Olivia de Havilland Articles

Faith Hubley, Olivia de Havilland, John Hubley, Oscar 1966 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Monday Nights with Oscar screening series will celebrate the life and career of animator John Hubley, considered one of the most innovative and influential designer-directors in the animation field. The Hubley evening will feature rarely seen films, and a conversation with Hubley’s daughter and others. The event will [...]

Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. TV have reached an agreement. As per an official statement released by the studio, “Warner Bros. TV, Chuck Lorre and Charlie Sheen have resolved their dispute to the parties’ mutual satisfaction. The pending lawsuit and arbitration will be dismissed as to all parties. The parties have agreed to maintain confidentiality over the terms of the settlement.” Sheen was fired from [...]

Olivia de Havilland / Melanie, Gone with the Wind Admittedly, de Havilland wasn’t the first movie star to take on a studio: Greta Garbo walked out on MGM in the late ’20s, while Bette Davis and Myrna Loy fought, respectively, Warners and MGM in the mid-’30s. Davis was forced to return to Warners according to the studio’s terms; Garbo and Loy got the pay raise [...]

Olivia de Havilland No matter how widely publicized Charlie Sheen’s $100 million lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Two and a Half Men co-creator Chuck Lorre after Sheen was fired from the popular television show, it doesn’t seem at all probable that the Platoon and Wall Street star will make history like Olivia de Havilland did back in the mid-’40s. Even if his case ever makes [...]