Capua, who has a background in the fashion industry and is a New York correspondent for an Italian film magazine, tells the life story of British film star Leigh (1913-67). In addition to her famous and less well known performances, he describes her obsessive love for Laurence Olivier, her penchant to reach for more than was possibly attainable, and the disease that carried her through madness to death. Only names and titles are indexed. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)