Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104

[boedicca]

A perennial favorite of Death Pool bettors, Olivia de Havilland has passed away at the age of 104. She outlived her sister, Joan Fontaine - which was a big motivator in her longevity (according to rumors).

Olivia de Havilland, the last surviving star of "Gone with the Wind," has died.

The actress played Melanie Hamilton Wilkes, who squared off with Scarlett O'Hara to gain the affection of Ashley Wilkes, played by Leslie Howard.

'Gone with the Wind' Star Olivia de Havilland Dead At 104

Olivia de Havilland, the last surviving star of "Gone with the Wind," has died.

www.tmz.com

 

[Auld Phart]

Lovely woman.

amazing she lived this long.

 

[mudwhistle]

I can't believe it.
How did she die?

 

[EvilCat Breath]

She had a great run. 104. She was never going to live forever. This has been a terrible week for celebrities.

 

[boedicca]

Lovely woman.

amazing she lived this long.

Apparently, her enjoyment of champagne and crossword puzzles kept her going.

 

[boedicca]

She had a great run. 104. She was never going to live forever. This has been a terrible week for celebrities.

It hasn't been such a great week, or year, for most of us....

 

[Ridgerunner]

Apparently, her enjoyment of champagne and crossword puzzles kept her going.

If you are going to have habits, I reckon there could be worse...

 

[Auld Phart]

I can't believe it.
How did she die?

Fell off her bike

(she was 103 in that picture)


actually, just passed in her sleep.

 

[Ridgerunner]

It hasn't been such a great week, or year, for most of us....

Amen to that!!! I am taking a break from filling up 5 gal potable water containers for prep if Douglas decides to grace us with his presence...

 

[boedicca]

Apparently, her enjoyment of champagne and crossword puzzles kept her going.

If you are going to have habits, I reckon there could be worse...

Indeed. I'm also a fan of Beatrice Wood, who credited her longevity to art books, young men and chocolate.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Ahh damn!
We knew this would be coming soon, but I hate it.
It has really been cool to say that a person who was an adult in GONE WITH THE WIND was still alive!

RIP Olivia !!

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Here she is, watch this folks.

 

[rightwinger]

One of the great Golden Age of Hollywood Actresses.

More than Gone with the Wind, she was in Robin Hood, Captain Blood, Snake Pit.

Not a great beauty but a compelling actress

 

[Canon Shooter]

Wow, 104? That's a life well lived...

 

[Disir]

O livia de Havilland established herself for ever in the film world’s collective memory at the age of 22, as the wise, gentle and beautiful Melanie Hamilton in the colossal epic Gone With the Wind. The film appeared in 1939 as war was breaking out in Europe: the mighty theme of old orders being swept away was especially potent. De Havilland was an exemplar of radiant womanly calmness, a polar opposite to the capricious sexiness of Vivien Leigh’s bewitching belle Scarlett O’Hara. The role probably encumbered her with something stately and reserved, which she never entirely lost – though with a hint of mystery and suppressed emotional tumult, on screen and off. Because, however sedate her image, De Havilland was the subject of two of the juiciest scandals of Hollywood’s golden age: her relationship with longtime co-star Errol Flynn, and her lifelong feud with her sister and rival Joan Fontaine.

Olivia de Havilland: Hollywoodâs queen of radiant calm | Peter Bradshaw

The Gone With the Wind star, known for her lifelong feud with her sister as much as the bewitching brilliance of her acting, and the last link to Hollywood’s golden age

www.theguardian.com

I can't believe she lived till 104.

 

[Vandalshandle]

I liked Olivia's performance in "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte", and "Lady in a Cage", but frankly thought that her portrayal of Melanie in "GWTW" was overacting, and not believable. Dinah Shore did a parody of her in a skit on the Carol Burnett Show, when she told Melonie that the punch wasn't sweet enough, and Dinah obligingly put her head in the punch bowl to sweeten it. But, I wasn't a fan of GWTW anyway, and thought that Vivian Lee was miscast, too. While watching it, I could not understand how any man could be attracted to such a bitch.

 

[airplanemechanic]

Gone with the wind actress dead at 104.

Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104

PARIS (AP) — 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 unchained Hollywood’s contract system, died Sunday at her home in Paris.

apnews.com

 

[BigDave]

She was a tremendously talented actress and she will be missed by fans of classic movies. My thoughts and prayers go out to Olivia de Havilland's family and friends.

 

[skye]

The last of the Golden Age icons is gone.

RIP sweet lady.

 

[skye]

I can't believe it.
How did she die?

I read she died peacefully in her sleep.