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Jill Esmond Moore (26 January 1908 – 28 July 1990) was an English stage and screen actress.
Jill Esmond was born on January 26, 1908 in London, England, UK. She was 23-years-old when she first came to prominence when she first appeared in The Skin Game (1931) in 1931. Once Jill got in the groove, she kept up a steady pace.
Jill Esmond. Actress: F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer. Jill Esmond was born on January 26, 1908 in London, England, UK. She was 23-years-old when she first came to prominence when she first appeared in The Skin Game (1931) in 1931. Once Jill got in the groove, she kept up a steady pace.
Aug 1, 1990 · Jill Esmond, the comely film and stage actress of the 1930s and ‘40s whose divorce from Sir Laurence Olivier made possible his marriage to Vivien Leigh, has died.
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Dec 16, 2014 · Jill Esmond. Married a few months earlier, they both went to New York in 1930 at Noël Coward’s invitation to appear with him and Gertrude Lawrence in his Private Lives on Broadway, and in the wake of its enormous success they were both beckoned to Hollywood.
Jul 20, 1990 · Jill Esmond (26 January 1908 – 28 July 1990) was an English actress and first wife of Sir Laurence Olivier. In 1928 Esmond (billed as Jill Esmond Moore) appeared in the production of Bird in the Hand, where she met fellow cast member Laurence Olivier for the first time.
Aug 1, 1990 · Jill Esmond, a film and stage actress who was the first wife of Laurence Olivier, died on Saturday at her home in Wimbledon. She was 82 years old. No cause of death was given.
Knighted in 1947, he became the first actor to receive a peerage in 1970, allowing him to sit in the House of Lords. Despite these honors, he retained his essential modesty; whenever asked if he should be addressed as Sir Laurence or Lord Olivier, the actor invariably replied, “Call me Larry.”.
Jill Esmond. Highest Rated: 100% The Pied Piper (1942) Lowest Rated: 38% The Skin Game (1931) Birthday: Jan 26, 1908. Birthplace: London, England, UK. Elegant, sophisticated British lead and...
Elegant, sophisticated British lead and supporting actress who fluctuated between stage and screen on both sides of the Atlantic. First wife of Laurence Olivier (1930-40), with whom she went to Hollywood for a screen test in 1931; both secured contracts with RKO, but Esmond was judged the more...
