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Person    | Female  Born 28/10/1929  Died 16/1/2025

Dame Joan Plowright, CBE

Categories: Cinema, Theatre

Dame Joan Plowright, CBE

Actor. Born Lincolnshire. Married Laurence Olivier in 1961 and survived as his widow in 1989. Died Northwood, London.

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Dame Joan Plowright, CBE

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Laurence Olivier statue

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