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Jill, a British actress, was 22 years old and her bridgegroom, Larry, was 23. Jill Esmond came from acting royalty. Her mother was the famous stage actress and suffragette, Eva Moore. Her father was the actor, playwright and manager, Henry V. Esmond. Together, Eva and Henry were the royal couple of the British stage.
The child of Olivier’s first marriage, to the actress Jill Esmond, Tarquin nevertheless became very close to his stepmother, Vivien, and she in turn wrote to him frequently. Her letters, and many others by Olivier to Tarquin, go on sale at Sotheby’s on July 13.
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. Her family told the Associated...
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.
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. Ms. Esmond, who...
Apr 8, 2021 · Also called (1947–70): Sir Laurence Olivier. Born: May 22, 1907, Dorking, Surrey, England. Died: July 11, 1989, near London, England (aged 82) Awards And Honors: Academy Award (1979) Academy Award (1949) Academy Award (1947) Academy Award (1949): Actor in a Leading Role. Honorary Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1979)
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. Three weeks later, he proposed to her.
