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Laurence Olivier: Biography

Birth Name: Laurence Kerr Olivier
Birth Place: Dorking, Surrey, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/22/1907, Gemini
Date of Death: 07/11/1989
Profession: Actor; director; producer

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Laurence Olivier Fast Facts:

First appeared on stage at age 9 as Brutus in a school production of Julius Caesar.
Was a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II.
Knighted in 1947. In 1970, he became the first actor to be elevated to peerage, "Baron Olivier of Brighton," which made him a member of the House of Lords.
Beginning in 1964, he was struck with severe stage fright for five years.
Published an autobiography, Confessions of an Actor, in 1984.

Laurence Olivier Relationships:
Agnes Louise Crookenden Olivier - Mother
Gerard Kerr Olivier - Father
Jill Esmond - Ex-wife
Joan Plowright - Wife
Julie-Kate Olivier - Daughter
Richard Kerr Olivier - Son
Richard Olivier - Brother
Tamsin Agnes Margaret Olivier - Daughter
Tarquin Olivier - Son
Vivien Leigh - Ex-wife
Laurence Olivier Awards:
1983 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
1974 Emmy: Best Lead Actor in a Drama - Nominee
1968 Emmy: Outstanding Dramatic Program - Nominee
1984 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1975 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Winner
1960 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor - Winner
1970 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1973 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1948 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1939 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1940 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1946 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1948 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1956 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1960 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1965 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1972 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1978 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1976 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1978 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
1946 Oscar: Special Award - Winner
1949 Golden Globe: Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1961 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1973 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1977 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
College:
Attended Central School of Speech and Dramatic Art, London, England