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Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier OM (/ ˈlɒrənsˈkɜːrəˈlɪvieɪ / LORR-ənss KUR ə-LIV-ee-ay; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director. He and his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud made up a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films ...
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Laurence Olivier (1907–1989) was an English actor who, along...
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Esmond in 1930. In 1928, Esmond (billed as Jill Esmond...
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Oct 1, 2024 · Laurence Olivier (born May 22, 1907, Dorking, Surrey, England—died July 11, 1989, near London, England) was a towering figure of the British stage and screen, acclaimed in his lifetime as the greatest English-speaking actor of the 20th century. He was the first member of his profession to be elevated to a life peerage.
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Laurence Olivier. Actor: Sleuth. Laurence Olivier could speak William Shakespeare's lines as naturally as if he were "actually thinking them", said English playwright Charles Bennett, who met Olivier in 1927. Laurence Kerr Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey, England, to Agnes Louise (Crookenden) and Gerard Kerr Olivier, a High Anglican priest.
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- Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
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- Steyning, West Sussex, England, UK
Laurence Olivier(1907–1989) was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardsonand John Gielgud, dominated the British stageof the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. From 1935 he performed in radio broadcasts and, from 1956, had considerable success in ...
Production[14][15][16]DateRoleTheatre (london, Unless Otherwise Noted)Unfailing InstinctAugust 1925Armand St CyrBrighton Hippodromeand tourAugust 1925PolicemanBrighton Hippodromeand tourOctober 1925AntonioCentury Theatre and London area tourOctober 1925Century Theatre and London area tour- Trivia
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- Early career
Laurence Olivier could speak William Shakespeare's lines as naturally as if he were \"actually thinking them\", said English playwright Charles Bennett, who met Olivier in 1927.
Laurence Kerr Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey, England, to Agnes Louise (Crookenden) and Gerard Kerr Olivier, a High Anglican priest. His surname came from a great-great-grandfather who was of French Huguenot origin.
One of Olivier's earliest successes as a Shakespearean actor on the London stage came in 1935 when he played \"Romeo\" and \"Mercutio\" in alternate performances of \"Romeo and Juliet\" with John Gielgud. A young Englishwoman just beginning her career on the stage fell in love with Olivier's Romeo. In 1937, she was \"Ophelia\" to his \"Hamlet\" in ...
- Actor, Producer, Director
- July 11, 1989
- May 22, 1907
Laurence Olivier. Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. [1] He was the youngest actor to be knighted and the first to be raised to the peerage. [2] Olivier married English actresses Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh ...
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Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Late in his career, he had considerable success in television ...
