"I would prefer to live forever in perfect health, but if I must at some time leave this life, I would like to do so ensconced on a chaise longue, perfumed, wearing a velvet robe and pearl earrings, with a flute of champagne beside me and having just discovered the answer to the last problem in a British cryptic crossword."
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Olivia de Havilland, born on July 1, 1916, in Tokyo, Japan, was a pioneering actress whose illustrious career spanned over five decades. Renowned for her roles in classic films such as "Gone with the Wind" and "The Adventures of Robin Hood," de Havilland was a trailblazer in the industry, famously challenging Hollywood's studio system to gain greater freedom for actors. Her legacy as a two-time Academy Award winner and a champion of artists' rights continues to inspire generations of performers and filmmakers alike.
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"I don't need a fantasy life as once I did. That is the life of the imagination that I had a great need for. Films were the perfect means for satisfying that need."
Olivia De Havilland"I feel like a survivor from an age that people no longer understand. I want to try to explain what the 1930s - the golden age of Hollywood - was truly like. People forget that America was such a different place then, not yet the dominant force in the world."
Olivia De Havilland