In Lord Olivier's hands, the camera became a muse of fire.
Lord Olivier was able to repeat that "stroke" night after night.
But the company's first director, Lord Olivier, was absent because of his health, a company spokesman said.
In each case, he is wide of the mark established by Lord Olivier and contenders for his acting crown.
Lord Olivier often told the story as if it were a divine intervention; but even at that early age he was already an actor.
Lord Olivier was to give his last public performance in that play on March 21, 1974.
Lord Olivier's historic career was filled with magnificent leaps.
Lord Olivier, it seems, is fondly remembered because he "recommended I always be photographed on the left."
The couple remained married until Lord Olivier's death in 1989.
"Dear boy, you look absolutely awful," Lord Olivier told him.