Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind (1939)

Vivian Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Vivian Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Vivian Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Vivian Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Vivian Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Vivien Leigh (1938)

Portrait of Vivien Leigh, 1938 via

Portrait of Vivien Leigh, 1938 via

Amazing Vintage Surreal Glamour by photographer Angus McBean

Angus McBean (8 June 1904 – 9 June 1990) was a Welsh photographer, set designer and cult figure associated with surrealism.

Two figures have prevented McBean from gaining more fame: Cecil Beaton (thanks to his lavish lifestyle and work for Vogue and the British Royal Family); and David Bailey, who much later (1960s) was close to Cecil Beaton both personally and in terms of style.

McBean did not enjoy this level of fame either in his life or after death, even though he was arguably the better technically and artistically.

Additionally McBean’s focus on the world of theatre (particularly London’s West End) did not give him international recognition.

In 2007, seven original colour transparencies (slides) of his photographs for the Beatles album cover Please Please Me by McBean were accidentally thrown in the bin at the headquarters of EMI.

Marlene Dietrich, “No Highway in the Sky” by Angus Mcbean Pinewood Studios, 1951 via

Audrey Hepburn by Angus Mcbean via

Vivien Leigh as Aurora by Angus McBean, 1938 via

 Hermione Baddeley by Angus McBean, 1938 Gelatin via

Marika Rivera by Angus Mcbean via

Dorothy Dickson by Angus Mcbean, 1938 via fotographiaonline.com via

Beatrice Lillie by Angus McBean, 1940s via

Vivien Leigh in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

1945: Vivien Leigh (1913 – 1967) in her costume for George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Caesar and Cleopatra’, directed in Technicolour by Gabriel Pascal at Denham Studios via

1945: Vivien Leigh (1913 – 1967) in her costume for George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Caesar and Cleopatra’, directed in Technicolour by Gabriel Pascal at Denham Studios via

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier in Australia (1948)

Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh smile at the waiting crowd as they step from the plane at Archerfield Aerodrome. They were enroute to Surfers Paradise. The Oliviers had flown from Hobart where they were touring with the Old Vic Company. (Information taken from the Courier Mail, 21 June 1948, p.1) via

During their arrival at Archerfield airport a young woman gave Sir Laurence two pineapples and said, ‘Here is your first gift from Queensland’ (Information from Courier Mail, Monday 21 June 1948, p.1) via

Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh on the short holiday at the Gold Coast. Sir Laurence is elegantly dressed in a jacket, flannels and a open-necked shirt with a cravat. Lady Olivier is wearing sunray pleated skirt and a short-sleeved blouse. They are posing with a camera via

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh for Gone With the Wind (1939)

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh from Gone With the Wind, 1939 via

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind, 1939 via

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind, 1939 via