 John Osbourne (II) (qv) wrote his play "The Entertainer"  specifically at the request of Laurence Olivier (qv), who wanted  the Angry Young Man of the British theater to create a vehicle for  him, one of the figures of the British Establishment that Osbourne  was rebelling against. Olivier hoped that appearing in the Osbourne  play would make him relevant to a new generation of theater goers.  It proved to be one of Oliviers greatest stage successes (The  Colonial Theatre in Boston has a plaque on the outside wall  commemorating Oliviers appearance there during the US tour of the  play), while the film adapted from the play won him the sixth of his  ten acting Academy Award nominations. His performance as Archie  Rice, as well as his marriage to his young co