Olivia de Havilland was the last living principal actor from the 1939 epic film 'Gone With the Wind' and a two-time Academy Award winner.
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Actress Olivia de Havilland sitting with her Best Actress Oscar at her table, for the film 'The Heiress', at the 22nd Academy Awards, Los Angeles, March 23rd 1950.
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An illustrious star of Hollywood's Golden Age, Olivia de Havilland made her screen debut at 19 and soon became the screen's favorite romantic heroine, starring in a popular series of adventure films with leading man Errol Flynn, including such favorites as Captain Blood, The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Charge of the Light Brigade. She made movie history with her unforgettable performance as the selfless Melanie in Gone With the Wind, often voted the greatest movie ever made. Her long struggle with the studio system to gain better roles for herself, and fairer treatment for actors generally, culminated in a landmark court decision, which liberated actors from onerous long-term contracts and opened the door to a new era of artistic freedom in cinema. Her experiences visiting traumatized soldiers during World War II led to a serious interest in mental health issues. Her performance in the film The Snake Pit exposed the shocking conditions prevalent in many mental institutions in the United States and led to widespread reform of mental health practices. She won Best Actress Oscars for her moving portrayals in To Each His Own and The Heiress. In a brilliant cinematic career spanning more than four decades, her beauty and intelligence charmed her first audiences; her courage and eloquence inspire new generations wherever her films are shown.
The star of the Hitchcock classics "Suspicion" and "Rebecca" famously won an Oscar in 1942 over her bitter rival and older sister, Olivia de Havilland.
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The golden age actress lived to be 104 years old.
I've seen "The Adventures of Robin Hood" soooo many times. It's a cute, fun 1938 film starring Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland. Errol Flynn will forever be Robin Hood to me. He's happy-go-lucky, dashing, and cocky. Everything Robin Hood should be. And Errol is quite a handsome bloke, if I do say so myself. But this post is dedicated to the glorious costumes of Olivia De Havilland, who plays Maid Marian. Her costumes range from gloriously beautiful to gloriously hideous. That's why I love them so much. I don't know if I've ever seen so many costume changes in a movie... she probably rivals Queen Amidala in The Phantom Menace. ;) As a young girl, part of the fun of watching the movie with my siblings was just sighing or giggling over Olivia's costumes together. Her dresses are still one of the film's main attractions for me. I've scoured the internet many a time, collecting as many pictures of her costumes as I could. So let's start! (I can't quite remember in which order Olivia wears her costumes, so I'm ordering these randomly) This costume is comprised of a silver cascading gown, with red wimple and cloak, and green jeweled broach and belt. I like this costume. It's very medieval (maybe not very historically accurate, but it gives off the medieval feel anyway) and the cape is so dramatic. And I love the belt! This is probably one of, if not THE, most gorgeous dress in the movie. And it's a nightgown. It is enough to make me drool with desire. I WANT THIS DRESS. The sleeves are to die for. The whole thing is romantic and stunning. And her braids are so cute. The only question: How does she sleep in it? I think this dress could have been pretty, but it comes off too metallic and "sci-fi." And, I'm sorry, but who decided wrapping a dark ribbon around her sleeves looked good? It's almost comical. Her arms look like candy canes. This dress is soooo beautiful! It's white and elegant and the sleeves are beautiful. Are they made of lace? I can't quite tell. Well, whatever the material is, the sleeves are perfectly flouncy, lacy, and airy. (As you can probably tell, I'm not a seamstress or an expert in materials and dress patterns. Just an admirer of pretty costumes.) Oh, no! The black beetle dress! Yeah, this one kind of makes me thing of a giant black beetle. Hehehe. It's very "sci-fi" and dramatic. You'd almost imagine an evil villainess wearing this. And don't overlook the fur-trimmed sleeves. AHHH, here it is! The pretties! This is one of my favorite dresses in the movie, maybe tied with the gorgeous nightgown. It's a long velvet burgundy dress, with dramatic sleeves. It oozes medieval majesty, elegance, and romance. This dress was never in the movie, as far as I can tell. I'm just including it cause it's kind of cute, and again - THOSE SLEEVES! EEEEEK. It's like she's judging me for speaking harshly of her dress This is really the only pic I can find of this dress, the first one Olivia wears in the movie. The dress has a very... erm... interesting pattern to it. Definitely not my favorite. And now... *drumroll*... the most hideous dress in the movie... The one I always wait for expectantly when watching the movie, so I can gawk, shake my head, and wonder what kind of evil power corrupted the heart of the one who made Olivia wear such a fashion disaster... The striped dress. Shudder. Which is worse? The vertically striped dress (the stripes coming in a variety of ugly colors, but mostly a muddy brown), or the sickly yellow wimple? It almost looks like she's wearing a very ugly version of the coat of many colors. I wonder why Marian decided to wear this to Robin Hood's execution? Did she really want this dress to be the last thing Robin saw her in? Not a good last impression, m'dear. Well, there you have it. Maid Marian's many dresses. The good, the bad, the ugly. Which dress is your favorite? Which one is the worst? Let me know in the comments below, please. :)
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After winning two Oscars, the Gone with the Wind actress decided to leave Los Angeles and decamp to Paris in 1955. What made her walk out? William Stadiem finds out the answer from the golden-age screen goddess herself, as she approaches her 100th birthday.
LIFE pictures capture not only the glamor that defines the Academy Awards, but those rare moments when film legends let down their guard.
Olivia de Havilland, 100, filed a lawsuit against FX and Ryan Murphy, the producer of 'Feud', on Friday in LA County Superior Court, for using her identity without permission.
In 1942, Olivia De Havilland was Oscar nominated for Hold Back The Dawn - only to see her younger sister, Joan Fontaine, win for Suspicion.
The 19th Academy Awards | 1947
Oscar’s best actress winners over the decades have included a great range of characters, from devoted moms to hookers to activists.
C'est une légende, une vraie, qui a vécu l'âge d'or d'Hollywood. Olivia de Havilland fête ce vendredi ses 100 ans.
As Hollywood once again gears up for its biggest night, here's a look back at some of the best of Oscars fashion of the 1930s through '60s.
The famed actress celebrates her 100th birthday Friday
Oscar’s best actress winners over the decades have included a great range of characters, from devoted moms to hookers to activists.
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The famed actress celebrates her 100th birthday Friday
Born July 1, 1916 in Tokyo, Japan.
A fashion still from 1939
Oscar’s best actress winners over the decades have included a great range of characters, from devoted moms to hookers to activists.
The British-American Dame is perhaps best-known for her role as Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she received her first of her five Oscar nominations.
Vanity Fair looks back on the two-time Oscar winner’s life—including the famous feud with her sister, Joan Fontaine.
Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of “Gone With the Wind,” but also a two-time Oscar winner and an off-screen fighter who challenged and unch…
The 19th Academy Awards | 1947
