Academy Tribute to Olivia de Havilland
June 15th, 2006 by Andre Soares
Tonight is the Academy Tribute to Olivia de Havilland (who will turn 90 on July 1). According to the Academy’s press release, the tribute "will feature film clips from many of her unforgettable performances and testimonials from several of her co-stars and long-time friends."
The Academy will also screen several de Havilland films in the next few weeks, including The Adventures of Robin Hood, Hold Back the Dawn, and Gone with the Wind.
De Havilland will participate in a "conversation" this coming Sunday, June 18, at a screening of The Heiress - the tale of a sweet ugly duckling who grows into an embittered ugly duckling - and in my view, one of her two or three best films, and the best performance of her career.
Olivia de Havilland Screening Schedule:
Friday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Saturday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m.
To Each His Own (1946)
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
Sunday, June 18 at 8 p.m.
The Heiress (1949); featuring a conversation with Ms. de Havilland in person
Tuesday, June 20 at 1 p.m.
Princess O’Rourke (1943)
Friday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m.
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Saturday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m.
The Snake Pit (1948)
Light in the Piazza (1962)
Tuesday, June 27 at 1 p.m.
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Saturday, July 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Olivia de Havilland in the Los Angeles Times
Olivia de Havilland in the L.A. Weekly
Olivia de Havilland in The [London] Independent
Photo: © A.M.P.A.S.
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