A Tony Award winner in 1961 for Tony Richardson and George Devine’s A Taste of Honey and an Oscar nominee for Mike Newell’s ...

His three marriages were to actresses Joan Plowright from 1961 till his death, Vivien Leigh from 1940 to 1960, and Jill Esmond from 1930 to 1940. The late Joan Plowright first met Olivier in 1956 ...

Laurence was married twice before falling in love with Joan. From 1930 to 1940, he was married to this first wife, Jill Esmond. In 1940, he married second wife Vivian Leigh, and they divorced 20 ...

Before marrying Joan, Laurence had been married twice before. His first marriage was to actress Jill Esmond, with whom he had a son, Tarquin. The couple were wed for ten years from 1930-1940.

DAME Joan Plowright was married to one of the most renowned actors of all time — Lawrence Olivier. Joan sadly passed away surrounded by her family on January 16, 2025. A family statement said: ...

Olivier was still married to his second wife, Gone with the Wind actress Vivien Leigh, when he met Plowright (his first union to Jill Esmond had ended in 1940), though the relationship had long been ...