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| Joan Fontaine Dies - 96 | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 17 2013, 12:34 AM (209 Views) | |
| Alli | Dec 17 2013, 12:34 AM Post #1 |
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Joan Fontaine Dies Joan Fontaine, the patrician blond actress who rose to stardom as a haunted second wife in the Alfred Hitchcock film “Rebecca” in 1940 and won an Academy Award for her portrayal of a terrified newlywed in Hitchcock’s “Suspicion,” died at her home in Carmel, Calif., on Sunday. She was 96. Posted Image |
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| Trotsky | Dec 17 2013, 01:18 AM Post #2 |
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The oldies: Her older sister, JOAN FONTAINE, still sails on at 97. But the oldest actor still alive is the famous LOUISE RAINER who started in films in 1932...she's 103. Her Oscar wins were 1936 and 1937 so after she fled Vienna and the Nazis took over Austria. ELI WALLACH was just 98 and KIRK DOUGLAS 97, but how he suffered with that major stroke. Edited by Trotsky, Dec 17 2013, 01:19 AM.
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| angora | Dec 17 2013, 03:01 AM Post #3 |
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I think you mean, Olivia de Haviland. Is she still alive. They must have strong genes. |
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| Trotsky | Dec 17 2013, 03:23 AM Post #4 |
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How silly of me, of course: Olivia at 97 is still alive and retired in Paris. (De Havilland is the family name...but I don't think it is the aircraft $$$family$$$.)
Edited by Trotsky, Dec 17 2013, 03:27 AM.
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| Alli | Dec 17 2013, 03:43 AM Post #5 |
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I wonder what caused the huge rift between sisters where they had not spoken in years....? |
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| Trotsky | Dec 17 2013, 05:26 AM Post #6 |
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A nice picture: Posted Image Edited by Trotsky, Dec 17 2013, 05:28 AM.
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| angora | Dec 17 2013, 08:42 AM Post #7 |
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Well, judging from that picture, Olivia dressed better. (meeow) |
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