Laurence Olivier was one of the greatest actors in history, but also a difficult man who hated many of his co-stars with a passion, such as Marilyn Monroe.

In 1956, two icons — Marilyn Monroe and Sir Laurence Olivier — got together in London to make a movie, The Prince and the Showgirl. It was a comedy about the lonely Prince Regent of Carpathia ...

Branagh has been compared with Olivier for over three decades; now, at the age of 50, he is playing the man himself -- and garnering his best reviews in years.

Marilyn Monroe’s clash with Laurence Olivier showed how different acting styles and attitudes were changing Hollywood during their time.

It's called The Prince and the Showgirl, released in 1957 and costarring Monroe and Sir Laurence Olivier. The film takes place in 1911 England and follows a group of people who travel there to ...

How Marilyn drove drab 1950s Britain Monroe-mad, enraged Laurence Olivier and even made the Queen her No1 fan during four-month visit ...

Marilyn Monroe, America's most famous sex symbol, met the British monarch in 1956. At the time, she was filming "The Prince and the Showgirl" opposite Laurence Olivier.

News about Laurence Olivier. Commentary and archival information about Laurence Olivier from The New York Times.

Sir Laurence Olivier (Sir Kenneth Branagh) is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set ...

How Celebrities Reacted to Marilyn Monroe’s Untimely Death THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL, from left, Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe, 1956© Everett Collection ...

"The Prince and the Show Girl", the film that brought Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe together on screen, was based on a 1953 play by British playwright Terence Rattigan, "The Sleeping Prince".