Natalie's rebellion announced itself a schedule,for she turned thirteen over the summer holiday.Not only had she declared her dating independence,she was realizing for the first time that she had a choice whether to act. Her father's heart condition improved enough for Nick to get a job at Warner Brothers building sets, easing some of the presure on Natalie to work. She began to view acting from a different perspective, noting actors whose work she admired. The turning point was that September, when she and Mary Ann went to see A streetcar named Desire, starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando, directed by Elia Kazan. Natalie was transformed, in awe of Kazan and of Vivien Leigh's Performance."she wanted the part s-o-o-o-o bad. She wanted to be Blanche!" Vivien Leigh became a role model for Natalie, when Mary Ann tease her about her size, "she said, 'Well, that's all right. Because Vivien Leigh is as little as I am.!"

Natalie never mentioned her TV series to Margaret, which was being considered for renewal that summer."It was like it didn't exist.She wanted to be a film actress."Both of the dark haired former child stars idolized Vivien Leigh."She 's the only person I ever wanted to meet and get an autograph from."states O'Brien. "We tried to copy her."Natalie wore one of Leigh's dresses from A Streetcar Named Desire to a masquerade party, arriving as Blanche Du Bois, the role she desperately wanted to play."I remember she went to the studio and got it," said a chum,"and she was the exact same measurements as Vivien Leigh."

The invitation was "like a gift that fell out of the sky." Natalie said, giving her an opportunity to act with Olivier, the idol of her idol,Vivien Leigh, in a play by the creator of Blanche DuBois. AS an added attraction, Olivier arranged to film the production in Manchester, England, set up like a play, with five weeks of rehearsal, shot in sequence.
Natalie spent two hours with Tennessee Williams in Cannes beforehand to make notes about her characterization of Maggie, and listened to friends from Mississippi to create an accent, turning hoarse from the screaming required to play the feisty Maggie, whom she would name with Alva, her other Tennessee Williams character, ass the most challenging roles of heer career. She compared acting with Olivier to starring with James Dean, describing thme both as "fluid".
"Olivier was "insane"about Natalie," according to their costar Maureen Stapleton. Olivier, ironically, was in awe of Natalie's beauty, the very thing ,her idol and his ex-wife, worried over shadowed her reputation as a serious actress.It was Natalie's insecurity about her movie star persona-The Badge-that encouraged Olivier to focus on her looks.

Natalie went to see A Streetcar Named Desire over and over again, seeming to "meld together"her awe for Kazan, for the movie ,for Warner Brothers, and for Vivien Leigh, who was suffering from bouts of manic-depression. “She felt a great identification with her." Marlowe noticed." Wanted to be like her. And the lady was so sike."

Natalie asked Redford, while they were filming Inside Daisy Clover, if he would costar with her that fall in This Property Is Condemned, a compliment to Redford, for Natalie saw her role as Alva, which originated in a one-act play by Tennessee Williams, as "probably the closest I'll ever get to playing Blanche DuBois,"her dream part. For a time, Vivien Leigh, her idol, had even been attached to the project as Alva's mother, and John Huston was going to direct. Prior to Natalie's involvement, Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift were the leads.

娜塔莉真爱费雯无疑问，传记中没有提到她去看雯的音乐剧Tovarich吗？看到她对劳伦斯奥利弗的演技评价fluid，有点好笑的，怎么说也是偶像的偶像，一个fluid就打发了心明眼亮