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* ''Film/{{A Midsummer Night's Dream|1935}}'' (1935) (film debut)

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* ''Film/{{A Midsummer Night's Nights Dream|1935}}'' (1935) (film debut)
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* ''[[Film/AMidsummerNightsDream1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (1935) (film debut)

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* ''[[Film/AMidsummerNightsDream1935 A ''Film/{{A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' Dream|1935}}'' (1935) (film debut)



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At the time of her death at the age of 104, she was one of the oldest surviving star from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her role as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in what is still (adjusted for inflation) the American box-office all-time champion, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. She is also renowned for other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She was the last surviving performer of most of these films; for example, as of the date of her passing, ''GWTW'' had one surviving credited actor -- Mickey Kuhn, who at age 7 played Beau Wilkes (son of Ashley and Melanie).

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At the time of her death at the age of 104, she was one of the oldest surviving star stars from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her role as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in what is still (adjusted for inflation) the American box-office all-time champion, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. She is also renowned for other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She was the last surviving performer of most of these films; for example, as of the date of her passing, ''GWTW'' had one surviving credited actor -- Mickey Kuhn, who at age 7 played Beau Wilkes (son of Ashley and Melanie).
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At the time of her death at the age of 104, she was one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her role as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in what is still (adjusted for inflation) the American box-office all-time champion, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. She is also renowned for other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She was the last surviving performer of most of these films; for example, as of the date of her passing, ''GWTW'' had one surviving credited actor -- Mickey Kuhn, who at age 7 played Beau Wilkes (son of Ashley and Melanie).

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At the time of her death at the age of 104, she was one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of oldest surviving star from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her role as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in what is still (adjusted for inflation) the American box-office all-time champion, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. She is also renowned for other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She was the last surviving performer of most of these films; for example, as of the date of her passing, ''GWTW'' had one surviving credited actor -- Mickey Kuhn, who at age 7 played Beau Wilkes (son of Ashley and Melanie).
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* ''Film/LadyInACage'' (1964)


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** After three Oscar nominations in four years 1946-49, and two wins, De Havilland took a three-year break from movies to act on Broadway. Her film career never really recovered.


At the time of her death at the age of 104, she was one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her role as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in what is still (adjusted for inflation) the American box-office all-time champion, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. She is also renowned for other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She was the last surviving performer of most of these films; for example, as of the date of her passing, ''GWTW'' has one surviving credited actor -- Mickey Kuhn, who at age 7 played Beau Wilkes (son of Ashley and Melanie).

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At the time of her death at the age of 104, she was one of the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal last living leading ladies]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and had a career spanning over 50 years. She won two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actress during her illustrious career, first in 1946 for ''Film/ToEachHisOwn'' and secondly in 1949 for ''Film/TheHeiress''. She is best known for her role as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in what is still (adjusted for inflation) the American box-office all-time champion, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. She is also renowned for other classics like ''Film/CaptainBlood'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', [[ThoseTwoActors many of them collaborating with]] Creator/ErrolFlynn. She was the last surviving performer of most of these films; for example, as of the date of her passing, ''GWTW'' has had one surviving credited actor -- Mickey Kuhn, who at age 7 played Beau Wilkes (son of Ashley and Melanie).
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->''"I feel like a survivor from an age that people no longer understand. I want to try to explain what the 1930s - the golden age of Hollywood - was truly like."''

[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (1 July 1916 - 25 July 2020) was a British-American actor.

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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (1 July 1916 - 25 July 2020) was a British-American actor.

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* BeautyInversion: In ''Film/TheSnakePit'' she deliberately wore clothes that were too big for her, the make-up artist blotted her eyebrows with powder, she went without a bra and girdle in the hospital scenes and she and the other women in the cast were forbidden from having their hair done.

