Olivia de Havilland- Page 2

[OnTheAisle]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:28pm

Darn - missed the whole Olivia day - now I've got some movie with Red Skelton, Dennis the Menace's dad and I don't know who else - what is this crazy thing?

[NCGuy]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:29pm

"He must come...he must love me...he will love me...for all those who didn't."

...it's been awhile since I've seen The Heiress, so I'm not sure if the quote is exact, but I remember being devasted by that line.

[Glebb]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:31pm

As I've already said, I love The Heiress. When I walk around Washington Square and see old churches in the Village, I think of this film. Olivia was a great actress. Miriam was good too. :)

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:33pm

It's haunting me. I guess that's why Piazza didn't make a HUGE impression, because I was so impressed by The Heiress.

[Glebb]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:35pm

The score by Aaron Copeland doesn't hurt 'The Heiress' either.

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:38pm

"To Each His Own" is a real suds fest with a terrific Oliva. In the film she ages from a teen in a small town pre-WWI to a wealthy and successful single businesswoman in Manhattan during WWII. If I gave you the best line in the film, I'd be giving away the film.

And in glorious black and white.

Off the top of my head I want to say that Olivia won an Oscar for this role.

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:42pm

She was nominated but didn't win. She did win for The Heiress, though, and, of course, Gone with the Wind.

[NCGuy]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:44pm

DayDreamer, didn't she win for "To Each His Own" also?

I don't think she won for GWTW...Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress.
Updated On: 7/1/05 at 11:44 PM

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:52pm

I stand corrected.

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:54pm

Olivia did win for 1946's "To Each His Own," and NCGuy is correct that Hatie McDaniel won for GWTW.

Olivia was born in Tokyo, and her younger sister, Joan Fontaine, was another Oscar winner. In fact, in 1941 both Olivia and Joan were nominated for Best Actress Oscars. Olivia for "Hold Back The Daw" and Joan for Hitchcock's "Suspicion."

Although nominated a number of times Olivia had to wait until "To Each His Own" to win her first Best Actress Oscar.

[Glebb]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:56pm

And Olivia won her court battle for independence from Warners. Bette Davis lost her battle.

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:57pm

Very true. The De Havilland Law.

[Glebb]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 12:02am

She was anything other than a pale faced mealy mouthed ninny.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 7:33am

And let us not forget Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte.....wherein Bette Davis's character describes Olivia's character as "...a Vile, Sorry little Bitch!"
Olivia is downright scary in that film. And Agnes Moorhead is pretty good also!

Posted: 7/2/05 at 7:38am

I believe I'm the only teenager at the time who ran out to buy Patti Page's 45 rpm recording of the title song, "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte." I still have it.

That was another fine performance by Olivia.

Davis * De Havilland * Moorehead * Cotton

A Southern plantation, a murder by moonlight.

[nmartin]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 7:54am

I love the story about Bette Davis and Olivia giving a press conference for Charlotte. It seems they were bickering a bit and Olivia said to Bette,"How would you like to do this with Joan Crawford?" Bette's retort,"How would you like to do this with Joan Fontaine?"

[WindyCityActor]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 8:07am

Anges Moorehead in "Hush Hush!" Wow! OVER the Top!!!!!!

I could hardly understand a word she said!

LOVED IT!!!

[Glebb]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 8:09am

Isn't Moorehead in CAGED?

[nmartin]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 8:09am

"She ain't nothin' but a child."
"I know what a due bill looks like."

Updated On: 7/2/05 at 08:09 AM

[WindyCityActor]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 8:13am

And poor Olivia trying to save the schoolchildren in "The Swarm."

[nmartin]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 8:17am

Oh God. The Swarm. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

[Glebb]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 8:17am

She even played The Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna in one of the Anastasia movies.

[nmartin]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 8:23am

That made for tv movie with Rex Harrison and Amy Irving.

[Glebb]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 8:23am

cpaceeba nmartin. :)

[nmartin]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 8:25am

Olivia and Joseph Cotten were also in one of those Airport pictures. The one underwater I think.