Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 - 11 July 1989) was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh and Joan Plowright. Olivier played a wide variety of roles on stage and screen from Greek tragedy, Shakespeare and Restoration comedy to modern American and British drama. He was the first artistic director of the National Theatre of Great Britain and its main stage is named in his honour. He is regarded by some to be the greatest actor of the 20th century, in the same category as David Garrick, Richard Burbage, Edmund Kean and Henry Irving in their own centuries. Olivier's AMPAS acknowledgments are considerable-fourteen Oscar nominations, with two wins (for Best Actor and Best Picture for the 1948 film Hamlet), and two honorary awards including a statuette and certificate. He was also awarded five Emmy awards from the nine nominations he received. Additionally, he was a three-time Golden Globe and BAFTA winner. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Olivier among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, at number 14 on the list. This book is your ultimate resource for Laurence Olivier. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: List of awards and nominations received by Laurence Olivier, Chronology of stage, film and television performances given by Laurence Olivier, The Temporary Widow, Potiphar's Wife, The Yellow Ticket, Westward Passage, Perfect Understanding, No Funny Business, Moscow Nights (film), As You Like It (1936 film), The Divorce of Lady X, Wuthering Heights (1939 film), 21 Days, 49th Parallel (film), The Demi-Paradise, This Happy Breed (film), Hamlet (1948 film), The Magic Box, The Prince and the Showgirl, The Entertainer (film), Spartacus (1960 film), Term of Trial, Uncle Vanya (1963 film), Bunny Lake Is Missing, Othello (1965 film), Khartoum (film), Romeo and Juliet (1968 film), The Shoes of the Fisherman, Oh! What a Lovely War, Dance of Death (film), Battle of Britain (film), Three Sisters (1970 film), Nicholas and Alexandra, Lady Caroline Lamb (film), Sleuth (1972 film), The Rehearsal (film), Marathon Man (film), The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (film), A Bridge Too Far (film), The Betsy, The Boys from Brazil (film), A Little Romance, Dracula (1979 film), The Jazz Singer (1980 film), Inchon (film), Clash of the Titans (1981 film), The Jigsaw Man (film), The Bounty, Wild Geese II, War Requiem (film), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.