Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier,( 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.
He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles.
Late in his career, he had considerable success in television roles.
His family had no theatrical connections, but Olivier's father, a clergyman, decided that his son should become an actor.
After attending a drama school in London, Olivier learned his craft in a succession of acting jobs during the late 1920s.
In 1930 he had his first important West End success in Noël Coward's" Private Lives", and he appeared in his first film.
In 1935 he played in a celebrated production of" Romeo and Juliet" alongside Gielgud and Ashcroft, and by the end of the decade he was an established star.
In the 1940s, together with Richardson and John Burrell, Olivier was the co-director of the Old Vic, building it into a highly respected company.
There his most celebrated roles included Shakespeare's Richard III and Sophocles's Oedipus.
In the 1950s Olivier was an independent actor-manager, but his stage career was in the doldrums until he joined the" avant garde" English Stage Company in 1957 to play the title role in" The Entertainer", a part he later played on film.
From 1963 to 1973 he was the founding director of Britain's National Theatre, running a resident company that fostered many future stars.
His own parts there included the title role in" Othello"( 1965) and Shylock in" The Merchant of Venice"( 1970).
Among Olivier's films are" Wuthering Heights"( 1939)," Rebecca"( 1940), and a trilogy of Shakespeare films as actor-director:" Henry V"( 1944)," Hamlet"( 1948), and" Richard III"( 1955).
His later films included" The Shoes of the Fisherman"( 1968)," Sleuth"( 1972)," Marathon Man"( 1976), and" The Boys from Brazil"( 1978).
His television appearances included an adaptation of" The Moon and Sixpence"( 1960)," Long Day's Journey into Night"( 1973)," Love Among the Ruins"( 1975)," Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"( 1976)," Brideshead Revisited"( 1981) and" King Lear"( 1983).
Olivier's honours included a knighthood( 1947), a life peerage( 1970) and the Order of Merit( 1981).
For his on- screen work he received four Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, five Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
The National Theatre's largest auditorium is named in his honour, and he is commemorated in the Laurence Olivier Awards, given annually by the Society of London Theatre.
He was married three times, to the actresses Jill Esmond from 1930 to 1940, Vivien Leigh from 1940 to 1960, and Joan Plowright from 1961 until his death.
Ed Arno
Ed Arno( July 17, 1916 – May 27, 2008) was an Austrian- American cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and comics artist, contributing to" The New Yorker" from 1969 to 2001.
He was born in Innsbruck, Austria, before moving to the United States.
His work appeared in" The New York TimesSaturday ReviewCosmopolitan", and" Harvard Business Review".
His books" The Magic Fish" and" The Gingerbread Man" were set to music by Arthur Rubinstein.
In 1998, he published a collection of his work," Ed Arno ’s Most Wanted".
The Prince and the Showgirl
The Prince and the Showgirl( originally called" The Sleeping Prince") is a 1957 British- American romantic comedy film starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier.
Olivier also served as director and producer.
The screenplay by Terence Rattigan was based on his 1953 stage play" The Sleeping Prince".
It was filmed at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire.
The Gingerbread Man (film)
The Gingerbread Man is a 1998 American legal thriller film directed by Robert Altman and based on a discarded John Grisham manuscript.
The film stars Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Famke Janssen, and Robert Duvall.
Jan Brett
Jan Brett( born December 1, 1949) is an American illustrator and writer of children's picture books.
She is known for colorful, detailed depictions of a wide variety of animals and human cultures ranging from Scandinavia to Africa.
Her best- known titles include" The Mitten The Hat", and" Gingerbread Baby".
She has adapted or retold numerous traditional stories such as the Gingerbread Man and Goldilocks and has illustrated some classics such as The Owl and the Pussycat.
The Prince and Betty (film)
The Prince and Betty is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Thornby.
It features Boris Karloff in an uncredited role.
It is based on the novel" The Prince and Betty" written by P. G. Wodehouse.
Hugh Perceval
Hugh Perceval( 1908 –1987) was a British screenwriter and film producer.
He was portrayed by Michael Kitchen in the 2011 film" My Week with Marilyn", which chronicles the filming of" The Prince and the Showgirl"( 1957), whose production Perceval managed.
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn is a 2011 drama film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Adrian Hodges.
It stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Dominic Cooper, Julia Ormond, Emma Watson, and Judi Dench.
Based on two books by Colin Clark, it depicts the making of the 1957 film" The Prince and the Showgirl", which starred Marilyn Monroe( Williams) and Laurence Olivier( Branagh).
The film focuses on the week during the shooting of the 1957 film when Monroe was escorted around London by Clark( Redmayne), after her husband Arthur Miller( Dougray Scott) had returned to the United States.
Principal photography began on 4 October 2010, at Pinewood Studios.
Filming took place at Saltwood Castle, White Waltham Airfield, and on locations in and around London.
Curtis also used the same studio in which Monroe had shot" The Prince and the Showgirl" in 1956.
" My Week with Marilyn" had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on 9 October 2011, and was shown at the Mill Valley Film Festival two days later.
The film was released on 23 November 2011, in the United States, and on 25 November in the United Kingdom.
For her portrayal of Monroe, Williams was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, and earned Best Actress nominations from the Academy Awards and British Academy Film Awards.
The Prince and the Pauper (1977 film)
The Prince and the Pauper( US title: Crossed Swords) is a 1977 action adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer, based on" The Prince and the Pauper" by Mark Twain.
It stars Oliver Reed, Ernest Borgnine, Raquel Welch, George C. Scott, Charlton Heston, Sir Rex Harrison, and Mark Lester, playing the dual role of Edward VI of England and Tom Canty.
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
A five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, Altman was considered a "maverick" in making films with a highly naturalistic but stylized and satirical aesthetic, unlike most Hollywood films.
He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in American cinema.
His style of filmmaking covered many genres, but usually with a "subversive" twist which typically relied on satire and humor to express his personal views.
Altman developed a reputation for being "anti-Hollywood" and non-conformist in both his themes and directing style.
However, actors especially enjoyed working under his direction because he encouraged them to improvise, thereby inspiring their own creativity.
He preferred large ensemble casts for his films, and developed a multitrack recording technique which produced overlapping dialogue from multiple actors.
This produced a more natural, more dynamic, and more complex experience for the viewer.
He also used highly mobile camera work and zoom lenses to enhance the activity taking place on the screen.
Critic Pauline Kael, writing about his directing style, said that Altman could "make film fireworks out of next to nothing."
In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized Altman's body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.
He never won a competitive Oscar despite seven nominations.
His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for the United States National Film Registry.
Altman is one of the few filmmakers whose films have won the Golden Bear at Berlin, the Golden Lion at Venice, and the Golden Palm at Cannes.

Question: Which film has the director died first, The Gingerbread Man (Film) or The Prince And The Showgirl?
Answer: The Prince And The Showgirl