Larry Oliver

Larry Oliver was born on October 5, 1879 in Carthage, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Born Yesterday (1950) and Born Yesterday (1956). He died on January 20, 1973 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.




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Larry Oliver was born on October 5, 1879 in Carthage, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Born Yesterday (1950) and Born Yesterday (1956). He died on January 20, 1973 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.


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When the young English actor Laurence Olivier went to Hollywood in the early 1930s, studio executives wanted him to change his name to "Larry Oliver." Olivier said that later on in his highly successful career, he would muse with his friends about what might have become of him, what kind of career he would have had, if he had changed his name to "Larry Oliver" as that name connoted a different type of actor. The American actor with that name appeared six times on Broadway between 1930 and 1965, most notably in Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday." The "real" Larry Olive... [Details Intro]