Olivia De Havilland

  • EntertainmentVariety

    Olivia de Havilland, the Last Remaining Star of Old Hollywood, Turns 104

    Born: July 1, 1916 Best known for: “The Adventures of Robin Hood,” “Gone With the Wind,” and two Oscar-winning performances, “To Each His Own” and “The Heiress” First claim to fame: Gossip magazines offered endless coverage of her feud with sister Joan Fontaine, which lasted for decades Second (and more important) claim to fame: She helped end the old studio […]

    5-min read
  • NewsSky News

    Feud fight: Hollywood actress Dame Olivia de Havilland loses court ruling

    A legal challenge by Hollywood actress Dame Olivia de Havilland over how she is portrayed in docudrama Feud: Bette and Joan has been dismissed by a US court. The 101-year-old double Oscar-winner had sued FX Network , claiming it breached her right to privacy and defamed her by incorrectly casting her as a gossip. The Feud miniseries chronicled the decades-long squabbles of Hollywood legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

  • NewsSky News

    Screenwriters say Olivia de Havilland case could be a disaster for entertainment industry

    One of the last surviving links to the golden age of Hollywood is behind a legal challenge which could change how the entertainment industry tells real-life stories. Olivia de Havilland, who starred in Gone With The Wind and won two Oscars during a stellar career, is suing the makers of the docudrama Feud over her portrayal as a gossipy narrator played by Catherine Zeta-Jones. The series tells the story of the notorious rivalry between screen stars Bette David and Joan Crawford and stars Susan

  • NewsDeadline

    Olivia De Havilland Slams FX Over ‘Feud’ Motion To Strike

    One day after voting for this year’s Emmys concluded, FX made a court move to strike Olivia de Havilland’s multi-claim <em>Feud </em>lawsuit. But the two-time Oscar winner isn’t having any of it. “Defendants' Motion has strengthened Miss de Havilland's resolve to stand up to big Hollywood and fight for her rights, and the rights of all others in such circumstances,” de Havilland’s lawyer Suzelle Smith said Tuesday after FX filed a motion in Los Angeles Superior Court to gut the…