Olivier

[ oh-liv-ee-ey ]

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Laurence (Kerr) [kur, kahr, kair], Baron Olivier of Brighton, 1907–89, English actor and director.

Olivier

/ əˈlɪvɪˌeɪ /

OlivierLaurence (Kerr), Baron Olivier of Brighton19071989MEnglishTHEATRE: stage actorFILMS AND TV: actorFILMS AND TV: television actorFILMS AND TV: director 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)

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