Olivia de Havilland, best known for 'Gone With the Wind' and one of the last pillars of Hollywood royalty, has died at 104
, one of the last pillars of Hollywood royalty and a contemporary of Bette Davis and Errol Flynn, died "peacefully from natural causes" Sunday at the age of 104, talent agent Jim Wilhelm told USA TODAY. Her death marks the passing of one of the last stars of classic films of the 1930s, an actress before her time in the fight for equality, and an icon who took on the studio system and won.
De Havilland is survived by her daughter, Gisele Galante Chulack, son-in-law Andrew Chulack and niece Deborah Dozier Potter. Funeral arrangements will be private, Wilhelm said. But de Havilland and Fontaine fostered a heated competitiveness that lasted all their lives, from childhood to stardom. That rivalry – rumored to have escalated into a feud where the two didn’t speak – was the subject of Hollywood gossip for decades.
Being as well-received as she was – both by the public and critically – for her part in"Gone With the Wind," de Havilland longed for more substantial parts early in her career, particularly more serious ones than as Flynn’s demure leading lady, who was usually a damsel in distress. But Warner Bros. did not support her efforts. De Havilland grew increasingly frustrated by the lack of challenging roles and began to reject scripts.
"As soon as my victory was legally confirmed and I was free to choose the films that I made, Paramount presented me with the script of 'To Each His Own,'" playing an unwed teenage mother. “This was exactly the kind of challenge for which I fought that case," she told the AP with pride in 2016.
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