Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh circa 1952 Photo by Vivienne London
 
				
				
						 Caption: Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh circa 1952 Photo by Vivienne London
																																				
						Actor, Producer, Director
						Born: May 22, 1907
						Star sign: Gemini
						Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
						Known for: Rebecca (1940), Spartacus (1960), Sleuth (1972), Clash of the Titans (1981)
						Source: IMDB
						Laurence Olivier could speak William Shakespeare's lines as naturally as if he were "actually thinking them", said English playwright Charles Bennett, who met Olivier in 1927. Laurence Kerr Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey, England, to Agnes Louise (Crookenden) and Gerard Kerr Olivier, a High Anglican priest. His surname came from a ...