Olivia de Havilland Discussion

Olivia de Havilland: Olivia de Havilland. Actress: Gone with the Wind. Olivia Mary de Havilland was born on July 1, 1916 in Tokyo, Japan to British parents, Lilian Augusta (Ruse), a former actress, and Walter Augustus de Havilland, an English professor and patent attorney. Her sister Joan, later to become famous as Joan Fontaine, was born the following year. Her surname comes from her paternal grandfather, whose family was from Guernsey in the...

Known For: Gone with the Wind (Melanie Hamilton - Wilkes' Cousin), The Heiress (Catherine Sloper), The Adventures of Robin Hood (Maid Marian), The Snake Pit (Virginia Stuart Cunningham)