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class="tabs"><ul class="tabs"><li class="sel"><span class="name-variation"><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2" title="Sir Laurence Olivier – Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Overview</bdi></a></span></li><li><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2/releases" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Releases</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2/recordings" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Recordings</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2/works" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Works</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2/events" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Events</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2/relationships" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Relationships</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2/aliases" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Aliases</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2/tags" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Tags</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2/ratings" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Reviews</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2/details" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Details</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2/edit" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Edit</bdi></a></li></ul></div><script type="application/json">{"collapse":true,"entity":{"entityType":"artist","gid":"efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2"},"numberOfRevisions":0}</script><div class="annotation"></div><p><strong>Legal name:</strong> Laurence Kerr Olivier</p><script type="application/json">{"cachedWikipediaExtract":null,"entity":{"entityType":"artist","gid":"efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2"}}</script><div class="wikipedia-extract"></div><h2 class="discography">Discography</h2><script 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role="cell"><span class="artwork-icon caa-icon" title="This release group has artwork in the Cover Art Archive"></span><a href="/release-group/b4f1ba5d-01ce-31ad-b1c5-9db42edf0364"><bdi>A Christmas Carol</bdi></a></td><td role="cell"><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Sir Laurence Olivier</bdi></a></td><td role="cell" class="c"><span class="inline-rating"><span class="star-rating" tabindex="-1"></span></span></td><td role="cell" class="c">1</td></tr></tbody></table><h3>Album</h3><table role="table" class="tbl release-group-list"><thead><tr role="row"><th colSpan="1" role="columnheader" class="year c">Year</th><th colSpan="1" role="columnheader">Title</th><th colSpan="1" role="columnheader" class="artist">Artist</th><th colSpan="1" role="columnheader" class="rating c">Rating</th><th colSpan="1" role="columnheader" class="count c">Releases</th></tr></thead><tbody role="rowgroup"><tr role="row" class="odd"><td role="cell" class="c">1947</td><td role="cell"><span class="artwork-icon caa-icon" title="This release group has artwork in the Cover Art Archive"></span><a href="/release-group/4369bc44-9f7c-48a8-9aa6-8adc017b1520"><bdi>Henry V: Scenes from the film</bdi></a></td><td role="cell"><span class="name-variation"><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2" title="Sir Laurence Olivier – Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Laurence Olivier</bdi></a></span>, <a href="/artist/d019a8cc-060f-4491-83d6-76e1211a1a08" title="Walton, William (composer and conductor)"><bdi>William Walton</bdi></a>, <a href="/artist/5610302e-bfd9-421c-80e2-03d790a0f5e5" title="Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)"><bdi>Philharmonia Orchestra</bdi></a></td><td role="cell" class="c"><span class="inline-rating"><span class="star-rating" tabindex="-1"></span></span></td><td role="cell" class="c">1</td></tr><tr role="row" class="even"><td role="cell" class="c">1996</td><td role="cell"><span class="blank-icon"></span><a href="/release-group/8e8d5d31-cd1e-4e4f-a547-f6616f2958e3"><bdi>Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol</bdi></a></td><td role="cell"><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Sir Laurence Olivier</bdi></a></td><td role="cell" class="c"><span class="inline-rating"><span class="star-rating" tabindex="-1"></span></span></td><td