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Laurence Olivier (1907–1989)
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 ...
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Died:(age 82) in Steyning, West Sussex, England, UK |
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Actor (87 credits)
1983
Wagner
(TV Series)
Pfeuffer
Pfeuffer
- Episode #1.10
(1983)
... Pfeuffer
- Episode #1.6
... Pfeuffer
- Episode #1.9
... Pfeuffer
- Episode #1.8
... Pfeuffer
- Episode #1.7
... Pfeuffer
1981
Brideshead Revisited
(TV Mini-Series)
Lord Marchmain
Lord Marchmain
- Brideshead Revisited
(1981)
... Lord Marchmain
- Home and Abroad
(1981)
... Lord Marchmain
1973
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
(TV Series)
James Tyrone Sr.
James Tyrone Sr.
- Long Day's Journey Into Night
(1973)
... James Tyrone Sr.
1958
ITV Play of the Week
(TV Series)
John Gabriel Borkman
John Gabriel Borkman
- John Gabriel Borkman
(1958)
... John Gabriel Borkman
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Stage: Appeared in George Bernard Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra," at the St. James' Theatre in London, England, with Vivien Leigh, Esmond Knight, Edmund Purdom, Clifford Williams, Cy Grant, 'Peter Cushing (I)', Elspeth March, Maxine Audley, Jill Bennett, Henry Oscar, Richard Goolden, Niall MacGinnis, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Robert ... See more »Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 12 Print Biographies | 3 Portrayals | 20 Articles | 3 Pictorials | 8 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Official Sites:
Estate of Laurence Olivier c/o CMG WorldwideAlternate Names:
Baron Olivier | Lieut. Laurence Olivier | Lord Olivier | Sir Laurence Olivier | Sir Lawrence OlivierHeight:
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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