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 Officer of the Legion of Honour in 1953 , the Italian government created him Grand Officer of the 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