Derby Daily Telegraph (08/Jul/1939) - Laurence Olivier to play big role in Daphne du Maurier's 'Rebecca'

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• article: Laurence Olivier to play big role in Daphne du Maurier's 'Rebecca'
• newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph (08/Jul/1939)
• keywords: Alfred Hitchcock, Daphne du Maurier, David O. Selznick, Laurence Olivier, Rebecca (1940)

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Laurence Olivier to play big role in Daphne du Maurier's 'Rebecca'

Mr. Laurence Olivier, the British film star and Shakespearean actor, has captured one of Hollywood's "prize" roles of the year. He has been signed by Mr. David O. Selznick for the part of Max de Winter in the film of Daphne du Maurier's international best-seller "Rebecca."

The production will be in the hands of Mr. Alfred Hitchcock, the British director.