Actresses Vivian Leigh, left, and Olivia de Havilland are pictured in “Gone With the Wind.” handout / Turner Entertainment “I felt very drawn to Melanie,” de Havilland later said.
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Olivia de Havilland, the last surviving star of Gone with the Wind, has passed away as per reports by BBC News. The actress played Melanie Hamilton Wilkes, who squared off with Scarlett O'Hara to gain the affection of Ashley Wilkes, played by Leslie Howard.
The 1939 movie became one of the icons in cinema, played and replayed every year in movie theatres across the country. The movie has drawn constant and increased criticism over glorifying the South during the Civil War. Olivia starred in a
.Actresses Vivian Leigh, left, and Olivia de Havilland are pictured in “Gone With the Wind.” handout / Turner Entertainment “I felt very drawn to Melanie,” de Havilland later said.
'Gone with the Wind' star Olivia de Havilland passed away at the age of 104 on Sunday. The award-winning actress took her last breath at her home in Paris, where she has resided for more than 60 years.According to Variety, Olivia de Havilland, who is best known for her role as Melanie Hamilton in 1939 classic "Gone with the Wind," is considered the last major surviving star from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
Gone With The Wind, has passed away in her Paris apartment at the age of 104. A key face during the height of Hollywood studio production, Olivia was considered the last surviving actress of film's Golden Age.
confirmed to CNN.
Olivia De Havilland, most famous for her role in Gone With The Wind, has officially passed away – a new report from Variety has revealed. Following an illustrious career in the film business, Olivia died at 104.
Olivia de Haviland has died aged 104. The 'Gone with the Wind' star passed away from natural causes at her home in Paris on Saturday (25.07.20).
the oldest living Academy Award winner, died of natural causes on Sunday at her home in Paris. She was 104.Her publicist Lisa Goldberg confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter.Gracing the silver screen in both big and small roles, in a career stretching over 50 years, de Havilland was perhaps best known for her performance as Melanie Hamilton in “Gone with the Wind,” and for making multiple films with Errol Flynn.
Olivia de Havilland, legendary Golden Age Hollywood star, has died at age 104. The news was confirmed to Fox News by her rep, as well as her son-in-law Andrew Chulack.
Gone With The Wind and The Adventures Of Robin Hood, has died aged 104.The two-time Oscar winner died of natural causes at her home in Paris, where she had lived for more than 60 years, according to her publicist Lisa Goldberg (via The Hollywood Reporter).Born in Tokyo and raised in California, de Havilland was the older sister of fellow actor Joan Fontaine, who died in December 2013 aged 96.
told the Hollywood Reporter.“We at TCM are saddened to hear that beloved film icon and one of the last remaining stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, Olivia de Havilland has passed away,” Turner Classic Movies also confirmed in a tweet.Long considered one of the greats from Hollywood’s golden era, de Havilland had turned 104 in July and was the longest surviving star of “Gone With the Wind.”She was the older sister — by just 15 months — of fellow Academy Award-winning actress Joan Fontaine, who
“Gone With the Wind” star Olivia de Havilland, considered the last surviving actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood, died on Sunday at the age of 104, the Hollywood Reporter said.
Olivia de Havilland was an Oscar-winning actress who played Melanie Hamilton in “Gone With the Wind” and won two Academy Awards for Best Actress.Olivia de Havilland’s legacyDe Havilland was one of the last living memories of Hollywood’s golden age and, until her death, the oldest living Oscar winner. She was the sister of actress Joan Fontaine (1917 – 2013), and they were the only sibling pair in Academy history to win Oscars for leading roles.
Gone With The Wind actress and Hollywood great Dame Olivia de Havilland has died aged 104. The actress died at home in Paris where she had lived for more than 60 years, her representatives confirmed.
Olivia de Havilland, a two-time Academy Award-winning actress, and last surviving cast member from “Gone With the Wind”, died peacefully from natural causes at her residence in Paris, France, on Sunday, ET confirms. She was 104.
best actress Oscars in her career for her roles in 1946’s To Each His Own and 1949’s The Heiress and for her best-remembered performance as stoical Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in the 1939 classic Gone With the Wind.Olivia was born in Tokyo and raised in California and is also the older sister to the actor Jean Fontaine and she appeared in movies including Captain Blood, They Died With Their Boots On and The Adventures of Robin Hood.The actress was known for her soulful beauty throughout the years as
Gone With the Wind, died peacefully from natural causes at her residence in Paris, France, on Sunday, ET confirms. She was 104. Although she was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1916 to British parents, de Havilland was raised in California with her younger sister, Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine.