Jill Esmond

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Jill Esmond

British actress

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Laurence Olivier
…married three times, to actresses Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright. Knighted in 1947, he became the first actor to receive a peerage in 1970, allowing him to sit in the House of Lords. Despite these honors, he retained his essential modesty; whenever asked if he should be addressed…
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…married three times, to actresses Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright. Knighted in 1947, he became the first actor to receive a peerage in 1970, allowing him to sit in the House of Lords. Despite these honors, he retained his essential modesty; whenever asked if he should be addressed…
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