British actor Sir Laurence Olivier was Baron of which English seaside town?
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Late in his career, he had considerable success in television roles.
Olivier was appointed Knight Bachelor in the 1947 Birthday Honours for services to the stage and to films. A life peerage followed in the 1970 Birthday Honours for services to the theatre; he was subsequently created Baron Olivier, of Brighton in the County of Sussex. Olivier was later appointed to the Order of Merit (OM) in 1981. He also received honours from foreign governments. In 1949 he was made Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog by the Danish King Frederik IX; the French appointed him Officier, Legion of Honour, in 1953; the Italian government created him Grande Ufficiale, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, in 1953; and in 1971 he was granted the Order of Yugoslav Flag with Golden Wreath.
Among Olivier's films are 'Wuthering Heights' (1939), 'Rebecca' (1940), and a trilogy of Shakespeare films as actor-director: 'Henry V' (1944), 'Hamlet' (1948), and 'Richard III' (1955). His later films included 'The Shoes of the Fisherman' (1968), 'Sleuth' (1972), 'Marathon Man' (1976), and 'The Boys from Brazil' (1978).
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