Olivia de Havilland: Oscar-winning actor has died at the age of 104.
Olivia de Havilland dies aged 104 (Pic Credit - ABC)
Olivia de Havilland, the two-time Oscar winner and for decades the only star of “Gone With the Wind,” has died at the age of 104. She died of natural causes at her home in the French capital.
Olivia emerged as a star during the classic movie era, first as a romantic partner for Errol Flynn in the films like “Captain Blood” and “The Adventures of Robin Hood” and then as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in “Gone With the Wind” (1939). She had become one of the screen’s top actresses, by the late 40s. She gained fame for her award-winning films such as “To Each His Own” (1946), “The Snake Pit” (1948) and “The Heiress” (1949).
She also appeared on Broadway in “Romeo and Juliet,” “Candida” and “A Gift of Time” with Henry Fonda. In the ’70s and ’80s, she took supporting roles in disaster movies such as “Airport ’77” (1977) and “The Swarm” (1978) and on television in “Roots: The Next Generations,” the 1979 sequel to the landmark miniseries. Olivia spent more than 50 years in Hollywood, features in 50 feature films. Olivia’s off-screen role in a lawsuit against Warner Bros. may have been her most notable achievement in Hollywood.
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She won the Best Actress Oscar in 1946 for her role in ‘To Each His Own’, and then a second for The Heiress in 1949. De Havilland also refused to accept the role of Blanche DuBois in the 1951 adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire. And Vivien Leigh won an Oscar for the role. She received an Emmy nomination for best-supporting actress in a special for one of her final roles, “Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna” (1986).
Olivia when refused to accept the offers for the role of Warner Bros., they then added suspension in their contract without pay. And further extends their contract too. She then took Warner Brothers to court in 1943 when it added time to her original contract as a penalty for turning down roles. The California supreme court, have their decision in Olivia’s favour, which ultimately become De Havilland Law.
She wrote a 1962 memoir about her life in France called “Every Frenchman Has One.” She retired in the late 80s, yet she seldom made public appearances. She was awarded many honours for her long contribution in Hollywood and also was the recipient of Lifetime achievement award. She contributed to American culture as an actress” and won France’s Legion of Honor in 2010.
She contributed half of her life in Hollywood and is indeed the best actress of all the time. Her notable works gained her fame and inspired many in the industry.
