Lord Olivier

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Lord Olivier is the title held by Laurence Olivier, the renowned 20th-century English actor and director celebrated for his Shakespearean roles and influential work in theatre and film.

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Lord Olivier canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean actor
actor
film actor
film director
human
stage actor
television actor
theatre director
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Honorary Award
BAFTA Award
linked to: BAFTA awards

Emmy Award
Golden Globe Award
Knight Bachelor
Order of Merit (United Kingdom)
linked to: Order of Merit

Tony Award
birthDate 1907-05-22
birthPlace Dorking, Surrey, England
linked to: Dorking
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1989-07-11
deathPlace Steyning, West Sussex, England
educatedAt Central School of Speech and Drama
fieldOfWork film
television
theatre
fullName Laurence Kerr Olivier
linked to: Laurence Olivier
genre drama
tragedy
honorificTitle Lord Olivier
influenced British theatre
Shakespearean performance in the 20th century
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Lords of the United Kingdom
linked to: House of Lords
name Laurence Olivier
nationality English
notableFor British cinema
Shakespearean roles
classical theatre
notableWork Hamlet (1948 film)
Henry V (1944 film)
Othello (1965 film)
Rebecca (1940 film)
Richard III (1955 film)
Wuthering Heights (1939 film)
occupation actor
director
producer
spouse Jill Esmond
Joan Plowright
Vivien Leigh
title Baron Olivier

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Baron Olivier confersTitle Lord Olivier
subject linked to: Life peerage (Baron Olivier)
Baron Olivier granteeHonorific Lord Olivier
Laurence Olivier honorificTitle Lord Olivier
subject linked to: Lord Olivier