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* BabyNameTrendStarter: The girl's name "Olivia" had a meteoric rise in popularity following her StarMakingRole in ''Film/CaptainBlood''.
* BeautyInversion: In ''Film/TheSnakePit'' she deliberately wore clothes that were too big for her, the make-up artist blotted her eyebrows with powder, she went without a bra and girdle in the hospital scenes scenes, and she and the other women in the cast were forbidden from having their hair done.
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* ''Film/ThankYourLuckyStars'' (1943)
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* ''Film/MyLoveCameBack'' (1940)
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* ''[[Theatre/TheLightInThePiazza Light in the Piazza]]'' (1962)

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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (1 July 1916 - 25 July 2020) was a British-American actress.

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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (1 July 1916 - 25 July 2020) was a British-American actress.actor.



One of her largest feuds was [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry her lifelong one with her sister]], fellow actress Creator/JoanFontaine. The two had an uneasy relationship since their childhood, and Joan had been viewed as TheUnfavourite, hence why she was not allowed to act with her birth family name. The two often competed for roles and movies and were even nominated simultaneously for an Academy Award[[note]]Olivia for ''Film/HoldBackTheDawn'', Joan for ''Film/{{Suspicion}}''; Joan won[[/note]]. The sisters remained estranged from each other, and their silence to each other during their mother's funeral cemented this for good. When Joan passed away on December 16th, 2013, Olivia stated that she was [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/olivia-de-havilland-shocked-and-saddened-by-sister-joan-fontaines-death/ "shocked and saddened"]] by the news.

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One of her largest feuds was [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry her lifelong one with her sister]], fellow actress actor Creator/JoanFontaine. The two had an uneasy relationship since their childhood, and Joan had been viewed as TheUnfavourite, hence why she was not allowed to act with her birth family name. The two often competed for roles and movies and were even nominated simultaneously for an Academy Award[[note]]Olivia for ''Film/HoldBackTheDawn'', Joan for ''Film/{{Suspicion}}''; Joan won[[/note]]. The sisters remained estranged from each other, and their silence to each other during their mother's funeral cemented this for good. When Joan passed away on December 16th, 2013, Olivia stated that she was [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/olivia-de-havilland-shocked-and-saddened-by-sister-joan-fontaines-death/ "shocked and saddened"]] by the news.



* BeautyInversion: In ''Film/TheSnakePit'' she deliberately wore clothes that were too big for her, the make-up artist blotted her eyebrows with powder, she went without a bra and girdle in the hospital scenes and she and the other actresses were forbidden from having their hair done.

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* BeautyInversion: In ''Film/TheSnakePit'' she deliberately wore clothes that were too big for her, the make-up artist blotted her eyebrows with powder, she went without a bra and girdle in the hospital scenes and she and the other actresses women in the cast were forbidden from having their hair done.



** She was not the first choice for Maid Marian in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood''. The studio records say that the original actress (whose name is blacked out) became pregnant [[ValuesDissonance out of wedlock]] and couldn't accept the role.

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** She was not the first choice for Maid Marian in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood''. The studio records say that the original actress actor (whose name is blacked out) became pregnant [[ValuesDissonance out of wedlock]] and couldn't accept the role.
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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (1 July 1916 - 25 July 2020) was a British-American actor.

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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (1 July 1916 - 25 July 2020) was a British-American actor.actress.



One of her largest feuds was [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry her lifelong one with her sister]], fellow actor Creator/JoanFontaine. The two had an uneasy relationship since their childhood, and Joan had been viewed as TheUnfavourite, hence why she was not allowed to act with her birth family name. The two often competed for roles and movies and were even nominated simultaneously for an Academy Award[[note]]Olivia for ''Film/HoldBackTheDawn'', Joan for ''Film/{{Suspicion}}''; Joan won[[/note]]. The sisters remained estranged from each other, and their silence to each other during their mother's funeral cemented this for good. When Joan passed away on December 16th, 2013, Olivia stated that she was [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/olivia-de-havilland-shocked-and-saddened-by-sister-joan-fontaines-death/ "shocked and saddened"]] by the news.

