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Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier
Born Dorking, Surrey, as Laurence Kerr Olivier. With his wife Vivien Leigh, he managed the St James's Theatre from 1950 to its closure in 1957. Founding Director of the National Theatre, 1963 - 197...
3 memorials
Dame Joan Plowright, CBE
Actor. Born Lincolnshire. Married Laurence Olivier in 1961 and survived as his widow in 1989.
1 memorial
Shirley Anne Field
Actor. Born Shirley Broomfield in Bolton, Lancashire. She started her career as a glamour model. Laurence Olivier chose her to play the prime female role in the film 'The Entertainer' and she also ...
1 memorial
First cinema in Britain
It was in Regent Street that a film was first played to a paying audience in Britain, whereas King's Hall Picture Palace is thought to have been the first purpose-built cinema in Britain.
2 memorials
1 memorial
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