Spartacus
1960
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6 days ago · Laurence Olivier, 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, and he won three Academy Awards.
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 ...
Jul 11, 1989 · LONDON —. Laurence Olivier, acclaimed as the greatest actor of his generation and the 20th-Century giant of the Shakespearean theater, died today. He was 82. The triple Oscar winner died ...
Apr 14, 2021 · Birth date: May 22, 1907. Birth City: Dorking, South England. Best Known For: Laurence Olivier was one of the most acclaimed actors of the 20th century, known for his roles in numerous...
He is an actor who many consider to be the greatest in the English-speaking world during the twentieth century. Though Sir Laurence Olivier was based mostly in England, he made a significant number of Hollywood films. He was nominated for Academy Awards as either an actor, producer, or director twelve times, winning twice, while also being ...
6 days ago · Laurence Olivier was an Oscar-winning thespian best remembered for his psychologically intense Shakespeare adaptations, both as an actor and a director. Yet his filmography extends well past the ...
Jul 12, 1989 · By Megan Rosenfeld. July 11, 1989 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Laurence Olivier, whose versatility and daring thrilled generations of theatergoers and awed thousands of colleagues, died yesterday in his ...
