The French appointed Laurence Olivier to the Legion of Honour after 1952 .
In 1949 he was made Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog by the Danish King Frederik IX ; the French appointed him , Legion of Honour , in 1953 ; the Italian government created him , Order of Merit of the Italian Republic , in 1953 ; and in 1971 he was granted the Order of Yugoslav Flag with Golden Wreath .
Laurence Olivier