March 14, 2014
Entertainment & Arts
Hollywood’s reaction to a RKO contract player named Laurence Olivier back in 1931 was that the position had already been filled by Ronald Colman.
Oct. 27, 1985
Movie buffs in Bristol, England, expecting to see the Laurence Olivier-Vivien Leigh classic “Lady Hamilton,” about British military hero Adm.
May 31, 1988
During a tribute to Laurence Olivier Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” actor Charlton Heston recalled what Olivier said to him after the 1960 Olivier-directed Broadway play, “The Tumbler” closed after one night.
July 13, 1989
Laurence Olivier is retiring from movie acting, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, four days before Olivier’s 80th birthday.
May 20, 1987
Readers react to Times coverage of the ‘Rust’ film set shooting and Charles McNulty’s essay debating Laurence Olivier’s blackface role as “Othello.”
Oct. 28, 2021
Laurence Olivier, acclaimed as the greatest actor of his generation and the 20th-Century giant of the Shakespearean theater, died today.
July 11, 1989
Laurence Olivier has been admitted to a hospital with an undisclosed illness, the hospital reported today.
Oct. 31, 1988
Television
Documentaries about the careers of actors Laurence Olivier, W.C.
Sept. 8, 1986
Books
The title of the book begins on the back cover with the bold red letters: O L I. On the spine: V.
Dec. 31, 2005