» Read discussion on Laurence Olivier 12/12/10 Sunday The melancholy Dane One of Shakespeare's greatest plays, Hamlet, also has what is arguably his greatest role for an actor. The indecisive prince has been played by thespians ranging from Laurence Olivier to Jack Benny to Mel Gibson. Rory Kinnear assayed t
11/23/10 It has seen Laurence Olivier play Coriolanus and Antony Sher take a turn as Richard III. But today it will be the Royal Shakespeare Company's main stage, and not the people upon it, which is thrust into the spotlight.
11/11/10 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 10 p.m., FX. Dee, trying to explain theater, shows Laurence Olivier's "Othello" movie to her teen-age students. That sparks her friends' misguided (and funny) debate about blackface.
07/11/10 Actor and director Laurence Olivier, who won a best actor Oscar for "Hamlet," died in 1989 at age 82.
07/02/10 BEFORE the great Laurence Olivier acted in Long Day's Journey into Night, he dismissed the play as ''supremely boring'''. But once immersed in the role of the troubled patriarch James Tyrone, he was awestruck by its power, sadness and beauty.
03/22/10 Rachel Weisz added a stage accolade to Hollywood stardom Sunday, winning the best-actress prize at London's Laurence Olivier theatre awards for her role in "A Streetcar Named Desire."
03/22/10 Rachel Weisz has added a stage accolade to Hollywood stardom, winning the best-actress prize at London's Laurence Olivier theatre awards for her role in A Streetcar Named Desire.
01/25/10 Jean Simmons was one of the great beauties of British cinema, and she had a talent to match. She played Ophelia to Laurence Olivier's Hamlet (1948) when only 18, and won her first Oscar nomination. Audiences were captivated by Simmons from the moment she first appeared on the screen, climbing on to a dance band stand to sing a spirited "Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry" in the popular movie about the ...
01/23/10 The British actress Jean Simmons, who has died aged 80, established her reputation with an unforgettable performance as Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's film "Hamlet" before becoming one of the Twentieth Century Fox studio's leading stars.
01/23/10 British actress Jean Simmons, who starred opposite Laurence Olivier in Hamlet during a career spanning 60 years, has died in California , Los Angeles Times reported yesterday. Simmons, who was 80 and had lung cancer, died at her home in Santa Monica on Friday night.
01/23/10 Jean Simmons, the lovely, ethereal film star who played Ophelia to Laurence Olivier's Hamlet and sang with Marlon Brando in "Guys and Dolls", has died. She was 80.
01/23/10 WASHINGTON - British actress Jean Simmons , who starred opposite Laurence Olivier in " Hamlet " during a career spanning 60 years, has died in California, Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
01/23/10 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jean Simmons, the lovely, ethereal film British star who played Ophelia to Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, sang with Marlon Brando in "Guys and Dolls" and costarred with Gregory Peck, Paul Newman and Kirk Douglas, has died. She 80.
11/29/09 1924 Henry Oscar and Esme Biddle are the leads of Byron by Alice Law, at the Century Theatre in Bayswater, England. In a very small role is someone named Laurence Olivier.
11/04/09 HEATH LEDGER and his sister Kate were named for the two main characters in "Wuthering Heights," later a movie starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon.
08/29/09 Every year on her birthday, they go out to dinner and raise a glass to Queen Elizabeth II. And once in a while, they might even be found gathered in front of a Laurence Olivier film over plates of bangers and mash. When they're not celebrating their heritage, they're raising funds for philanthropic causes. They're Redding's York Minster Northern California Chapter of the Daughters of the ...
08/29/09 Joe Cox is the guy who replaces Laurence Olivier in a Broadway production. He's Dan Rather taking over the CBS anchor desk after Walter Cronkite's retirement and Jay Leno getting The Tonight Show gig after Johnny Carson. | 
