Olivier

Olivier / Philip Ziegler.

A finalist for the Sheridan Morley Prize that has been called "probably the best Olivier book for general readers" (Kirkus Reviews), Philip Ziegler's Olivier provides an incredibly accessible and comprehensive portrait of this Hollywood superstar, Oscar-winning director, and one who i...

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Main Author: Ziegler, Philip
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : MacLehose Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Olivier, Laurence, > 1907-1989.
Actors > Great Britain > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Beginnings
  • Apprentice days
  • Breakthrough
  • Birth of a classical actor
  • Film star
  • War
  • Naval officer
  • The Old Vic
  • Hamlet
  • Australasia
  • Life without the Old Vic
  • Disintegration of a marriage
  • Stratford
  • L.O.P.
  • Marking time
  • Chichester
  • The National: Act One
  • The National: Act Two
  • The National: Act Three
  • Problems
  • Challenges
  • Who will take over?
  • The coming of the Hall
  • Olivier's occupation gone?
  • Old age
  • Death
  • Biographer's afterword.

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