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Celebs toast Olivier's 80th year at gala ceremony
London figures including Dame Peggy Ashcroft and John Hurt honor Sir Laurence Olivier on his 80th birthday at the National Theatre. An acting tribute featured performances of past greats, ovations for Olivier, and a daughter’s surprise exit from a cake amid balloons and Thames fireworks.
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Associated Press
London
Laurence Olivier
Peggy Ashcroft
National Theater
Olivier Auditorium
Peggy
John Hurt
Jeremy Irons
John Mortimer
Gawn Grainger
Edward Petherb
Ben Kingsley
Antony Sher
Olivier
Joan Plowright
Julie Kate
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Sir Larry
Thames