Cover news reporter Yang Fan
On July 27, according to foreign media reports, Olivier De Havlan, a legendary Hollywood actress and two-time Oscar winner for Best Actress, died peacefully at her home in Paris, France, on Saturday at the age of 104. She has been living in this old house since she was in her 40s. Previously, Olivia Dee Havran was the last surviving Oscar-winning actress of Hollywood's Golden Age (the era of black-and-white films).
Olivier De Havran won acclaim and an Oscar nomination for melanie in Gone with the Wind, but it wasn't until after a lawsuit with Warner that she began to play the lead role in a series of powerful plays.
In 1946, Olivia Dee Havran won her first Oscar for The Windswept Seed, about a mother who wants to take back her adopted son. The second time was three years later, when she won the 22nd Academy Award for Best Actress in the role of Catherine in "Heiress".
In the 1970s, Olivier De Havran's work on the big screen gradually decreased, and in the 1980s she switched to television, winning a Golden Globe award for the tv movie "The Mystery of Anna". With the exception of her occasional on-screen appearances, she lived a quiet life in Paris, generally avoiding the public.
Even at the height of Olivier Des Hafland's fame, she was known for her mystery and coldness, and no amount of radio silence could hide the deterioration of her already unfriendly relationship with her sister and actress Joan Fontaine. The two reportedly broke off contact in the mid-1970s. (Fonden died on December 15, 2013, at the age of 96.) ）
A few days before Olivier Dee Havran's 101st birthday, the actress also sued the production company FX Network for the American drama "Nemesis: Betty and Joan", which she believed was an allusion to her and her sister Joan Fonten's "love and killing" old story. In the end, the court ruled against her in March 2018.
After the death of Olivier De Havran, Gabrielle Carteris, president of the Screen Actors Guild of America, said: "Olivia De Havran is not only beautiful and talented, she is not only a visionary actress, but also a source of inspiration for the performers. Gabrielle Carteris also said she was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild, when organizing and joining the union was a dangerous affair (because of the need to defend the rights of production companies and investors)." Members of the Screen Actors Guild will be forever grateful for her contributions to the protection of its members. She is a miracle and a legend. ”
Olivier De Havran was born in Tokyo on July 1, 1916. Her father, Walter, a British patent attorney, is thriving, while her mother, Lillian, is an actress who wants her daughters to follow in her footsteps.
In 1934, at the age of 18, she entered Hollywood for her role as Hemia in William Shakespeare's stage play A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1935, he starred in the film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and in the same year he starred in the action film Captain Predator directed by Michael Curtis. In 1936, he collaborated with Errol Flynn and starred in the adventure film Heroic Biography. In 1938, he partnered with Flynn in the action film Robin Hood. In 1939, he starred with Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable in the war film "Gone with the Wind" directed by George Cook before becoming a real superstar actor.
In the 1930s, Olivia was thought to have a relationship with Warner artist Errol Flynn that was more than just screen; until the 1940s, when Flynn took the opportunity to kiss Olivia during a collaboration, Olivia rejected the married Flynn. Olivia also had a romantic relationship with American billionaire Howard Hughes, and Flynn punched Hughes during a cocktail party. Olivia's formal boyfriends also include James Stewart and John Houston.
Olivier Dee Havran has been married twice. The first marriage to the American playwright Marcus Goodrich began on August 26, 1946, and ended on August 28, 1953. The second marriage was with Pierre Garrant, an editorial reporter for a French magazine, which began on April 2, 1955, and ended on April 30, 1979. Olivi gave birth to her daughter, Gizer Garrant, on July 18, 1956. After the divorce Pierre Garrant was diagnosed with cancer, Olivia cared for him until her death in 1998 and has not remarried since.
In 2003, Olivia was invited to the 75th Academy Awards, and during the live commemorative footage, Ms. Olivia De Havran received a standing ovation from the audience, including President George W. Bush. In June 2006, Olivia attended the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to celebrate her 90th birthday.
In 2013, Olivia issued a statement after hearing joan Fontaine's death, expressing "shock and sadness" at her sister's death. At this point, the "feud" between the two sisters was finally resolved.
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