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One of her largest feuds was [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry her lifelong one with her sister]], fellow actor actress Creator/JoanFontaine. The two had an uneasy relationship since their childhood, and Joan had been viewed as TheUnfavourite, hence why she was not allowed to act with her birth family name. The two often competed for roles and movies and were even nominated simultaneously for an Academy Award[[note]]Olivia for ''Film/HoldBackTheDawn'', Joan for ''Film/{{Suspicion}}''; Joan won[[/note]]. The sisters remained estranged from each other, and their silence to each other during their mother's funeral cemented this for good. When Joan passed away on December 16th, 2013, Olivia stated that she was [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/olivia-de-havilland-shocked-and-saddened-by-sister-joan-fontaines-death/ "shocked and saddened"]] by the news.



* BeautyInversion: In ''Film/TheSnakePit'' she deliberately wore clothes that were too big for her, the make-up artist blotted her eyebrows with powder, she went without a bra and girdle in the hospital scenes and she and the other female actors were forbidden from having their hair done.

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* BeautyInversion: In ''Film/TheSnakePit'' she deliberately wore clothes that were too big for her, the make-up artist blotted her eyebrows with powder, she went without a bra and girdle in the hospital scenes and she and the other female actors actresses were forbidden from having their hair done.



** She was not the first choice for Maid Marian in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood''. The studio records say that the original actor (whose name is blacked out) became pregnant [[ValuesDissonance out of wedlock]] and couldn't accept the role.

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** She was not the first choice for Maid Marian in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood''. The studio records say that the original actor actress (whose name is blacked out) became pregnant [[ValuesDissonance out of wedlock]] and couldn't accept the role.
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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (1 July 1916 - 25 July 2020) was a British-American actress.

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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (1 July 1916 - 25 July 2020) was a British-American actress.actor.



One of her largest feuds was [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry her lifelong one with her sister]], fellow actress Creator/JoanFontaine. The two had an uneasy relationship since their childhood, and Joan had been viewed as TheUnfavourite, hence why she was not allowed to act with her birth family name. The two often competed for roles and movies and were even nominated simultaneously for an Academy Award[[note]]Olivia for ''Film/HoldBackTheDawn'', Joan for ''Film/{{Suspicion}}''; Joan won[[/note]]. The sisters remained estranged from each other, and their silence to each other during their mother's funeral cemented this for good. When Joan passed away on December 16th, 2013, Olivia stated that she was [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/olivia-de-havilland-shocked-and-saddened-by-sister-joan-fontaines-death/ "shocked and saddened"]] by the news.

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One of her largest feuds was [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry her lifelong one with her sister]], fellow actress actor Creator/JoanFontaine. The two had an uneasy relationship since their childhood, and Joan had been viewed as TheUnfavourite, hence why she was not allowed to act with her birth family name. The two often competed for roles and movies and were even nominated simultaneously for an Academy Award[[note]]Olivia for ''Film/HoldBackTheDawn'', Joan for ''Film/{{Suspicion}}''; Joan won[[/note]]. The sisters remained estranged from each other, and their silence to each other during their mother's funeral cemented this for good. When Joan passed away on December 16th, 2013, Olivia stated that she was [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/olivia-de-havilland-shocked-and-saddened-by-sister-joan-fontaines-death/ "shocked and saddened"]] by the news.



!!Tropes related to this actress' work include:

* BeautyInversion: In ''Film/TheSnakePit'' she deliberately wore clothes that were too big for her, the make-up artist blotted her eyebrows with powder, she went without a bra and girdle in the hospital scenes and she and the other actresses were forbidden from having their hair done.

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!!Tropes related to this actress' de Havilland's work include:

* BeautyInversion: In ''Film/TheSnakePit'' she deliberately wore clothes that were too big for her, the make-up artist blotted her eyebrows with powder, she went without a bra and girdle in the hospital scenes and she and the other actresses female actors were forbidden from having their hair done.



** She was not the first choice for Maid Marian in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood''. The studio records say that the original actress (whose name is blacked out) became pregnant [[ValuesDissonance out of wedlock]] and couldn't accept the role.

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** She was not the first choice for Maid Marian in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood''. The studio records say that the original actress actor (whose name is blacked out) became pregnant [[ValuesDissonance out of wedlock]] and couldn't accept the role.

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