Olivia de Havilland Celebrating 100th Birthday

[RJNorton]

Thanks to Bob Cook and Laurie for sending this information.

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Olivia de Havilland - Hollywood darling, Academy Award winner, or as we know her as Melanie from Gone With the Wind, is celebrating her 100th birthday on July 1st.


The Road to Tara Museum located in the historic train depot in Jonesboro is celebrating with visitors by offering discounted admission. 100 pennies (the paper money works just fine too) for museum admission and $10 to take one of the historic bus tours.

Seats for the historic bus tours are limited, so make your reservations today. Tours run at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. The museum is open from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Friday and Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Take advantage of this offer; valid only on Friday July 1st. Call 770-478-4800 for more information or visit

http://www.atlantastruesouth.com/gone-with-wind/

http://www.atlantastruesouth.com/gone-wi...ra-museum/

[BettyO]

What a phenomenal actress! Olivia de Havilland has starred in so many wonderful movies - of course, Gone with the Wind; The Heiress; In This Our Life with Bette Davis and Hattie McDaniel; Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte - again with Bette Davis; They Died with Their Boots On; again with Hattie McDaniel; Charge of the Light Brigade - both with leading man, Erroll Flynn - love to watch her! But for all of her many accomplishments on screen, she will always remain the quintessential "Melanie Wilkes"....

   

[PaigeBooth]

Such wonderful news to hear of celebrations for Olivia de Havillamd's birthday--her performance in Gone With The Wind was beyond incredible. She was just 23 years old in 1939-- three years younger than Vivien Leigh, who was 26 at the time.

[Gene C]

She was just 23 years old in 1939-- three years younger than Vivien Leigh, who was 26 at the time.

I never would have known that the way they played their characters.
Interesting info, Paige

[LincolnMan]

More power to her!

[PaigeBooth]

She was just 23 years old in 1939-- three years younger than Vivien Leigh, who was 26 at the time.

I never would have known that the way they played their characters.
Interesting info, Paige

I was surprised the first time I heard about this too, Gene.
I agree-- the part of Melanie seemed so much older than the part of Scarlett.

[BettyO]

Olivia's younger sister, the late Joan de Havilland Fontaine, (deceased 2013) was also a superb actress. She played the young second Mrs. de Winter in Rebecca with Vivian Leigh's lover, Sir Lawrence Olivier as husband Maxim de Winter; she also starred as Jane Eyre in the film of the same name alongside Orson Welles as Mr. Rochester and with Cary Grant in Suspicion....

[Thomas Kearney]

Yikes! I can't stand Gone With The Wind but send my birthday wishes.

[Gene C]

Thomas, you would enjoy it more if you saw the Carol Burnett version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aRMZ4eP...4ePmMM#t=7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjhtxfSM...aRMZ4ePmMM

[LincolnMan]

She also starred in the excellent movie The Proud Rebel with Alan Ladd.

[Linda Anderson]

"Revisiting one of her most famous roles, de Havilland explained why she went for the role of Melanie Hamilton from Gone With The Wind, and not Scarlett O'Hara that many top actresses were vying for.
'Scarlett did not interest me as she epitomized the 'New Woman' who was self-sustaining, like myself. Melanie, on the other hand, was more traditional,' she explained.
'Most of all, I wanted to be part of Gone With The Wind as I sensed that the film would have a much longer life than others - perhaps as long as five years!' she quipped."

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[Thomas Kearney]

I liked her in Robin Hood