Alec Guinness's acerbic remarks about Laurence Olivier don't amount to a feud | Michael Billington by Michael Billington

Despite acting rivalries, it's striking how few genuine feuds there have been in the tribe of British actors over the last 100 yearsThe news that Alec Guinness felt a personal distaste for Laurence Olivier, reported in this morning's papers, didn't exactly come as a bolt from the blue. I recall reading in one theatrical biography that Guinness was deeply offended when, while both men were playing at the Old Vic in 19…

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