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Laurence Olivier

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(1907–89), actor, director, and manager.

The most acclaimed English thespian of his generation, he made early New York appearances in Murder on the Second Floor (1929), Private Lives (1931), The ...

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Olivier, Laurence (1907–89)
in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance Length: 795 words
Olivier, Laurence Kerr (1907–89)
in The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2) Length: 677 words
Olivier, Laurence Kerr, Baron (1907–1989)
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Olivier, Laurence (22 May 1907)
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