Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor. 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.
The Lord Olivier | |
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 Photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 | |
| Born | 22 May 1907 |
| Died | 11 July 1989 (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1926–1988 |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Esmond (m. 1930–1940; divorced) Vivien Leigh (m. 1940–1960; divorced) Joan Plowright (m. 1961–1989; his death) |
| Children | 2 sons, 2 daughters |
| Relatives | Sydney Olivier (uncle, deceased) Noel Olivier (cousin, deceased) |
| Website | http://www.laurenceolivier.com/ |
Actor Spencer Tracy said that Olivier was 'the greatest actor in the English-speaking world'.[3] In 1999, the American Film Institute named Olivier among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, at number 14 on the list.
Olivier had many awards: twelve Oscar nominations, with two wins (for Best Actor and Best Picture for the 1948 film Hamlet), plus two honorary awards including a statuette and certificate. He was also awarded five Emmy awards. Additionally, he was a three-time Golden Globe and BAFTA winner. In 1976 he received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a lifetime achievement award.
Olivier's ashes are buried in Westminster Abbey.
References
- ↑ Hodgdon, Barbara. Shakespeare Quarterly, "From the Editor", Fall, 2002
- ↑ "Picks and Pans: Pages; Midnight Sweets". People Magazine. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ↑ Tracy quoted in By Myself and Then Some by Lauren Bacall (Harper Paperbacks 2006), pp. 214-15.
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