Lovely Olivia

Lovely Olivia de Havilland as she appeared in GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT (1938) by photographer Elmer Fryer. Olivia was born on July 1, 1916, in Tokyo, Japan, to British parents. She first came to prominence as a screen couple with Errol Flynn in adventure films such as "Captain Blood" (1935), “Charge Of The Light Brigade” (1936) and "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938). Certainly one of her best-known roles is Melanie Hamilton in the film classic "Gone with the Wind" (1939), for which she received her first of five Oscar nominations. She later received acclaim for her performances in "Hold Back the Dawn" (1941), "To Each His Own" (1946), "The Snake Pit" (1948), and "The Heiress" (1949), receiving nominations for Best Actress for each, winning for "To Each His Own" and "The Heiress". In addition to her film career, Olivia continued her work in the theatre, appearing three times on Broadway, in "Romeo and Juliet" (1951), "Candida" (1952), and "A Gift of Time" (1962). She also worked in television, appearing in the successful miniseries, "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979), and "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna" (1986), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Movie or Series. During her film career, Olivia also collected two New York Film Critics Circle Awards, the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, she has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The great dame passed away at the grand age of 104, on July 27, 2020.

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