| Also Known As | Livvie |
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| Birth Name | Olivia Mary de Havilland |
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| Birth | Born on 1916-07-01 at Tokyo, Tokyo Japan |
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| Height | 5' 3Âà |
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| Sex | F |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Profession | Actress |
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| Education | High School: Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos, CA (1934)
University: Mills College, Oakland, CA |
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| Married To | Marcus Goodrich (author, Delilah, b. 1897, m. 26-Aug-1946, div. 1953, d. 1991, one son)
Pierre Galante (author, Operation Valkyrie, b. 1909, m. 2-Apr-1955, div. 1979, d. 1998 cancer, one daughter) |
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| Relationships | Jimmy Stewart (actor)
Howard Hughes (millionaire playboy)
Clark Gable (actor) |
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| Father | Walter Augustus de Havilland (British patent attorney, b. 1872, d. 1968) |
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| Mother | Lillian (Ruse) Fontaine (actress, The Lost Weekend, b. 1886, d. 1975, cance |
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| Sisters | Joan Fontaine (actress) |
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| Sons | Benjamin Briggs Goodrich (statistical analyst, b. 1949, d. 1991 Hodgkin's disease) |
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| Daughters | Gisèle Galante (reporter, Paris Match, b. 1956) |
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Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is an Oscar-winning Japanese-born American film actress.
Havilland was born in Tokyo, Japan, and is the elder daughter of Walter de Havilland, a British patent attorney with a practice in Japan, and the former Lilian Augusta Ruse, an actress known by her stage name of Lilian (or Lillian) Fontaine, who married in 1914. Her father was the half-br ..
Olivia de Havilland's Biography |
| Quote: [on the continuing appeal of Gone with the Wind (1939)] "It will go on forever, and how thrilling that is. It has this universal life, this continuing life. Every nation has experienced war - and defeat and renaissance. So all people can identify with the characters. Not only that. It's terribly well-constructed. Something happens every three minutes and it keeps you on your toes and the edge of your seat, which is quite a feat, I must say." More Quotes | | Trivia: Ms. de Havilland lives a peaceful retirement at her home on Rue Benouville, in Paris. She spends her time teaching Sunday School to children at a local church. More Trivia | | Awards: Hollywood Walk of Fame 6764 Hollywood Blvd. More Awards | | Olivia de Havilland Photo Gallery | | Contact Olivia de Havilland |
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