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"In this biography, acclaimed biographer Terry Coleman draws for the first time on the vast archive of Olivier's private papers and correspondence and those of his family, finally revealing the history and the private self that Olivier worked so masterfully all his life to obscure. Olivier maintained a volatile connection between his acting and his personal relationships. Following the death of his mother when he was eleven, Olivier was defined by a passionate devotion to the women closest to him." "And for Olivier, acting and sex were for him inseparable: his turbulent marriage to Gone With…
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4 editions- Paperback · English · 2006Owl Books · 608 pages · 9780805081367
- Hardcover · English · 2005BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC · 624 pages · 9780747577980
- Hardcover · English · 2005Henry Holt and Co. · 608 pages · 9780805075366
- Other · English · 2006Bloomsbury · 607 pages · 9780747580805
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