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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
21st November 1943 7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III
21st November 1941 Born today: Juliet Mills, London England, actress (Nanny and the Professor, QB VII)
21st November 1934 Uiver returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race
21st November 1781 Watercolour artist Cornelius Varley born in Hackney, East London.
21st November 1696 J Vanbrughes Relapse or Virtue in Danger, premieres in London
One hell of an Actor
Once the residence of legendary thespian Laurence Olivier
Location: 8 Hamilton Place, W1
Description: Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, was born on 22 May 1907 and passed over on 11 July 1989. As an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century.
Olivier played a wide variety of roles on stage and screen from Greek tragedy, Shakespeare and Restoration comedy to modern American and British drama. He was the first artistic director of the National Theatre of Great Britain and its main stage is named in his honour. He is generally regarded to be the greatest actor of the 20th century, in the same category as David Garrick, Richard Burbage, Edmund Kean and Henry Irving in their own centuries.
In 1999, the American Film Institute named Olivier among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, at number 14 on the list.
And top it all, he once lived on this spot!
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Chelsea Register Office», 1.4km
Royal Garden Hotel», 1.6km
The Park Lane Hilton», 0.0km
Lawrence Olivier's Lovepad», 1.3km
The A & R Club», 1.1km
Lillie Langtry's Love Pad», 0.8km
Bob Hope was born here», 9.3km
The Portobello Hotel Rocks», 2.3km
Caxton Hall», 0.7km
Bagnigge House», 2.2km
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