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Ziegler, Philip.
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Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history.
Shakespearean actors and actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Actors and actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Theater -- Production and direction -- England -- Biography.
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Ziegler, Philip.
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history.
Shakespearean actors and actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Actors and actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Theater -- Production and direction -- England -- Biography.
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Olivier / Philip Ziegler.
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Ziegler, Philip.
MacLehose Press, 2014.
Call #:
792
.028
O49z
Subjects
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history.
Shakespearean actors and actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Actors and actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Theater -- Production and direction -- England -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781623650421
1623650429
Description:
xiii, 467 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-451) and index.
Summary:
"A portrait of the Hollywood superstar, Oscar-winning director, and one who is considered the greatest stage actor of the twentieth century. The era abounded in great actor -- Gielgud, Richardson, Guinness, Burton, O'Toole -- but none could challenge Laurence Olivier's range and power. By the 1940s he had achieved international stardom. His affair with Vivien Leigh led to a marriage as glamorous and as tragic as any in Hollywood history. He was as accomplished a director as he was a leading man: his three Shakespearian adaptations are among the most memorable ever filmed. And yet, at the height of his fame, he accepted what was no more than an administrator's wage to become the founding Director of the National Theatre. In 2013 the theatre celebrates its fiftieth anniversary; without Olivier's leadership it would never have achieved the status that it enjoys today. Off-stage, Olivier was the most extravagant of characters: generous, yet almost insanely jealous of those few contemporaries whom he deemed to be his rivals; charming but with a ferocious temper. Ziegler ensures that Olivier's true character -- at its most undisguised -- shines through as never before"--Provided by publisher.
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