Though some, such as Olivier's son Tarquin, claimed that Vivien Leigh was the great love of the late actor's life, it's only in the proof of how long his and Joan Plowright's marriage lasted that's ...

Though some, such as Olivier's son Tarquin, claimed that Vivien Leigh was the great love of the late actor's life, it's only in the proof of how long his and Joan Plowright's marriage lasted that ...

Joan Plowright, the celebrated British actress whose career was often overshadowed by the fame of her husband Sir Laurence Olivier and his ex-wife, Vivien Leigh, has died at the age of 95.

It seems only fitting that the love affair between two of Britain's greatest actors started in the theatre. It was in 1956 when the late Joan Plowright (who has died aged 95) first clocked eyes on ...