role="cell" class="c">1</td></tr></tbody></table><h3>Album + Compilation</h3><table role="table" class="tbl release-group-list"><thead><tr role="row"><th colSpan="1" role="columnheader" class="year c">Year</th><th colSpan="1" role="columnheader">Title</th><th colSpan="1" role="columnheader" class="artist">Artist</th><th colSpan="1" role="columnheader" class="rating c">Rating</th><th colSpan="1" role="columnheader" class="count c">Releases</th></tr></thead><tbody role="rowgroup"><tr role="row" class="odd"><td role="cell" class="c">—</td><td role="cell"><span class="artwork-icon caa-icon" title="This release group has artwork in the Cover Art Archive"></span><a href="/release-group/de805c9e-1617-4161-8d5e-1e7be6e153b8"><bdi>Scenes from Henry V / Richard III and Henry V Suites / "Spitfire" Prelude and Fugue</bdi></a></td><td role="cell"><span class="name-variation"><a href="/artist/d019a8cc-060f-4491-83d6-76e1211a1a08" title="William Walton – Walton, William (composer and conductor)"><bdi>Walton</bdi></a></span>; <a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>Sir Laurence Olivier</bdi></a>, <a href="/artist/5610302e-bfd9-421c-80e2-03d790a0f5e5" title="Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)"><bdi>Philharmonia Orchestra</bdi></a>, <span class="name-variation"><a href="/artist/d019a8cc-060f-4491-83d6-76e1211a1a08" title="William Walton – Walton, William (composer and conductor)"><bdi>Sir William Walton</bdi></a></span></td><td role="cell" class="c"><span class="inline-rating"><span class="star-rating" tabindex="-1"></span></span></td><td role="cell" class="c">1</td></tr></tbody></table></form><p>Showing official release groups by this artist (<a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2?va=1">Show official various artist release groups</a>)</p><script src="https://static.metabrainz.org/MB/artist/index-1d7fa37.js" async=""></script></div><div id="sidebar"><script type="application/json">{"cachedImage":null,"entity":{"entityType":"artist","gid":"efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2"}}</script><div class="commons-image"></div><h2 class="artist-information">Artist information</h2><dl class="properties"><dt>Sort name:</dt><dd class="sort-name">Olivier, Laurence, Sir</dd><dt>Type:</dt><dd class="type">Person</dd><dt>Gender:</dt><dd class="gender">Male</dd><dt>Born:</dt><dd class="begin-date">1907-05-22</dd><dt>Born in:</dt><dd class="begin_area"><a href="/area/74c8e8d6-91fa-456e-9fac-222605b712b9"><bdi>Dorking</bdi></a>, <a href="/area/fe92d6d6-4f35-4a0e-a48a-b802ae9cdaf4"><bdi>Surrey</bdi></a>, <a href="/area/9d5dd675-3cf4-4296-9e39-67865ebee758"><bdi>England</bdi></a>, <span class="flag flag-GB"><a href="/area/8a754a16-0027-3a29-b6d7-2b40ea0481ed"><bdi>United Kingdom</bdi></a></span></dd><dt>Died:</dt><dd class="end-date">1989-07-11 (aged 82)</dd><dt>Died in:</dt><dd class="end_area"><a href="/area/a7251dbd-388c-4fdf-a294-1bcde106ddf7"><bdi>West Sussex</bdi></a>, <a href="/area/9d5dd675-3cf4-4296-9e39-67865ebee758"><bdi>England</bdi></a>, <span class="flag flag-GB"><a href="/area/8a754a16-0027-3a29-b6d7-2b40ea0481ed"><bdi>United Kingdom</bdi></a></span></dd><dt>Area:</dt><dd class="area"><span class="flag flag-GB"><a href="/area/8a754a16-0027-3a29-b6d7-2b40ea0481ed"><bdi>United Kingdom</bdi></a></span></dd><dt>ISNI code:</dt><dd class="isni-code"><a href="http://www.isni.org/0000000121272767">0000 0001 2127 2767</a></dd><dt>ISNI code:</dt><dd class="isni-code"><a href="http://www.isni.org/0000000121725754">0000 0001 2172 5754</a></dd></dl><h2 class="rating">Rating</h2><p><span class="inline-rating"><span class="star-rating" tabindex="-1"></span></span></p><div id="sidebar-tags"><h2>Tags</h2><h3>Genres</h3><div class="genre-list"><p>(none)</p></div><h3>Other tags</h3><div id="sidebar-tag-list"><p>(none)</p></div><p><a href="/artist/efbc067e-d225-4ec9-93b0-8f012df85ed2/tags" title="Olivier, Laurence, Sir"><bdi>See all tags</bdi></a></p></div><h2 class="external-links">External links</h2><ul class="external_links"><li class="home-favicon"><a href="http://www.laurenceolivier.com/">Official homepage</a></li><li class="bnfcatalogue-favicon"><a href="https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb120133633">BnF Catalogue</a></li><li class="discogs-favicon"><a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/401702">Discogs</a></li><li class="dnb-favicon"><a href="https://d-nb.info/gnd/118736299">DNB</a></li><li 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