Olivier

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O0067500 (ō-lĭv′ē-ā′), Sir Laurence Kerr Baron Olivier. 1907-1989. British film and stage actor and director. He is known for his interpretations of Shakespeare's characters, including Othello and Richard III, and won an Academy Award for his performance in Hamlet (1948). He directed the National Theatre of Great Britain from 1963 to 1973.

Olivier

(əˈlɪvɪˌeɪ) n (Biography) Laurence (Kerr), Baron Olivier of Brighton. 1907–89, English stage, film, and television actor and director: director of the National Theatre Company (1961–73): films include the Shakespeare adaptations Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948), and Richard III (1956)

O•liv•i•er

(oʊˈlɪv iˌeɪ)

n. Laurence (Kerr) (Baron Olivier of Brighton), 1907–89, English actor and director.

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Olivier - English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)Baron Olivier of Birghton, Laurence Olivier, Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier