LAURENCE OLIVIER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/22/1958 - HFSID 159453

LAURENCE OLIVIER. TLS: "L Olivier", 1p, 6x8. New York, New York, 1958 April 22. On stationery of the Hotel Algonquin to Mrs. Frank L. Hough, The Drama League of N.Y., Inc., New York City. In full: "Thank you so much for your nice letter and I can't tell you how delighted I am to know of the beautiful filling job that has been done to 'a hole in the head'. I am so sorry I can't help you at all on the 29th as I have another engagement. I wish you great happiness on the occasion." At the time he signed this letter, Olivier was starring on Broadway as Archie Rice, a role for which he would be nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, in The Entertainer. The play, which ran from February 12, 1958-May 10, 1958, was presented at the Royale Theatre, produced in part by Olivier's production company. Laurence Olivier (1907-1989), Sir Laurence after 1947 and Lord Laurence after 1970, has been called the greatest Shakespearean interpreter and the greatest actor of his time. He won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Actor for Hamlet, which also won Best Picture (he was also the producer). Olivier was nominated for Oscars nine more times and was awarded a Special Oscar in 1979 for "the full body of his work, the unique achievement of his entire career and his lifetime of contribution to the art of film." Lightly creased with mid-horizontal fold. Fine condition.