Vivien Leigh was a fighter. She fought for the role of Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind and fought to be with the man she loved. But her most vicious battle was with mental illness: Few people realize that Leigh struggled with bipolar disorder. Prepare to give a damn: Here are fierce facts about the unforgettable Vivien Leigh. Vivien Leigh Facts1. She Has Surprising RootsLeigh’s birthday is suitably explosive. Little “Vivian Mary Hartley” entered the world on Guy Fawkes’ day of 1913. Although she’d be known as the ultimate Southern Belle, Leigh was actually born in Darjeeling, India to a …