Olivia de Havilland interview
Posted by Allan Ellenberger on Mar 23rd, 2010
2010
Mar 23
INTERVIEWS
Hollywood’s sweetheart: Olivia de Havilland
Hermione Eyre
London Evening Standard
Olivia de Havilland, a star of Hollywood’s golden age, lives in Paris in a tall townhouse near the Bois de Boulogne. It is snowing when I arrive and I am so cold I can barely speak. The maid shows me into a drawing room where, outlined against a blazing fire, Miss de Havilland stands with welcoming arms outstretched. She is small in stature but her charm is enormous, overwhelming. It is exactly like being greeted by the character she created, Melanie in Gone With the Wind, as she takes my fur hat and clasps it to her bosom. ‘What a hat,’ she says, adding in a low voice resonant with sincerity, ‘It must be a great comfort to you.’
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March 23rd, 2010 at 8:28 am
Thank you so much Allan for posting this! Olivia and Joan – still alive and still feuding in their 90′s – you couldn’t write a better screenplay! Jim
March 23rd, 2010 at 12:56 pm
She has such style and grace, something today’s stars so sadly lack.
March 24th, 2010 at 3:16 am
yes, it’s interesting to think that in their 90s, those two won’t bury the hatchet. maybe it’s that anger that’s kept them alive?
March 25th, 2010 at 4:20 am
Love this article and to learn that she is still working today. Checked out the youtube trailer to hear her recent narration on the film “I Remember Better When I Paint” – an amazing lady and voice.
March 30th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Wow! I didn’t know she lived in Paris. Love your blog. How did Rhett Butler die? it’s never been written until now! http://www.deathofrhett.blogspot.com
May 10th, 2010 at 9:48 am
What a striking photo of Olivia! She still has such class and radiates charm and classic loveliness, even at 93. That photo ought to be on the cover of her forthcoming bio.