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Olivia de Havilland


 

Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1 1916 in Tokyo, Japan) is an American film actress.

Trivia

  • De Havilland attended Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, California as a teenager. Subsequently, an acting award at the school is named after her.
  • De Havilland was good friends with frequent co-star Bette Davis.
  • Her father, Walter de Havilland, was the half-brother of the late Charles de Havilland, who was the father of Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, the famous aviation pioneer.
  • Out of the four stars of Gone with the Wind (the others being Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and Leslie Howard), she is the only one who is still alive. Ironically, her character was the only of the four who died in the film.
  • Dutch poet, J.A. Deelder, wrote an epic poem about his childhood called Portret van Olivia de Havilland ("Portrait of Olivia de Havilland").