| Laurence Olivier  AKA Laurence Kerr Olivier
Born: 22-May-1907
Birthplace: Dorking, Surrey, England
Died: 11-Jul-1989
Location of death: Steyning, West Sussex, England
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Bisexual
Occupation: Actor Nationality: England
Executive summary: Nazi dentist in The Marathon Man Father: (clergyman)
Wife: Jill Esmond (m. 25-Jul-1930, div. 29-Jan-1940)
Son: Tarquin Olivier
Wife: Vivien Leigh (actress, m. 31-Aug-1940, div. 2-Dec-1960)
Wife: Joan Plowright (actress, m. 17-Mar-1961)
Son: Richard Olivier (b. 1962)
Daughter: Julie Kate Olivier (b. 26-Jan-1966)
Daughter: Tamsin
Slept with: Danny Kaye
Slept with: Noel Coward
Sister: Sybille (d. Apr-1989)
High School: St Edward's School, Oxford, England
University: Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England
Garrick Club
Oscar for Best Actor 1949 for Hamlet
Emmy 1960 for The Moon and Sixpence
Emmy 1973 for Long Day's Journey Into Night
Emmy 1975 for Love Among the Ruins
Emmy 1982 for Brideshead Revisited
Emmy 1984 for King Lear
Golden Globe 1949 for Hamlet
Golden Globe 1974 for Marathon Man
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6321 Hollywood Blvd.
Knight of the British Empire 1947
Lost Child Custody
Appendectomy
Hip Replacement Surgery (Mar-1989)
Huguenot Ancestry
Risk Factors: Prostate Cancer, Depression, Appendicitis, Gout
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
Three Sisters (2-Nov-1970)
The Prince and the Showgirl (13-Jun-1957)
Richard III (16-Apr-1955)
Hamlet (28-Sep-1948)
Henry the Fift (Nov-1944)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Wild Geese II (12-Jun-1985)
The Bounty (4-May-1984)
King Lear (26-Jan-1984)
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
Brideshead Revisited (12-Oct-1981)
Clash of the Titans (12-Jun-1981)
Inchon (4-May-1981)
The Jazz Singer (19-Dec-1980)
Dracula (20-Jul-1979)
A Little Romance (May-1979)
The Boys From Brazil (5-Oct-1978)
The Betsy (9-Feb-1978)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (22-Jul-1977)
A Bridge Too Far (15-Jun-1977)
Jesus of Nazareth (3-Apr-1977)
Marathon Man (6-Oct-1976)
Love Among the Ruins (6-Mar-1975)
Sleuth (10-Dec-1972)
Nicholas and Alexandra (29-Nov-1971)
Three Sisters (2-Nov-1970)
Battle of Britain (15-Sep-1969)
Oh! What a Lovely War (10-Mar-1969)
David Copperfield (1969)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (14-Nov-1968)
Khartoum (9-Jun-1966)
Othello (15-Dec-1965)
Bunny Lake is Missing (3-Oct-1965)
Spartacus (6-Oct-1960)
The Entertainer (3-Oct-1960)
The Devil's Disciple (21-Aug-1959)
The Prince and the Showgirl (13-Jun-1957)
Richard III (16-Apr-1955)
The Beggar's Opera (9-Jun-1953)
Carrie (17-Jul-1952)
The Magic Box (1951)
Hamlet (28-Sep-1948)
Henry the Fift (Nov-1944)
Forty-Ninth Parallel (8-Oct-1941)
That Hamilton Woman (3-Apr-1941)
Pride and Prejudice (26-Jul-1940)
Rebecca (27-Mar-1940)
Wuthering Heights (13-Apr-1939)
Clouds Over Europe (4-Mar-1939)
The Divorce of Lady X (1-Jan-1938)
Fire Over England (8-Jan-1937)
As You Like It (3-Sep-1936)
Perfect Understanding (24-Feb-1933)
Westward Passage (27-May-1932)
Official Website:
http://www.laurenceolivier.com/
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