On Acting

1986 book by actor Laurence Olivier

On Acting

First US edition

Author| Laurence Olivier
Language| English
Publisher| Simon & Schuster (US)
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK)

Publication date

| November 1986
Publication place| UK
Media type| Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages| 368 (hardcover edition)
ISBN| 0-671-63034-2 (hardcover edition)
OCLC| 234246359

On Acting is a book by Laurence Olivier. It was first published in 1986 when the actor was 79 years old. It consists partly of autobiographical reminiscences, partly of reflections on the actor's vocation.

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Laurence Olivier

* Awards and nominations
* Filmography and stage credits

Films as director|

* Henry V (1944)
* Hamlet (1948)
* Richard III (1955)
* The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
* Three Sisters (1970)

Productions|

* Laurence Olivier Productions
* The Beggar's Opera (1953)
* Macbeth (unfinished film)
* Laurence Olivier Presents (1976–1978)

Publications|

* Confessions of an Actor (1982)
* On Acting (1986)

Depictions|

* My Week with Marilyn (2011 film)

Related|

* Jill Esmond (first wife)
* Vivien Leigh (second wife)
* Joan Plowright (third wife)
* Laurence Olivier Awards

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