Life peerage (Baron Olivier)

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Life peerage (Baron Olivier) is the noble title in the British peerage granted to the renowned actor Laurence Olivier, elevating him to the House of Lords as Baron Olivier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
life peerage
associatedEra 20th century United Kingdom
associatedInstitution British Parliament
associatedPerson Joan Plowright
Vivien Leigh
associatedWithField film
performing arts
theatre
confersTitle Lord Olivier
country United Kingdom
entailsMembershipIn House of Lords
grantedBy Crown of the United Kingdom
grantedTo Laurence Olivier
hasGenderRestriction male titleholder
holder Laurence Olivier
honourSystem British honours system
inheritance does not pass to heirs
isATypeOf British noble title
life peerage in the House of Lords
isPartOf British nobility
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom
languageOfTitle English
legalNature non-hereditary peerage
legislativeBody House of Lords
locatedInJurisdiction England
monarchAtCreation Elizabeth II
nobleTitleFor Laurence Olivier
parliamentaryRole life peer in the House of Lords
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
peerageType life peerage under Life Peerages Act 1958
rankInBritishNobility lowest rank of the peerage
reasonForGrant services to drama
status extinct
style Baron Olivier
succession non-hereditary
titleCategory life peer title
titleClass baron
titleHolderCitizenship United Kingdom
titleHolderNotableWorkField British cinema
Shakespearean theatre
titleHolderOccupation actor
film director
producer
theatre director

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Laurence Olivier
awardReceived

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