Chapter 244 Katherine Hepburn
The more cautious it is at this time, Pamela still wants to go to New Delhi to take up the post, and she doesn't want to offend her father at this time, so she directly launched an action that is the best policy, or she can also make a strategic move.
Patricia, who was newly married, was very surprised to welcome her sister, only to know that Mountbatten had been appointed as the Governor of British India, representing London with full authority to handle the affairs of British India.
"Plenipotentiary, don't you need London's approval?" Patricia was taken aback. Even though she didn't know much about politics, she knew that full powers were not available to ordinary people, especially the full powers of British India, which was the foreign affairs department of London. Most concerned about things.
After the East India Company became British India, this right was limited only by communication technology. Now, in order to let my father take office, the cabinet allows my father to have full power to handle the affairs of British India without the approval of the cabinet?
"Yes, I was very worried at first." Pamela said in a fluke tone. For this reason, she asked New Delhi if there was any roundabout way. Unexpectedly, it was really true, and the cabinet directly agreed. The father's seemingly very rude request.
The two sisters were very surprised by the decision of the cabinet. Although they did not involve politics, they had good backgrounds. After hearing and seeing, they also knew that this appointment was a bit abnormal.
The two sisters didn't know that, according to history, their father, after gaining full power to deal with British India, also tossed the Labor cabinet in London.
In his speech, Attlee originally decided to resolve the British India issue within two years, that is, in 1948. However, when General Mountbatten arrived in British India, he finalized the plan for the partition of India and Pakistan within half a year, and then he couldn't wait to declare India's independence.
The news was like a detonated bomb, causing an uproar all over the world. In the British Parliament, in the Prime Minister's residence, in Buckingham Palace, there was an atmosphere of shock everywhere. No one, not even Prime Minister Attlee, imagined that Mountbatten would be so eager to lower the curtain of the British Empire in India.
At this time, it was only five months after Mountbatten arrived in British India. The last governor of British India made British India disappear and two countries were born.
Now the history is slightly different. Allen Wilson is looking forward to in New Delhi, waiting for the governor who has a slight deviation in time to take office, and is ready to correct the history. The cabinet said that the problem will be solved in 1948. Then one day cannot be missed.
In all fairness, Mountbatten is now more reluctant to take office than in history, and the reason for his daughter is only one of them. The problem is that a drought is currently breaking out in British India, and the scale is still very large. This is a well-known fact.
He didn't think of British India,
Fight against this drought that does not know when it will end. So although he accepted the appointment, he didn't plan to leave immediately, and waited until the drought was contained before taking office.
Alan Wilson, who has always had an inner ghost lurking beside the future governor, of course, knew without accident that Mountbatten wanted to wait until the drought was over to take office, so he started to comfort Pamela.
It is a fact that General Mountbatten has been appointed Governor of British India. As for when he will take office, from the perspective of British Indian civil servants, it is not very important.
Even if Mountbatten performs the duties of the Governor of British India in London, there will be no objections from the Governor's Palace to the Supreme Court, and maybe he will be even happier.
The matter has become a foregone conclusion, and it is not very important when the new governor will come. The civil servants who came to British India late were happier, and it was nothing. Everyone was busy fighting the drought.
And it is fighting the drought under the attention of the whole world. British India has never been noticed by the whole world like this time. Regarding Indians, it is still synonymous with inaction, female hell. Gandhi's style of painting was the complete opposite, universally acclaimed around the world.
In such an environment where the whole world is concerned and the British Indian colonial government is fighting the drought with all its strength, Vivien Leigh finally arrived in the United States, which is not unfamiliar to her. She has been to the United States many times. The film Gone with the Wind, which is famous all over the world, was filmed in the United States.
At the 12th Academy Awards Ceremony, "Gone with the Wind" was shortlisted for 15 nominations, and finally won 10 awards, becoming the biggest winner of that session.
Vivien Leigh's beauty was not discovered by the world until she was about twenty-five years old. Those tireless close-ups in "Gone with the Wind" announced that God brought another angel to the world. A panic and defensive nervousness.
It's just that this time and that time, after a world war, the United States, which was hailed as the country of the future, has now successfully ascended to the top of the world, and the British Empire, which dominated the international situation before the war, now looks like a down-and-out aristocrat.
