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• 12/15/08 - Just received notice from an Olivia fan that Miss. DeHavilland's bio is set so far to be released May 4,2009. It is called "Now Is The Time".
• 11/18/08 - She flew from Paris to Washington, D.C. to receive the Medal of Arts Honor awarded by George W. Bush in a White House ceremony on November 18, 2008. Nine other recipients received this highest honor for those in the performing arts. Olivia was cited for "her persuasive and compelling skill as an actress from Shakespeare's Hermia to Margaret Mitchell's Melanie. Her independence, integrity and grace won creative freedom for herself and her fellow film actors." At the ceremony, Olivia received a solid round of applause. Thanks to Neil Doyle for finding this information.
• 5/24/08 - as reported by Neil: "Earlier this month Olivia made a "surprise guest" appearance at the Bette Davis Tribute sponsored by the Academy and MC'd by host Robert Osborne. She got two standing ovations from the surprised and delighted audience who had been shown clips earlier from ELIZABETH AND ESSEX and HUSH..HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE, two of the four films Olivia made with Bette. Osborne began by asking Olivia what it was like to "meet" Bette Davis. "I never met her," said de Havilland seriously. "I encountered her!" Priceless. Wish I'd been there, but I read about it online."
• 3/11/06 - Check out March issue #369 of CLASSIC IMAGES - The leading article is about Olivia and features 16 photos of Olivia during the early years of her career. Part II will continue in the April issue covering the pinnacle of her career up until the present time.
  
• 11/01/05 - De Havilland returning for Academy tribute
  By Robert Osborne - See this article at this address - NEW YORK -- Olivia de Havilland, the great star of a platoon of Hollywood's finest including "Gone With the Wind," "The Adventures of Robin Hood," "The Heiress" and "The Snake Pit," all of which regularly and prominently show up on "best of" and "favorite movie" lists, has certainly had her share of prestigious awards through the years: Oscars (1946, 1949), Golden Globes (1949, 1986), back-to-back best actress wins from the New York Film Critics Circle (1948, 1949) and a best actress prize at the Venice film fest (1948) among them. But next year, on June 15, this amazing and quite indefatigable woman will be receiving a very special tribute from Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an organization near and dear to the actress' heart, not only because of those golden trophies she's received but also because of her own affection for and appreciation of what the Academy represents; she has been a member since 1940 and an Oscar show presenter many times (including, most memorably, at the 2003 ceremony), and she's a five-time nominee. Making appearances at salutes and prize parties is something she has always kept to a minimum, but this invitation from the Academy is one that came with perfect timing. It'll be happening in the city where her career began, taking place at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills just two weeks before her 90th birthday. So she will indeed be traveling from her home in Paris for the event, which will be complete with film clips from many of her screen performances and an onstage discussion of her career. And what a career. It actually began at the Hollywood Bowl in 1934 with a Max Reinhardt stage production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (its cast included a pint-sized Mickey Rooney as Puck), followed by a film version of "Dream" and a long-term contract at Warner Bros. that had its highs (including eight films with Errol Flynn, starting with 1935's "Captain Blood") and lows (enough bad scripts and treatment to lead her to pursue a lawsuit against Warners that kept her off the screen for three years but resulted in "The de Havilland Decision" on the California law books; it limits to seven calendar years the time that any employer can forcibly keep an employee under contract). By taking on, in essence, all the major film studios of that time, she indeed flirted with career suicide; by winning, as her friend Bette Davis said, "Every actor in Hollywood now and in the future owes a great debt of gratitude to Olivia." Freed from bondage at Warners, de Havilland's career flowered more than ever; later, she opted to devote most of her time to family life, moving to Paris where she raised two children and even wrote a best-seller, "Every Frenchman Has One." The film magic she created still endures mightily, and it'll be prominently on display in Beverly Hills in June with the added good news that the lady herself is making a rare visit to the turf where it all started. The Academy said tickets will go on sale June 1. Details: (310) 247-3600.
  Published Nov. 01, 2005.
• 8/29/05 - Renovation of site to load faster
• 7/1/05 - Congratulations to Olivia on her 89th birthday, July 1, 2005!
• 6/23/05 - Classic Movie Favorites Discussion Forum
  A place to ask questions, comment or discuss your classic movie favorites.
• 11/07/04 - There's a great new article in today's NY Times called "The Good Girl Gets The Last Word" by Anita Gates. It's in the Online NY Times Movies Section.
• 10/9/04 - Olivia came to the U.S. recently for the Beverly Hills luncheon given by PREMIERE magazine to honor "Women in Hollywood". Olivia received the Legend Award for her body of work in films with clips from many of her films shown before she was given the Legend Award. She made a humorous speech in which she spoke about the "pearly gates" and how she could now present herself as being named a legend in 2004 to make sure she gained admittance. It was telecast by AMC on October 3rd. Jennifer Connolly introduced de Havilland.
• 8/1/04 - this Joan Crawford site has found a new home at Classic Movie Favorites. Click here to see all of the other sites located at this domain.
• 5/1/03 - Olivia has been chosen as the Star of the Month on Turner Classic Movies, please go there to see her films.

• 4/3/03 - Complete renovation of this site with a whole new look.
• 4/3/03 - What's new section added to record changes to this site.
• 4/3/03 - wallpapers added here.