Olivier spent last days in 'misery'

Legendary actor Sir Laurence Olivier reportedly spent the final days of his life in misery after his family conspired to deprive him of alcohol and wean him off his steroid medication.

Terry Coleman's authorised biography of the star - who died in 1989 aged 82 - reveals that Olivier's son Richard and his Canadian wife Shelley, a member of new age group the Church Of The Niscience, enforced a new healthy diet on Olivier despite his worsening condition.