“His roguish reputation was very well-deserved, as he more than candidly revealed in his remarkable autobiography, ‘My Wicked, Wicked Ways,’” she wrote. The pair worked together in eight movies from 1935 to 1941 and appeared in separate scenes in a ninth film, “Thank Your Lucky Stars,” in 1943.įlynn, of course, continued to be sensationalized by the press and authors long after his death. In it, she shared some memories of the Aussie co-star with whom she was frequently cast.ĭe Havilland and Flynn (1909-1959) were one of the most popular on-screen couples during the early classic film era. The letter arrived by FedEx from France where she lived for most of her post-Hollywood life and was hand-signed in her glorious flowing script. While I never had the chance to interview de Havilland directly, she did answer some questions by mail in 2009 for a story I was preparing for the Washington Post on the centenary of Errol Flynn’s birth. de Havilland was truly the last A-list star from that era whose name could be bundled with the likes of Bogart, Gable, Hepburn and so many others. While other actors are still with us who were indeed active in film during the 30s, Ms. The passing of Olivia de Havilland on July 26, just weeks after her 104th birthday July 1, represents the loss of the last surviving big-screen legend from Hollywood’s “Golden Age” of the 1930s. It’s a sobering thought for fans of classic film.
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