Provider: World Shakespeare Bibliography https://www.worldshakesbib.org Database: WSB Content: text/plain; charset="utf-8" TY - CHAP T2 - Jackson, Gielgud, Olivier, Ashcroft, Dench SP - 61-109 ID - bbbc1574 T1 - "Laurence Olivier" AU - Rokison, Abigail PY - 2013 DA - 2013 LA - English AB - As part of a series "designed to explore those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally," surveys Laurence Olivier's stage career, with a focus on his portrayal of Hamlet in Tyrone Guthrie's 1937 production, and culminating in the creation of the National Theatre. Shows how Olivier's film career, notably Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948), and Richard III (1955) "pav[ed] the way for future film-makers." ER -