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Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (/ˈkɜːr ɒˈlɪvieɪ/; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.
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Jul 11, 1989 · Explore genealogy for Laurence Olivier OM Kt born 1907 Dorking, Surrey, England died 1989 Ashurst, West Sussex, England including ancestors + 8 photos + 1 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
- May 22, 1907
- July 11, 1989
Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey, the youngest of the three children of Agnes Louise (née Crookenden) and Reverend Gerard Kerr Olivier. [1] He had two older siblings: Sybille and Gerard Dacres "Dickie". [ 2 ]
The son of an Anglican minister, Olivier attended All Saints Choir School, where at age nine he made his theatrical debut as Brutus in an abridgement of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Olivier became the first Artistic Director of the National Theatre in when it was formed in 1963. It was based at the Old Vic Theatre in Waterloo until the new building on the South Bank was completed seven years later.
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 and Joan Plowright.
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Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier ( 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.
