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'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.

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 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.

Rebecca (1940) and Suspicion (1941).Olivia’s first movie role was in the 1934 film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She went on to appear in 49 feature films becoming one of the most well-known stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.She is best known for her portrayal of Melanie Hamilton in the classic 1939 film Gone with the Wind.