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posted by wonder2wonderSTAFFMOD on July 1, 2017 at 6:59 PM
Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland is known for her roles as Arabella Bishop in the movie "Captain Blood (1935)" and as Lady Marian Fitzwalter (Maid Marian) in "The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)". In both movies she starred alongside Errol Flynn.
Other movies she appeared in with Errol Flynn are "The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)", "Four's a Crowd (1938)", "Dodge City (1939)", "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)", "Santa Fe Trail (1940)", "They Died with Their Boots On (1941)" and "Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)".
She played Melanie Hamilton in the movie "Gone with the Wind (1939)", Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris in "To Each His Own (1946)", Virginia Stuart Cunningham in The Snake Pit (1948)" and Catherine Sloper in "The Heiress (1949)".
Some other movies she starred in are "The Irish in Us (1935)", "A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)", "The Great Garrick (1937)", "Call It a Day (1937)", "It's Love I'm After (1937)", "Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)", "Hard to Get (1938)", "Wings of the Navy (1939)", "Raffles (1939)","My Love Came Back (1940)", "The Strawberry Blonde (1941)", "The Male Animal (1942)", "n This Our Life (1942)", "Princess O'Rourke (1943)", "The Well-Groomed Bride (1946)", "The Dark Mirror (1946)", "My Cousin Rachel (1952)", "That Lady (1955)", "Not as a Stranger (1955)", "The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)", "Libel (1959)", "Light in the Piazza (1962)", "Lady in a Cage (1964)", "Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)", "The Adventurers (1970)", "Pope Joan (1872)", "Airport '77 (1977)", "The Swarm (1978)", "The Fifth Musketeer (1979)", "Murder Is Easy (1982)", "The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982)", "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)" and "The Woman He Loved (1988)".
She appeared on the TV shows "The Big Valley", "The Danny Thomas Hour", "Roots: The Next Generations", "The Love Boat" and "North and South, Book II".
Olivia de Havilland was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Emmy Brown in the movie "Hold Back the Dawn (1941)" and for her role as Virginia Stuart Cunningham in "The Snake Pit (1948)".
She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Melanie Hamilton in the movie "Gone with the Wind (1939)".
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her roles as Miss Josephine 'Jody' Norris in the movie "To Each His Own (1946)" and as Catherine Sloper in "The Heiress (1949)".
Happy Birthday!
Reply by rudely_murray
on July 1, 2017 at 8:20 PM
Happy birthday! One of a very small handful of true Golden Age superstars still with us today. Once she is gone, an era will effectively be ended.
Reply by wonder2wonder
on July 1, 2017 at 11:12 PM
That is sad, but true.
She is the oldest living winner of The Academy Award, and the last surviving big screen legend from the 1930s Golden Age of Hollywood. It is a pity she was not included in the AFI's (American Film Institute) list of 50 Greatest American Screen Legends (although she was nominated), like Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis.
Her portrayal of Maid Marian in "The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)" is probably the best I've seen. She starred in 8 other movies with Errol Flynn. (They didn't appear together in "Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)", but she still remembers him in that one.)
There must have been some kind of incredible chemistry between the two that transformed into the screen magic we can all admire in their movies.
She once said:
"On June 20th (Flynn's birthday), I will raise a glass of Champagne to Errol, as I always do."
So will I toast on her birthday: "To Dame Olivia de Havilland, the last of the great 1930s Classic Stars".
Reply by rudely_murray
on July 2, 2017 at 6:40 AM
I hadn't heard that comment on Flynn, thanks for sharing.
I love their collaborations. Robin Hood is, of course, brilliant and definitive - what a cast, what colours! - but my favourite is Captain Blood.
I was rematching that wonderful movie a few weeks ago and, as always, marvelling that the leading lady of an 82 year old film is still around today - it really is quite staggering to think.
Reply by wonder2wonder
on July 1, 2020 at 1:41 PM
Happy 104th Birthday!
More Birthday posts/links:
• Best wishes for her 104th birthday! - TMDb
• Best wishes for Olivia de Havilland's 104th birthday! - TMDb
• On her bicycle - Twitter
• Olivia de Havilland - Twitter
Olivia de Havilland has lived in Paris, France since the 1950s.
Here are a few short articles in French and Italian:
• "Olivia de Havilland, dernière grande star du vieil Hollywood, fête ses 104 ans"
• "Olivia de Havilland: l'attrice da record di Via col vento compie 104 anni"
Reply by genplant29
on July 2, 2020 at 12:40 AM
She definitely has stood the test of time!
Hoping Miss Olivia remains in good health and with a continuingly good life for some time to come!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HER!!!