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an exceptional actor Laurence Olivier

+ Without doubt, the best performer of Shakespeare's characters in film and theater

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received eleven Oscar nominations, won for Hamlet and won another for his career

+ won best actor in all famous international festivals

by H Ector FLORES ESPINOSA

Laurence Olivier is still the best interpreter of Shakespeare's characters in film and in the theater. And, therefore, was an actor who was nominated as best actor for 11 times and won the Oscar for "Hamlet" and then got another in recognition of his career, but instead won the award for best actor in all the most famous festivals in the world.

As an actor shot just over 85 films, and could cite the most famous "Wuthering Heights" 1939, "Henry V" in 1946, "Hamlet" 1948, "Richard III "in 1956. "The Prince and the Showgirl" 1957 where he managed to Marilyn Monroe, "Spartacus" in 1960, "Othello" in 1966, "The Shoes of the Fisherman" in 1968 with Anthony Quinn, "Nicholas and Alexandra" in 1971, "The track in 1972 with Michael Caine," Marathon Man "in 1976 with Dustin Hoffman and he plays a former Nazi murderer, "Jesus of Nazareth" in 1976, "The Boys from Brazil" in 1978 with Gregory Peck on the famous course project of Adolf Hitler to have offspring, "Dracula" in 1979 with the character he played Dracula haunts Frank Langella. But "Clash of the Titans" in 1981 fantasy film in which she plays Zeus, as well as "The Bounty" in 1986 along Mel Gibson.

He remained active in film for 59 years, and when he died, at 82 years old, on July 11, 1989 had ended "War Requiem", and years earlier he had worked on several series TV shows like "Lost Empires" Peter the Great, "" The Last Days of Pompeii "," With a talent for killing, "" Wagner ", among others.

Laurence Kerr Olivier your full name, was born on May 22, 1907 in Dorking, Surrey, England. His father was an Anglican priest but very fond of letters and the theater, and it was who encouraged him in the world of theater and Shakespeare, and was successfully performed as a teenager and his characters, even men, when only men participated. And that was with the play "The Taming of the Shrew, when he was 15 years old.

soon entered London 's Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Arts, hence achieving a good academic background then allowed to enter the theater company Vncent Sir Barry Jackson and now for the second half of the 20 would be debuting in theaters in London.

in 1935 thanks to John Gielgud's production of "Romeo and Juliet" and the excellent performance of "Hamlet" by giving his character a psychological burden as a result of studying Freud, was when they reached star status from then achieved in his career.

In the film he was working since 1930 but his first performances were not very successful. And that was still working hard on stage, until he reached the success in the theater with "Romeo and Juliet" prompt success in film came when he worked in "Wuthering Heights" directed by William Wyler and where the couple had to Merle Oberon.

But as he reached the big screen success also came marital problems with his wife, actress Jill Esmond, whom he had married in 1930 and divorced in 1940 because he fell in love Laurence since he met the actress Vivien Leigh, famous for her role in "Gone With the Wind." And they were married that same year 1940 and have a happy relationship for 20 years.

But the story was repeated again, because in that year she divorced for the second time in 1960, he married British actress Joan Plowright, because he was in love with her after working together in the film "The Entertainer" tape which was nominated for an Oscar. And Joan stayed together until the day of his death.

When Laurence Olivier won an Oscar as best actor for "Hamlet" also the film won the Oscar as best film, beating no less than other famous and great movies like "Nest of Vipers" by Anatole Litvak and "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" by John Huston.

was an actor much admired by British royalty, why was knighted in 1947 and in 1971 he was awarded the title of Lord. And he had also defended his country as a soldier during World War II.

theater in addition to the great successes achieved as an actor, then from 1961 to 1964 directed the Chichester Festival Theatre and the Old Vic in London, and for many years the National Theatre.

Laurence wrote his memoir, "Confessions of an actor" and that showed that the great love of his life was Vivien Leigh, as well as talk about her life and how acting quotes: What is at the bottom to act, but lying? And what is acting well, but convincing lying?.

Today we remember this great actor.

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