Posted on 06/30/2016 7:38:07 AM PDT by Borges
One would like to think that Olivia de Havilland, the last remaining cast member from Gone With the Wind and, indeed, the last remaining female star from Hollywoods Golden Age, had a vibrant lunch among friends at her Paris residence to celebrate her 100th birthday on Friday, July 1.
Shes gone through life collecting friends, film critic and author Donald Spoto, a good friend who often lunches with de Havilland, said during a visit to San Francisco in 2013. Shell talk about her films if you ask her, but she never turns the spotlight on herself. Shes much more interested in hearing about you, and what youre doing. Shes an extraordinary human being.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfchronicle.com ...
Enchanting pic of Olivia w/ Errol.
They made 6 or 8 pictures together....their on-screen chemistry was that good.
for later
I remember back in 1969, my parents were on a 90 day cruise on the QE2 and they wrote to my brother and I and said that they met Olivia de Havilland and her husband on board. I was in college and my brother was doing his internship, so we didn’t go.
People Magazine article on how she plans to spend her big day and a few other things about her life.
http://www.people.com/article/olivia-de-havilland-100-birthday-plans
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