
Laurence Olivier
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 33 years ago |
Date of birth | May 22,1907 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Dorking |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | July 11,1989 |
Died | Steyning |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Joan Plowright |
Vivien Leigh | |
Jill Esmond | |
Did you know | Laurence Olivier has the fifth-most Academy Award nominations (10) in four acting categories of all time. |
Height | 178 (cm) |
Job | Film director |
Film Producer | |
Screenwriter | |
Voice acting | |
Theatre Director | |
Television producer | |
Education | The Eaton House Group of Schools |
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama | |
St Edward's School, Oxford | |
Children | Julie Kate Olivier |
Tarquin Olivier | |
Richard Olivier | |
Tamsin Olivier | |
Grandchildren | Troilus Olivier |
Isis Olivier | |
Wilfred Laurence Ditton | |
Ally Olivier | |
Parents | Gerard Olivier |
Agnes Louise Crookenden | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 405129 |
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Henry V
The Golden Age of Radio
Owzat! Larry Looks at Cricket Umpires
A Christmas Carol
Larry's Garden Lot
Larry's D. I. Y. Man
The Prince and the Showgirl
Marathon Man
Wuthering Heights
Henry V
Rebecca
Richard III
Spartacus
Sleuth
Pride and Prejudice
The Boys from Brazil
A Bridge Too Far
The Entertainer
The World at War
The Bounty
Clash of the Titans
Khartoum
That Hamilton Woman
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Fire Over England
A Little Romance
Bunny Lake Is Missing
The Jazz Singer
The Devil's Disciple
Inchon
49th Parallel
Term of Trial
Battle of Britain
The Divorce of Lady X
Three Sisters
The Jigsaw Man
Oh! What a Lovely War
Wild Geese II
Uncle Vanya
The Betsy
Brideshead Revisited
21 Days
Jesus of Nazareth
Nicholas and Alexandra
The Temporary Widow
Perfect Understanding
Westward Passage
The Yellow Ticket
Q Planes
Friends and Lovers
No Funny Business
The Demi- Paradise
The Seven- Per-Cent Solution
As You Like It
Dance of Death
Othello
Laurence Olivier Life story
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles.
Peter Brook: British stage directing great dies aged 97

... Trapezes and stiltsThrough the 1950s he continued to direct RSC productions featuring some of the greatest actors of the age including John Gielgud, Paul Scofield and Laurence Olivier...
Merle Oberon: India's forgotten Hollywood star

... But it was her performance in 1939 s Wuthering Heights, opposite acting legend Laurence Olivier, that cemented her place in the industry...
Sally Kellerman: Oscar-nominated M*A*S*H actress dies at 84

... The actress s other film roles included 1972 s Last of the Red Hot Lovers opposite Alan Arkin, 1973 s Slither alongside James Caan, 1976 s Welcome To LA with Keith Carradine, 1979 s A Little Romance with Laurence Olivier, and as Jodie Foster s mother in 1980 s Foxes...
Sir Antony Sher: A giant of the stage

... Having seen little theatre in Cape Town, Sher could now watch the greats: John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier...
Knight of the Directors Sam Mendes and Steve McQueen

... He won a Laurence Olivier award in 1995 for directing The Glass Menagerie, and another the following year for his revival of the musical company...
Jonathan Miller, director and humorist, dies at 85

... His productions included a modern-dress staging of The Merchant of Venice, with Laurence Olivier as Shylock...
Battle of Arnhem: Mass parachute drop to mark WW2 assault

... Honorary citizenshipThe events at the Battle of Arnhem were portrayed in Richard Attenborough s 1977 Hollywood war epic A Bridge Too Far starring Sean Connery, Robert Redford, Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine...
University Challenge: What's behind Freddy Leo's rapid buzzing?

... Freddy Leo and teammate Lizzie Fry consult before they successfully answer a question on Laurence Olivier There s a bit of debate in the University Challenge world on whether it s really fair for older contestants to take part (against younger students), he says...