Maurine Oliver; Actress and Hollywood Agent

Maurine Oliver, 93, actress and Hollywood actors’ agent. Born in Dublin, Oliver began her theatrical career in Ireland as an apprentice at the Abbey Theatre. She moved to California in 1929 and acted on stage, including in the play “Parnell,” and in film, including John Ford’s “Long Voyage Home.” She became an agent in the 1940s and operated her own Maurine Oliver Agency for four decades. The business later became the Brooke Dunn Oliver Agency, where she remained until her retirement in 1989. Oliver was known particularly for representing British and Irish actors. On Jan. 9 in Culver City.