LAWRENCE OLIVIER
AS HAMLET
BY CONNER

Baron Olivier of Brighton
Founding Director of the National Theatre
1963 - 1973

More than two hundred, mainly theatre and film people and institutions,
contributed to the Laurence Olivier Centenary Statue Appeal
made by his son Tarquin, who said -
"Larry was true.
He was exciting, gloriously funny,
and is still part of what make life worth living,
as is his creation the National Theatre."

The principal contributors were [List of contributors]

This statue was unveiled on 23rd September 2007,
by Richard Attennorouigh and members of the original company

The statue made by Angela Conner commemorates theater and film actor Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) who is considered one of the greatest theater and film actors of the 20th century.
The statue stands next to the Royal National Theater on the south bank of the Thames, a theater which Laurence Olivier helped to establish, and was its first director
The statue was placed in 2007 on the 100th anniversary of the actor’s birth, and it features the actor in the character of Hamlet, a film directed by Olivier and in which he played the lead role. The film won two Oscars for Best Picture, and Olivier for Best Actor

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image