Title supplied by cataloger. Olivia de Havilland was born to English parents on July 1, 1916 in Tokyo, Japan. Her parents separated and her mother Lillian took Olivia and her sister Joan, born in 1917, to California to live. In 1925, after her divorce, Lillian remarried George M. Fontaine whose last name Joan would later take. The sisters developed a rivalry early on that would last the rest of their lives. De Havilland made her film debut in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in October 1935. After two more disappointing films, she was paired with Errol Flynn in "Captain Blood." The film was well received and the two became a popular box office draw. De Havilland starred in many other movies in her seven years with Warner Brothers, gaining two Academy Award nominations, including one for "Gone with the Wind" in 1939. In 1943, Warner Brothers sought to extend her seven-year contract for six months because of prior suspensions. De Havilland took the studio to court and won, resulting in California's "seven-year rule," also known as Labor Code Section 2855. Still known today as the De Havilland Law, it prevented studios from extending their employees' contracts beyond seven calendar years. This was a blow to the studios and led to a blacklisting of de Havilland for two years. Moving on to other studios, de Havilland received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in "To Each His Own" in 1946, and "The Heiress" in 1949, and she was praised for her roles in several other films. De Havilland was married twice, to Marcus Goodrich and Pierre Galante, and had two children, Benjamin Goodrich and Gisele Galante. Her son died in 1991. De Havilland has lived in Paris since 1960.; Bette Davis was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on April 5, 1908. She is regarded as one of the greatest movie stars of all time. Her films include "Of Human Bondage," "Jezebel," "All about Eve," and "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte." Davis was nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning twice. She was married four times and had three children. She died on October 6, 1989. Photograph caption dated September 1, 1964 reads "Olivia de Havilland arrived by Air France from Paris today, to be greeted at Los Angeles international Airport by Bette Davis. Miss de Havilland replaces Joan Crawford as miss Davis' co-star in 'Hush...hush, sweet Charlotte,' the Associates and Aldrich Company production for 20th Century-Fox release. Aldrich reactivates work on the suspense thriller this week. The picture was twice shut down due to Miss Crawford's illness. Accompanying Miss de Havilland were her children, Benjamin, aged 15, and eight year old Gisele." The family is pictured exiting the airplane as Davis greets them. The women and the little girl are carrying flowers.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
De Havilland, Olivia Davis, Bette,--1908-1989 Air France Los Angeles International Airport Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Women--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Children of celebrities--United States Airplanes--California--Los Angeles Airports--California--Los Angeles Flowers--California--Los Angeles Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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