Not a Southern Girl
Vivien Mary Hartley was brought into the world on November 5, 1913, which happened to be Guy Fawkes’s day of that year. Despite being known as the ultimate Southern Belle, in reality, she was born in Darjeeling, India (British India), the only child of her Scottish father, Ernest Richard, and Irish Mother, Gertrude Mary Frances.
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But some sources state that her mom may have been Armenian or Indian. Either way, Leigh decided to keep that part of her heritage a secret in order to succeed in Hollywood and achieve stardom.