Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXXXIII (ff. ). Papers relating to casting, production, publicity and screening, and requests and other related matters; 1956-1957.
Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXXXIV A (ff. ). Papers relating to Olivier’s later roles in films. 1. ff. . The entertainer. 2. ff. . Term of trial (for Warner). 3. ff. . Bunny Lake is missing. 4. ff. . Khartoum (for Blaustein). 5. ff. . The shoes of the fisherman (for London International). 6. f...
Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXXXIV B (ff. ). Brochure with copies of photographs of Sir John French, as used to create Olivier’s role in Oh! what a lovely war.
Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXXXV (ff. ). Proposals and papers for films not made; mainly but not entirely, suggestions from individuals. Papers relating to the abortive film of “Macbeth” are at Add, MSS 80508-80516, and 80534-80546. Films suggested include “The Eustace diamonds” (script at Add. MS....
Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXXXVI (ff. ). Films made independently; 1974-1984. 1. ff. . Readings in a documentary for a democratic Greece. 2. ff. . Readings in a documentary on Charlie Chaplin. 3. ff. . A bridge too far. 4. ff. . The Betsy. 5. ff. . The boys from Brazil. Includes extra...
Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXXXVII (ff. ). Proposals 1944-1949. These include The blue lagoon, for Frank Launder; Moby Dick, for John Huston; Robinson Crusoe, for M.G.M.; and screen versions of Shakespeare, including The taming of the shrew, and Othello.
Olivier Archive. Vols. DCCXXXVII-DCCXLII. Correspondence relating to films proposed to Olivier for him to act in or produce, but rejected by him; 1944-1980. Rejected proposals for films channelled through Laurence Olivier Productions and L.O.P. Ltd. are at Add. MSS 80500, above. Includes proposals from 1968 and after which were almost all handled by Olivier’s agent Laurence Evans. Suggestions from individuals are not included here.
Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXXXVIII (ff. ). Proposals 1950-1959. Includes proposals for biopics of Shakespeare, Edmund Kean (for 20th Century Fox); Lawrence of Arabia (for Nomad Productions); Leonardo da Vinci, and William the Conqueror. Other notable proposals included: A tale of two cities, a...
Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXXXIX (ff. ). Proposals 1960-1969. Notable approaches include: The leopard, for Visconti; Lord Jim, for Columbia; Waterloo, for Jiří Weiss; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead; and a cameo proposed by Bob Hope in The road to Hong Kong.