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    Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier OM (/ˈlɒrəns ˈkɜːr əˈlɪvieɪ/ LORR-ənss KUR ə-LIV-ee-ay; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director...
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  • The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply The Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional...
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    Laurence Olivier (1907–1989) was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of...
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    Vivien Leigh (redirect from Lady Olivier)
    husband, Laurence Olivier, who was her spouse from 1940 to 1960. Leigh and Olivier starred together in many stage productions, with Olivier often directing...
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  • The 2024 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 14 April 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall. Hannah Waddingham returned to host. 30 June 2023: Ceremony date set...
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  • The 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 2 April 2023 at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Hannah Waddingham. 12 October 2022: Ceremony date set...
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  • The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial...
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    Andrew Scott (actor) (category Laurence Olivier Award winners)
    received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Television Award and two Laurence Olivier Awards, along with nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and...
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    Laurence Olivier (1907–1989) was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of...
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    met fellow cast member Laurence Olivier for the first time. Three weeks later, he proposed to her. In his autobiography Olivier later wrote that he was...
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    The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial...
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    Trevor Eve (category Laurence Olivier Award winners)
    three children, including actress Alice Eve. He is the winner of two Laurence Olivier Awards from the nineties in theatre. Eve was born in Sutton Coldfield...
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  • of the same name, adapted and directed by and starring Laurence Olivier. Hamlet was Olivier's second film as director and the second of the three Shakespeare...
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    nominations for eight competitive Academy Awards, a Grammy Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. O'Toole achieved international...
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    2023) to have won two Golden Globes in the same year. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play in 1978 for Filumena. Plowright...
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    the thriller 10x10 with Luke Evans (2018). She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in After Miss Julie at the Donmar Warehouse...
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    Constant Gardener (2005). For her work in theatre, she received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play for her leading performance as Blanche...
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  • The play, published by Nick Hern Books, was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Comedy. The play draws very much from Khan-Din's...
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  • film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. It stars Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier, and features James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen, Anne Meara, Denholm...
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    The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial...
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    L.D. and Black Mirror. For her work on stage, Atwell has received Laurence Olivier Award nominations for her leading performances in The Pride (2013)...
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    Award as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2002 he was made a Knight by Queen Elizabeth II for his services...
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    of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. She is a Laurence Olivier Award nominee and Radio Academy Award and TMA Awards winner. The daughter...
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    Laurence Olivier, Leigh had little contact with Farrington until 1950. During this time, Farrington became close with Simon Tarquin Olivier, Laurence...
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    career, he has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Critics' Choice Awards, a Golden...
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    Janet McTeer (category Laurence Olivier Award winners)
    was nominated for the 1986 Olivier Award for Best Newcomer for The Grace of Mary Traverse. She received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, and...
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  • The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial...
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    screen she has received two BAFTA TV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a Tony Award. She has also received nominations for two...
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    Series for Fleabag in 2019. For her work on stage she has earned three Laurence Olivier Award nominations. In 2019 she earned Britannia Award for Artist of...
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    Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same title and stars Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller. In the film, "Babe"...
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