Laurence Olivier
1907 to 1989
8 documented presences
8 places
Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Laurence Olivier across 8 places, from 1907 to 1989. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989), was an English actor and director.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Laurence Olivier was documented, and when
22 May 1907exact date
Dorkingattested
“Laurence Kerr Olivier was born on 22 May 1907 in Dorking, Surrey, the youngest of the three children of the Reverend Gerard Kerr Olivier and Agnes Louise (née Crookenden).”
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1924year
Indiaattested
“He recalled in his memoirs that his father replied, "Don't be such a fool, you're not going to India, you're going on the stage." In 1924 Gerard Olivier, a habitually frugal man, told his son that he must gain not only admission to the C…”
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1931year
Hollywoodattested
“In the late 1960s Olivier told Sheridan Morley: In 1931 RKO Pictures offered Olivier a two-film contract at $1,000 a week (); he discussed the possibility with Coward, who, irked, told Olivier "You've no artistic integrity, that's your t…”
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1937year
Iverattested
“After Olivier and Leigh made a tour of Europe in mid-1937 they returned to separate film projects—A Yank at Oxford for her and The Divorce of Lady X for him—and moved into a property together in Iver, Buckinghamshire.”
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1937year
University of Oxfordattested
“After Olivier and Leigh made a tour of Europe in mid-1937 they returned to separate film projects—A Yank at Oxford for her and The Divorce of Lady X for him—and moved into a property together in Iver, Buckinghamshire.”
source: Wikipedia: Laurence Olivier
1939year
Elsinoreattested
“Because of torrential rain the performance had to be moved from the castle courtyard to the ballroom of a local hotel, but the tradition of playing Hamlet at Elsinore was established, and Olivier was followed by, among others, Gielgud (1…”
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June 1957month
Londonattested
“Olivier and Brook revived the production for a continental tour in June 1957; its final performance, which closed the old Stoll Theatre in London, was the last time Leigh and Olivier acted together.”
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11 July 1989exact date
Steyningattested
“Following a decline of health, Olivier died on 11 July 1989 aged 82 at his home in the village of Ashurst, near Steyning, West Sussex.”
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Places Laurence Olivier is documented in
Hollywood1 presence · 1931India1 presence · 1924London1 presence · 1957University of Oxford1 presence · 1937
Dorking1 presence · 1907
Elsinore1 presence · 1939
Iver1 presence · 1937
Steyning1 presence · 1989
Other places tied to Laurence Olivier in the record
In each of these, a source puts Laurence Olivier and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Laurence Olivier was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1912year
St Saviour's, Pimlicomentioned
“In 1912, when Olivier was five, his father secured a permanent appointment as assistant rector at St Saviour's, Pimlico.”
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1921 to 1924period
St Edward's School, Oxfordmentioned
“From All Saints, Olivier went on to St Edward's School, Oxford, from 1921 to 1924.”
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January 1924month
Englandmentioned
“In January 1924, his brother left England to work in India as a rubber planter.”
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August 1925month
Brighton Hippodromementioned
“After leaving the Central School in 1925, Olivier worked for small theatrical companies; his first stage appearance was in a sketch called The Unfailing Instinct at the Brighton Hippodrome in August 1925.”
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June 1928month
Royalty Theatrementioned
“Billington adds that the engagement led to "a lifelong friendship with his fellow actor Ralph Richardson that was to have a decisive effect on the British theatre." While playing the juvenile lead in Bird in Hand at the Royalty Theatre i…”
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1930year
Londonmentioned
“In 1930 Noël Coward cast Olivier as Victor Prynne in his new play Private Lives, which opened at the new Phoenix Theatre in London in September.”
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25 July 1930exact date
All Saints, Margaret Streetmentioned
“Olivier and Esmond married on 25 July 1930 at All Saints, Margaret Street, although within weeks both realised they had erred.”
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1933year
Hollywoodmentioned
“He was tempted back to Hollywood in 1933 to appear opposite Greta Garbo in Queen Christina, but was replaced after two weeks of filming because of a lack of chemistry between the two.”
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1935year
Noël Coward Theatrementioned
“In 1935, under Albery's management, John Gielgud staged Romeo and Juliet at the New Theatre, co-starring with Peggy Ashcroft, Edith Evans and Olivier.”
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June 1937month
Elsinorementioned
“In June 1937 the Old Vic company took up an invitation to perform Hamlet in the courtyard of the castle at Elsinore, where Shakespeare located the play.”
source: Wikipedia: Laurence Olivier
1938year
The Old Vicmentioned
“Olivier returned to the Old Vic for a second season in 1938.”
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1938 to 1939period
Hollywoodmentioned
“In late 1938, lured by a salary of $50,000 (), the actor travelled to Hollywood to take the part of Heathcliff in the 1939 film Wuthering Heights, alongside Merle Oberon and David Niven.”
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1939year
Londonmentioned
“impressive enough on a more human plane, speaking his lines with real distinction, and always both romantic and alive." After returning to London briefly in mid-1939, the couple returned to America, Leigh to film the final takes for Gone…”
source: Wikipedia: Laurence Olivier
1939year
Americamentioned
“impressive enough on a more human plane, speaking his lines with real distinction, and always both romantic and alive." After returning to London briefly in mid-1939, the couple returned to America, Leigh to film the final takes for Gone…”
source: Wikipedia: Laurence Olivier
August 1940month
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1946 to 1964period
1946 to 1964period
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Documented at the same place, the same year
Indira GandhiSomerville College, Oxford · 1937Gary CooperHollywood · 1931Celâl BayarIndia · 1924Richard BurtonThe Old Vic · 1957Rex HarrisonThe Old Vic · 1957Mario LanzaThe Old Vic · 1957Marie, Princess of LiechtensteinThe Old Vic · 1957Shirley BasseyThe Old Vic · 1957John Robert SchriefferThe Old Vic · 1957Shoghi EffendiThe Old Vic · 1957
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