.

Topsham Museum opens: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 2pm-5pm






Phil Wickham

Curator
The Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture
University of Exeter
Old Library
Prince of Wales Road
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4SB

01392 264321
<mailto:(P.J.Wickham /at/ exeter.ac.uk)>(P.J.Wickham /at/ exeter.ac.uk)



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