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Also Known As	Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier of Brighton • Baron Olivier of Brighton • Sir Laurence Olivier • Laurence Kerr Olivier
Born	May 22, 1907 • Dorking • England
Died	July 11, 1989 (aged 82) • near London • England
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1979) • Academy Award (1949) • Academy Award (1947) • Academy Award (1949): Actor in a Leading Role • Honorary Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1979) • Special Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1947) • Cecil B. DeMille Award (1983) • Emmy Award (1984): Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special • Emmy Award (1982): Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special • Emmy Award (1975): Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series • Emmy Award (1973): Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes) • Emmy Award (1960): Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor (Lead or Support) • Golden Globe Award (1977): Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (1957): Best Foreign Film - English Language • Golden Globe Award (1949): Best Actor in a Leading Role • Golden Globe Award (1949): Best Foreign Film - English Language
Notable Works	“Hamlet” • “Henry V” • “Richard III”
Notable Family Members	spouse Joan Plowright
Married To	Vivien Leigh (1940–1961) • Jill Esmond (1930–1940) • Joan Plowright (married 1961)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"21 Days" (1940) • "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" (1976) • "The Betsy" (1978) • "Nicholas and Alexandra" (1971) • "49th Parallel" (1941) • "Fire Over England" (1937) • "The Entertainer" (1960) • "Carrie" (1952) • "Sleuth" (1972) • "Hamlet" (1948) • "Great Performances" (1976) • "Brideshead Revisited" (1981) • "Term of Trial" (1962) • "Lady Caroline Lamb" (1972) • "Lost Empires" (1986) • "Oh! What a Lovely War" (1969) • "Wagner" (1983–1984) • "The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France" (1944) • "Spartacus" (1960) • "The Bounty" (1984) • "The Beggar's Opera" (1953) • "The Last Days of Pompeii" (1984) • "A Little Romance" (1979) • "Three Sisters" (1970) • "Battle of Britain" (1969) • "The Demi-Paradise" (1943) • "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1973) • "The Conquest of the Air" (1936) • "Clash of the Titans" (1981) • "Rebecca" (1940) • "Marathon Man" (1976) • "The Boys from Brazil" (1978) • "Dracula" (1979) • "Uncle Vanya" (1963) • "A Bridge Too Far" (1977) • "Pride and Prejudice" (1940) • "Q Planes" (1939) • "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) • "The Divorce of Lady X" (1938) • "As You Like It" (1936) • "War Requiem" (1989) • "NET Playhouse" (1967) • "Wild Geese II" (1985) • "Westward Passage" (1932) • "Bunny Lake Is Missing" (1965) • "Inchon" (1981) • "Perfect Understanding" (1933) • "That Hamilton Woman" (1941) • "Wuthering Heights" (1939) • "No Funny Business" (1933) • "The Yellow Ticket" (1931) • "Potiphar's Wife" (1931) • "ITV Play of the Week" (1958) • "The Temporary Widow" (1930) • "The Jigsaw Man" (1983) • "The Dance of Death" (1969) • "Khartoum" (1966) • "Moscow Nights" (1935) • "The Shoes of the Fisherman" (1968) • "Peter the Great" (1986) • "The Prince and the Showgirl" (1957) • "The Jazz Singer" (1980) • "The Magic Box" (1951) • "Richard III" (1955) • "The Devil's Disciple" (1959) • "Othello" (1965) • "Friends and Lovers" (1931)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France" (1944) • "Hamlet" (1948) • "Three Sisters" (1970) • "Richard III" (1955) • "The Prince and the Showgirl" (1957)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Round the Film Studios" (1937)