The Olivia de Havilland Handbook - Everything You Need to Know about Olivia de Havilland 12+

🔖 Olivia Mary de Havilland (born 1 July 1916) is a British-American actress remembered for her lovely and gentle ingenue roles early in her career, as well as her more substantial roles later in her career. Born in Japan to British parents, de Havilland and her younger sister Joan Fontaine moved to California in 1919. She is best known for her performance in Gone with the Wind (1939), and her eight co-starring roles opposite Errol Flynn, including The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), and They Died with Their Boots On (1941). De Havilland won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in To Each His Own (1946) and The Heiress (1949). She also received the National Board of Review Award, the New York Film Critics Circle Award, the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon, and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for her performance in The Snake Pit (1948). She was awarded the Golden Globe Award for her performance in The Heiress in 1950, and for Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna in 1987. In 1960, de Havilland was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in motion pictures. In 2008, she was presented with the National Medal of Arts by President George W. Bush. This book is your ultimate resource for Olivia de Havilland. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to k...