Alan Rickman celebrated in Google Doodle marking 36th anniversary of major role

A new Google Doodle remembers the late actor Alan Rickman and celebrates the 36th anniversary of a role that is said to have launched his career.

Rickman made his debut as Vicomte de Valmont in a Broadway production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses on 30 April 1987.

Today’s (Sunday 30 April) Google Doodle commemorates this moment in the late actor’s resumé.

It was one of his first leading theatre performances, and is described by Google as being “instrumental in launching his career”.