Laurence Harvey (October 1, 1928 – November 25, 1973) was an Academy Award-nominated Lithuanian-born actor who achieved fame in British and American films. Image File history File links Screenshot of Laurence Harvey in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode Arthur. ... Screenshot of opening sequence of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a half-hour anthology television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joniskis on the map of Lithuania JoniÅ¡kis is a town in northern Lithuania with a population of about 12,400. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. ... // Events The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. ... Margaret Leighton (February 26, 1922 – January 13, 1976) was an English actress. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

Laurence Harvey maintained throughout his life that his birth name was Laruschka Mischa Skikne, but his real name was Zvi Mosheh (Hirsh) Skikne and he was called Hirshkeh by his family. He was the youngest of three boys born to Ber "Boris" and Ella Skikne, a Jewish family in the town of Joniškis, Lithuania. At the age of five he emigrated with his family to South Africa where he took on the English name of Harry. He grew up in Johannesburg, and was in his teens when he served with the entertainment unit of the South African Army during World War II. After moving to London, England, he enrolled in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he became known as Larry, and from there moved to perform on stage and film where he adopted the stage name "Laurence Harvey", taken either from the shop name Harvey Nichols or from Harvey's Bristol Cream. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Joniskis on the map of Lithuania JoniÅ¡kis is a town in northern Lithuania with a population of about 12,400. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The South African Army is the army of South Africa. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... RADAs theatre in London The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as the most prestigious drama school in the world. ... Bold textA stage name, or a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers (such as actors, comedians, musicians, clowns, and professional wrestlers. ... Harvey Nichols at the corner of Knightsbridge and Sloane Street in London A Harvey Nichols advertisement encourages women to buy an expensive pair of shoes that they are unable to afford and eat beans on toast every day until the next time they are paid Harvey Nichols (Harvey Nicks), founded... John Harvey started as a wine merchant in Bristol, England in 1796, specialising in importing Spanish and Portuguese wines. ...

Harvey's first major role came in 1959 when he was cast by director Jack Clayton in Room at the Top produced by British film producing brothers Sir John Woolf and James Woolf of Romulus Films and Remus Films. For his performance, Harvey received a nomination for a BAFTA Award and for an Academy Award for Best Actor, the first person of Lithuanian descent to be nominated for an Academy Award. The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Jack Clayton (March 1, 1921–February 26, 1995) was a British film director who specialised in bringing literary works to the screen. ... Room at the Top is a 1959 film which tells the story of a young man in a dreary English factory town who thinks that he might be able to move up the ladder if he marries the bosss daughter. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sir John Woolf and James Woolf of Romulus Films. ... James Woolf was born in 1919, the younger son of the film producer C.M.Woolf who died in 1942. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

During the 1950s and 1960s, Harvey appeared in several major films, including Butterfield 8 (1960), The Alamo (1960), A Walk on the Wild Side (1962), The Running Man (1963) with Lee Remick, Darling (1965) and the critically acclaimed The Manchurian Candidate (1962), for which he is best known. He also played King Arthur in the London staging of the Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical Camelot, in 1964 at Drury Lane. This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... BUtterfield 8 is a 1960 film about a promiscuous model (Elizabeth Taylor) who fears that she is on the verge of crossing the line from slutitude to prostitution, until she and one of her paramours (Laurence Harvey) fall in love. ... The Alamo was released in 1960 by United Artists. ... Lee Remick Lee Remick (December 14, 1935 - July 2, 1991), was an American actress admired for her versality and her great beauty. ... Darling (1965) is a British film which tells the story of an amoral model who sleeps her way to success. ... The Manchurian Candidate is a film adapted from the 1959 thriller novel written by Richard Condon. ... Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American Broadway lyricist and librettist. ... Frederic Loewe, an Austrian-American composer (June 10, 1901 - February 14, 1988) worked with lyricist Alan J. Lerner in musical theater. ... Gustave Doré’s illustration of Camelot from “Idylls of the King”, 1868 Camelot is the most famous fictional castle associated with the legendary King Arthur. ... Drury Lane is a street in the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn. ...

In 1968, in settlement of a dispute with Woodfall Films over the rights to The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), Woodfall cast him in their version as a Russian prince. He performed as cast, but was never seen as the Prince in the finished film.^[1] The Charge of the Light Brigade is the name of several movies that cover the disastrous attack known as the Charge of the Light Brigade that occurred during the Crimean War. ...

British actor John Fraser writes in his 2004 memoir "Close Up" that Harvey was gay, and his lover was his manager James Woolf. "As a teenager, he started out living with Hermione Baddeley, a blowsy star of intimate revue more than twice his age. Then he married Margaret Leighton, six years Harvey's senior. When this marriage was over, he married Joan Cohn, widow of Harry Cohn, managing director of Columbia Studios. Throughout all these career marriages, he still managed to string Jimmy Woolf along." John Fraser (18 March 1931- ) is a Scottish-born actor of Cinema, Television and Theatre. ... Hermione Baddeley (November 13, 1906 - August 19, 1986) was a celebrated British character actress of theatre, film and television. ... Harry Cohn (July 23, 1891–February 27, 1958), sometimes nicknamed King Cohn, was president and production director of Columbia Pictures. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Laurence Harvey and Paulene Stone with toddler Domino. (Splash News)

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1. Margaret Leighton (1957-1961) (divorced)
2. Joan Perry (1968-1972) (divorced) widow of movie mogul Harry Cohn
3. Paulene Stone (1972-1973), with whom he remained until his death from stomach cancer at age of 45, and with whom he had a daughter, the famous bounty hunter Domino Harvey (1969-2005).

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Books about Laurence Harvey

• Hickey, Des and Smith, Gus. The Prince: The Public and Private Life of Laurence Harvey. Leslie Frewin. 1975.
• Stone, Paulene. One Tear is Enough: My Life with Laurence Harvey. 1975.
• Sinai, Anne. Reach for the Top: The Turbulent Life of Laurence Harvey. Scarecrow Press. 2003.

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Footnotes

1. ^ John Osborne, who wrote the screenplay, alleges in his autobiography that Tony Richardson shot those scenes "French", which is movie jargon for a director going through the motions because of some obligation, but with no film in the camera. source: Almost a Gentleman by John Osborne: Faber & Faber 1991, ISBN 0-571-16635-0; page 146

John James Osborne (December 12, 1929 – December 24, 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter, and critic of the Establishment. ... Tony Richardson (June 5, 1928 - November 14, 1991) was a British theatre and film director and producer. ...

External links

• Laurence Harvey at the Internet Movie Database
• Laurence Harvey at All Movie Guide
• Laurence Harvey BFI Screenonline article
• Laurence Harvey Britmovie article
• NNDB website
• Laurence Harvey's Gravesite