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One of Olivier's earliest successes as a Shakespearean actor on the London stage came in 1935 when he played "Romeo" and "Mercutio" in alternate performances of "Romeo and Juliet" with John Gielgud. A young Englishwoman just beginning her career on the stage fell in love with Olivier's Romeo. In 1937, she was "Ophelia" to his "Hamlet" in a special performance at Kronberg Castle, Elsinore, Denmark. In 1940, she became his second wife after both returned from making films in America that were major box office hits of 1939. His film was Wuthering Heights (1939), her film was Gone with the Wind (1939). Vivien Leigh and Olivier were screen lovers in Fire Over England (1937), 21 Days Together (1940) and That Hamilton Woman (1941).
There was almost a fourth film together in 1944 when Olivier and Leigh traveled to Scotland with Charles C. Bennett to research the real-life story of a Scottish girl accused of murdering her French lover. Bennett recalled that Olivier researched the story "with all the thoroughness of Sherlock Holmes" and "we unearthed evidence, never known or produced at the trial, that would most certainly have sent the young lady to the gallows". The film project was then abandoned. During their two-decade marriage, Olivier and Leigh appeared on the stage in England and America and made films whenever they really needed to make some money.
Laurence L Olivier of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, TX was born on November 13, 1927, and died at age 76 years old on March 24, 2004.
Laurence Olivier of Arnaudville, Saint Landry County, Louisiana was born on May 5, 1897, and died at age 77 years old in June 1974.
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Olivier biographies alphabetically beginning with Kearney and ending with Lige Olivier.
Kearney Olivier (Nov 15, 1918 - Jan 15, 2004)
Kendall Olivier (Nov 7, 1955 - Dec 23, 1955)
Kenneth Olivier
Kermit Olivier (Jul 28, 1931 - Mar 10, 1994)
Lance Olivier (Dec 31, 1982 - Feb 12, 1993)
Larry Olivier (Sep 19, 1942 - Mar 27, 1996)
Laula Olivier (Jun 17, 1906 - Nov 1979)
Laura Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Laurent Olivier (Nov 1, 1912 - Oct 1976)
Lauretta Olivier (Sep 3, 1899 - Aug 1990)
Laurier Olivier (Jul 17, 1917 - Mar 22, 1993)
Lawless Olivier (Died Apr 1951)
Lawrence Olivier
Lea Olivier (Jul 7, 1918 - Jun 10, 1996)
Lee Olivier (Jan 28, 1901 - Jan 1968)
Leendert Olivier
Lena Olivier
Lenore Olivier (Feb 22, 1906 - Jan 1973)
Leo Olivier
Leocade Olivier (Aug 1897 - Sep 1977)
Leon Olivier
Leona Olivier
Leonard Olivier
Leonce Olivier
Leone Olivier (Feb 22, 1938 - Jun 17, 2009)
Leontine Olivier (Mar 3, 1879 - May 1968)
Leopold Olivier
Leora Olivier (Jun 25, 1920 - Jul 24, 1998)
Leroy Olivier (Feb 22, 1930 - Aug 3, 2011)
Lesia Olivier (Nov 14, 1938 - Sep 6, 1996)
Leslie Olivier (Feb 17, 1921 - Feb 1987)
Lester Olivier (Jun 8, 1909 - Jun 1991)
Levens Olivier (Jun 25, 1912 - Dec 1967)
Lewis Olivier (Jan 4, 1917 - Oct 11, 1997)
Lige Olivier (Nov 21, 1950 - Feb 1977)
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