2020 Deaths R I P Olivia de Havilland star of Hollywood s golden age

We look back on the life of Olivia de Havilland the last surviving star of 1930s and 1940s Hollywood She was action star Errol Flynn s favorite leading lady and appeared in Hollywood s blockbuster adaptation of Gone with the Wind Her successful lawsuit against restrictive movie studio contracts gave actors more power in the industry She was able to break out of typecasting as an ingenue and pursued more dramatic roles winning two Oscars for her performances in To Each His Own and The Heiress She and her sister Joan Fontaine are the only sisters to have both won Best Actress Academy Awards She moved to Paris in the 1950s where she made her home for the rest of her long life

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