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Stars Attend Olivier Tribute

24th September 2007

RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH, DAME MAGGIE SMITH and SIR ANTHONY SHER have paid tribute to late acting great SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER, on...

Olivier The Secret Agent?

16th July 2007

British thespian SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER was an English spy during World War II, a new biography claims. Author Michael Munn...

The Things They Say 4746

25th May 2007

He was a cheeky imp. While I'd be doing my soliloquy as Edmund, he'd be standing behind the Stonehenge set...

Fascinating Fact 3270

22nd May 2007

London's Westminster Abbey will today (22May07) play host to a private memorial service for legendary thespian SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER. He...

Cannes To Celebrate Olivier Birth Centenary

11th May 2007

Cannes Film Festival is to celebrate 100 years since the birth of SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER by screening a trilogy of...

Olivier Set For London Theatre Honour

8th May 2007

Late British acting legend SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER will be honoured this month (May07) with a statue at the Royal National...

Plowright's Failing Sight Cost Her Royal Role

20th February 2007

Actress DAME JOAN PLOWRIGHT missed out on a leading role in the Oscar-nominated movie THE QUEEN, because of her failing...

Curtain Falls For London's Theatre Museum

8th January 2007

London's legendary Theatre Museum has closed down after 20 years because of lack of finances to fund a major refurbishment....

Branagh, Caine + Law Team Up For Sleuth Remake

6th January 2007

KENNETH BRANAGH will direct MICHAEL CAINE and JUDE LAW in the remake of classic movie SLEUTH. Caine, who played MILO...

Witherspoon To Star In Bunny Lake Remake

7th December 2006

Oscar winner REESE WITHERSPOON is set to star in the remake of director OTTO PREMINGER's classic thriller BUNNY LAKE IS...

Jacobi: 'Real Fame Is Being Anonymous'

17th November 2006

Veteran English actor SIR DEREK JACOBI has blasted celebrities who go out their way to be recognised, insisting real fame...

Blessed Slams Theatre

25th October 2006

Veteran actor BRIAN BLESSED has blasted the state of contemporary theatre as "boring" and is shunning the stage until the...

Hasselhoff Eyes Shakespeare

22nd September 2006

DAVID HASSELHOFF is desperate to prove he's more than just a TV and pop star - by trying his hand...

50 Year-old Olivier Recording Finally Released

15th September 2006

A lost audio tape featuring the late SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER starring in theatrical production THE ENTERTAINER has been discovered nearly...

Branagh To Remake Sleuth With Caine And Law

7th September 2006

KENNETH BRANAGH will direct the remake of SLEUTH featuring fellow British stars JUDE LAW and MICHAEL CAINE. This is the...

Olivier's Widow Clashes With Son

3rd September 2006

LATEST: SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER's widow DAME JOAN PLOWRIGHT has angered the late actor's son by publicly refusing to deny her...

Film Great Glenn Ford Dead At 90

31st August 2006

Glenn Ford, who appeared in his first film in 1939 and his last in 1991, making 82 films between those...

Olivier Had 'Demons', Says Widow Answering Gay Question

28th August 2006

SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER's widow DAME JOAN PLOWRIGHT dodged a question about the late actor's rumoured homosexual affairs yesterday (27AUG06) by...

Olivier Widow Denies Affair

27th August 2006

SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER's widow DAME JOAN PLOWRIGHT insists she did not begin her relationship with the legendary actor while he...

Ratner To Remake Boys From Brazil

10th August 2006

Movie maker BRETT RATNER has signed up to revamp cult 1978 thriller THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL. The original film, based...

Caine And Law To Team Up

4th July 2006

Screen veteran SIR MICHAEL CAINE is planning to team up with JUDE LAW to remake classic 1972 movie SLEUTH. Caine...

Olivier And Leigh's House For Sale

22nd May 2006

Late acting couple SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER and VIVIEN LEIGH's English country home is up for sale. The imposing Notley Abbey...

Actors Campaign For London Theatre Museum

22nd March 2006

DAME JUDI DENCH, DAME DIANA RIGG and VANESSA REDGRAVE are among the actors calling for London's Victoria And Albert Theatre...

O'toole's Lawrence Tops Movie Performances Poll

15th March 2006

PETER O'TOOLE's portrayal of TE LAWRENCE in DAVID LEAN epic LAWRENCE OF ARABIA has topped a new list of the...

Hopkins Slams London Stage

7th March 2006

SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS has vowed never to return to London's National Theatre, because he finds stage acting "like prison" and...

'Tax Evader' Olivier Paid $2.4 Million Not To Work

1st March 2006

Legendary thespian SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER was paid the modern equivalent of $2.4 million (GBP1.4 million) not to make another film...

The Things They Say 1450

28th February 2006

"I was in a play at the National Theatre in 1969 and my parents were in my dressing room. LAURENCE...

Redgrave Given Late Dad's Approval

17th January 2006

Actress LYNN REDGRAVE is convinced her late father gave her his blessing to write and perform a play in his...

Hopkins Compares Crowe To Olivier

13th January 2006

SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS has hailed his former co-star RUSSELL CROWE as a modern-day SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER. Hopkins appeared alongside...

Olivier And Plowright's Golden Marriage In Dispute

16th December 2005

SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER's marriage to his third wife DAME JOAN PLOWRIGHT was nothing but a "hollow sham" according to a...

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