Olivier wasn't just a great actor " he was a quintessentially modern performer, who cast a powerful spell over audiencesIt's a shock to realise that few people under the age of 60 will ever have seen Laurence Olivier on stage. It came as an even greater shock to be told recently that many young actors have either scarcely heard of him, or routinely dismiss him as an "old ham". Nothing could be further from the truth.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:46PM on March 20, 2012