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OCR: CHRONOLOGY MAY 22, 1907 Bom Laurence Kerr Olivier, in Dorking, Surrey, England. 1930 Marries actress Jill Esmond (divorced 1940). 1940 Marries Vivien Leigh, star of "Gone with the Wind" (divorced 1960). 1944 Directs and stars in film adaptation of "Henry V." 1945 Plays "Richard III" in London (film adaptation released 1955). 1948 Directs and stars in film adaptation of "Hamlet" (for which he is awarded an Oscar). 1961 Marries actress Joan Plowright. 1962 Appointed Director of the English National Theatre, London. 1970 Created a baron; chooses Lord Olivier of Brighton as his title. JULY 11, 1989 Dies in Steyning, Sussex, England.