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Olivia de Havilland, Gone With the Wind star, dies aged 104 from natural causes in Paris home – ABC News
She made 50 movies in her career, was nominated for five Oscars and won two and helped weaken the grip studios had over actors in the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Gone With the Wind star Olivia de Havilland, who was considered the last surviving actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died aged 104.
Key points:
- Olivia de Havilland first acted in a movie in a 1935 screen version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- She was nominated alongside her sister Joan Fontaine for an Oscar but lost
- As well as winning awards for performances, she helped weaken powerful studios’ ability to control actors
She died of natural causes at h…
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