Vivien Leigh didn't know if this would affect her trip to the United States this time, but it didn't seem to be! She remained popular in Hollywood circles, and was immediately on the L.A. entertainment papers.
Regarding Vivien Leigh's arrival, the local newspaper commented, "Her pair of light green eyes are so pure that there is no trace of brown, with black eyelashes and raised corners of the eyes, they are full of charm, and above are two dark thick eyebrows There, a very sharp slash is drawn to her magnolia-white skin, which is so precious to southern women. There are two features on her face, one is her mother's delicacy, and comes from French blood a seaside aristocracy; a roughness of her father's, from the gaudy Irishman."
"She came to Hollywood again this time, and I don't know what kind of classic image she will bring us."
After several years, the American entertainment industry still loves Vivien Leigh, and nothing seems to have changed. But changes did appear, and Vivien Leigh herself had already undergone changes.
She did bring a role, but not in a movie, but coincided with the current hot issues concerning the drought in British India, and brought many movies with exotic labels in the eyes of citizens of European and American countries.
After arriving in the United States, Vivien Leigh went to find her good friend, Katharine Hepburn, who also auditioned for Gone with the Wind, and the two became good friends because of that time. Katharine Hepburn even went to England to attend Vivien Leigh's wedding.
In the eyes of Katharine Hepburn, Vivien Leigh is undoubtedly a genius. She learned Chinese, German, Italian, and later taught herself Russian and American southern accents for filming.
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Gone with the Wind heroine candidates, Hollywood's top beauties are all present, but when Vivien Leigh of Irish and French descent appears. The acting skills are exquisite, the temperament is light, and what is even more amazing is a pair of charming green eyes, which coincides with the original book. After a glimpse of Vivien Leigh, she was settled, and Scarlett Scarlett was born.
Katharine Hepburn was also in that audition, and was also amazed by Vivien Leigh, who turned out to be out of nowhere, and a friendship was born. Seeing Vivien Leigh's Katharine Hepburn again, she was very excited, and there was a touch of softness on her heroic face, "Vivian , this time you come to the United States, do you have a new film to shoot?"
"Catherine, I haven't given up on being an actor, but there are obviously more important things now." Vivien Leigh didn't hide from her friends, she didn't hide that she came to the United States from British India, and she didn't hide the purpose of coming to the United States.
He said that he came to the United States this time because he wanted to do something for the place where he was born. Under the operation of public opinion with different intentions but unanimously in the United Kingdom and the United States, the name Gandhi, together with British India, is indeed known to many people.
When Vivien Leigh arrived in the United States, Gandhi had declared a hunger strike. One week after the official start, in fact, Gandhi in British India had now entered the next stage. He had one meal a day for a month and called on Indians to save food.
The news has not spread yet, but the United States is still paying attention to India. Katharine Hepburn does not pay attention to the international situation, but she has heard about this incident.
This person who is desperate for love, is he more fraternal now? Katharine Hepburn was puzzled, but she didn't ask much, and instead asked Vivien Leigh what she wanted to do.
"I hope that as the undoubted world power, the United States can pay attention to the affairs of some other countries and shoulder the responsibility of leading the world. Now that many people in British India are facing the tragic situation of starving to death, part of the reason why I came to the United States is to arouse The sympathy of the Americans." Vivien Leigh has stayed in New Delhi for a long time, and unconsciously took on the tone of a civil servant when she spoke.
Katharine Hepburn looked at Vivien Leigh in surprise, feeling that something had changed in the other party, but she couldn't tell.
But Katharine Hepburn can also feel that the friendship between the two has not changed. Both of them are actors, and they can tell at a glance whether the other party is acting.
"Do you want me to help?" Katharine Hepburn offered to help. She had a feeling in her heart that Vivien Leigh could cause an extraordinary upsurge in the United States this time.
"Thank you so much, Catherine." Vivien Leigh said gratefully, "By the way, I also brought a film. If you have any comments, you can also raise them and see if there is anything to be changed. .”
As expected, Vivien Leigh was well prepared, and Katharine Hepburn began to study how to achieve sensational results as soon as possible under the current public opinion. In fact, this is a very simple matter for the two of them. With their popularity, This is not a problem at all.
As long as the two are willing to propose an invitation, Hollywood's big-name actors will definitely flock to it, and the matter will be known to everyone in the shortest possible time.