The Real Life of Laurence Olivier

by RogerLewis (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1996

  $3.24

  A biography of Laurence Olivier which evaluates his motives and relationships, especially that with Vivien Leigh. The author argues that she was destroyed by the depth of her passion for him, and that he was consumed by guilt and disillusion. Lewis also wrote The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.

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  Paperback
  2007

  $3.24

  Laurence Olivier was both an enchanter and a force of nature. In The Real Life of Laurence Olivier , Roger Lewis goes beyond the magical illusions the actor created to tell the truth about the man's sexuality, ambition, revenges, power, preoccupations and achievements. Most of all, Olivier's life and work become a love story - the tale of the relationship with Vivien Leigh, who was destroyed by the extent of her passion for him, as he himself was cast into a frenzy of guilt and disillusionment.