Hirsch, Foster. Laurence Olivier. Boston: Twayne Publishers, Holden, Anthony. New York: Atheneum, Lewis, Roger. The Real Life of Laurence Olivier. New York: Applause, Olivier, Laurence. Confessions of an Actor: An Autobiography.
New York: Simon and Schuster, Spoto, Donald. New York: HarperCollins, Toggle navigation. Early start at performing. First commercial success In Olivier had a part in the first production of Journey's End, considered one of the greatest plays ever about the horrors of war.
Film triumphs Three major screen roles, in Wuthering Heights , for which he was nominated, or put forward for consideration, for an Academy Award for Best Actor , Rebecca , a second Academy Award nomination , and Pride and Prejudice also , firmly established Olivier's film career.
Postwar work Olivier was discharged from the service to join the Old Vic's management in rebuilding the company after the difficult war years.
In , he was offered the role of Hamlet. Olivier became fascinated with the idea of adapting Freudian psychology to his character. He invented a new acting style, to reflect the psychological torment of the character, and audiences responded enthusiastically to his performance. He won a Best Actor Oscar for his efforts in when he directed himself in a film adaptation of the play. This was when he met his second wife, Vivien Leigh, who was playing Ophelia to his Hamlet.
The couple wed in and appeared in several films together including 'Fire over England' , '21 days' , and 'That Hamilton Woman' in Olivier would bring this psychological intensity to bear upon his next important film performance, 'Wuthering Heights', in , and Olivier played Heathcliff with a smouldering, dangerous undercurrent.
In , Olivier was knighted followed by being made a life peer in and being awarded the Order of the Merit in Despite all these titles he wouldn't talk to anyone who didn't call him 'Larry'. TV Series Self - Episode Self uncredited. Self - Director, National Theatre, Lord Montague. Self as Baron Olivier. King Lear. Henry V. TV Movie documentary Self. Darcy uncredited. Christian Szell - Plot Christian Szell. Totenkopf as Sir Laurence Olivier.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Ezra Lieberman. Self - film clip from Othello. King Henry V of England. Related Videos. See more ». Official Sites: Official Site. Height: 5' 10" 1. Spouse: Joan Plowright his death 3 children See more ». Relatives: Sheila Burrell cousin. Edit Did You Know? Personal Quote: [on Inchon ]People ask me why I'm playing in this picture. The answer is simple. Money, dear boy.
Often, Leigh would not remember any of this happening but would feel sorry for those around her once they told her what she had done. Leigh took a break from filming and was never able to fully recover enough to continue the focus on the role of Cleopatra.
Leigh, not feeling well enough to work again just yet, accompanied Olivier to watch his performances. Olivier was later knighted in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, which granted Leigh the title of Lady Olivier. Leigh suffered severe insomnia at the time, and would sometimes let her understudy replace her in performances as she recovered.
Still, the actress was dedicated to her career and did her best to keep up with the demands of the tour. But their relationship slowly dwindling during this time, abd Olivier and Leigh would often get into heated arguments over her mood swings, which were becoming increasingly difficult for Olivier to manage.
Their worst argument occurred backstage in Christchurch, New Zealand, when Leigh refused to go onstage with Olivier because her shoes were missing. Frustrated with her behavior, Olivier slapped Leigh in the face publicly and she slapped him back. Even though her marriage was failing, Leigh did not let her passion for acting dwindle.
The play was a huge success and Leigh went on to portray DuBois in the film version. This negative review made Leigh become fixated on failure and terrified of receiving other negative criticisms. Leigh's erratic behavior included wandering naked through the gardens at night and sometimes falling into bed with strangers, The Hollywood Reporter reports. But whether or not the reports were true, Leigh and Olivier did not give up on their marriage. The couple continued to appear together onstage, but their performances suffered as a result of their increasing lack of chemistry.
During the time she was in a production of South Sea Bubble , Leigh learned that she was pregnant once again and withdrew from the play as a result. But after her final performance onstage, the actress suffered another miscarriage , sending her into another period of depression that lasted several months. While on tour with Olivier for his role in Titus Andronicus , Leigh would have frequent outbursts directed at her husband and other members of the production.
By , having kept up appearances for nearly 10 years, Leigh considered her marriage to be over. She began seeing actor Jack Merivale, who knew of her tuberculosis and promised Olivier he would take care of her. At the same time, Olivier began an affair with actress Joan Plowright, who was 22 years younger than him. By , Leigh was threatening to commit suicide.
Olivier and Leigh went on with divorce proceedings in May of The divorce was finalized later that year and Olivier went on to marry Plowright.
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