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Olivia De Havilland: Films
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Fortunate among her peers on so many other levels, Olivia de Havilland enjoyed a length acting career as well. Her exceptional career spanned well into the 70’s and 80’s with her appearing in both films and television. She even won a Golden Globe for her performance in 1986’s Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna. Her last screen appearance was The Fifth Musketeer in 1979. Her last acting appearance anywhere was in the 1988 TV movie called The Woman He Loved. Fortunately, the end of Olivia’s career did not mark the end of her life.
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During the 1950s de Havilland's career began fading, and she refused more and more roles, saying that she did not approve of their content. She has said that she turned down the role of Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire, later played by Vivien Leigh opposite Marlon Brando. Hush, Sweet Charlotte with Bette Davis, and Airport '77 with Jack Lemmon. Her last feature film was 1979's The Fifth Musketeer, with Cornel Wilde and Beau Bridges. She continued working in television through the late 1980s.
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Beverly Hills, CA — Oscar-winning screen legend Olivia de Havilland will be honored with an Academy Tribute on June 15, 2006, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The two-time Academy Award winner will travel from her home in France to the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills for the event, which will feature film clips of her most-admired performances and discussion with colleagues from throughout her career.
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Ms. de Havilland was becoming increasingly anxious. Her life seemed to take on an air of the cloak and dagger. The atmosphere at Citizens' Committee meetings had turned ferocious whenever there was a mention of condemning communism. Adding to the distress, the film industry was in the grips of one of the most violent labor strikes in American history, and many believed the Communist Party was the culprit. But Ms. de Havilland's loyalty to the Democratic Party, and ultimately her patriotism, spurred her on.
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Screen legend OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND is considering making her movie comeback - at the grand age of 90. The double Oscar winner has been tempted out of retirement by a film adaptation about the life of BROOKE ASTOR - a 104-year-old society philanthropist at the centre of a legal row with her son. The GONE WITH THE WIND star last appeared on the big screen in THE FIFTH MUSKETEER 27 years ago (1979). A source told The Daily Express newspaper, "The screenplay is ready and everyone is waiting for the nod from Olivia. "MERYL STREEP is interested in the role of Astor's daughter-in-law CHARLENE. "If Olivia agrees, it will be one of the most eagerly watched screen comebacks in Hollywood history."
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In 2004, Turner Classic Movies put together a retrospective piece called Melanie Remembers in which de Havilland was interviewed for the 65th anniversary of Gone with the Wind's original release. The film's last surviving principal cast member, de Havilland remembered every detail of her casting as well as filming. The 40-minute documentary can be seen on the Gone with the Wind four-disc special collector's edition.
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