Olivia de Havilland, sophisticated star of Hollywood's golden age, dies at 104

Re:Olivia de Havilland, sophisticated star of Hollywood's go... by jimbob45 on Sunday July 26, 2020 @02:56PM (#23959272)

Hitler himself may have watched her in Captain Blood or Robin Hood. She lived to be astoundingly old and was supremely talented.

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Re:Olivia de Havilland, sophisticated star of Hollywood's go... by interestica on Sunday July 26, 2020 @05:51PM (#23960461)

Another time marker: an American slave ship survivor may have seen her in Gone with the Wind.

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Re:Olivia de Havilland, sophisticated star of Hollywood's go... by jimbob45 on Sunday July 26, 2020 @07:30PM (#23960953)

Haha you win. That is absolutely bonkers to think about.

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Re:Olivia de Havilland, sophisticated star of Hollywood's go... by gkoberger on Sunday July 26, 2020 @06:19PM (#23960616)

You probably could have gone with FDR.

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Re:Olivia de Havilland, sophisticated star of Hollywood's go... by lkramer on Sunday July 26, 2020 @03:12PM (#23959389)

Quickest example of Godwin's law I've seen in a while.

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Re:Olivia de Havilland, sophisticated star of Hollywood's go... by tzs on Sunday July 26, 2020 @04:06PM (#23959770)

Nope. Godwin’s law involves comparisons to Hitler or Nazis. This was a use of Hitler as a marker in time to indicate the era de Havilland was from.

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Re:Olivia de Havilland, sophisticated star of Hollywood's go... by CamperBob2 on Sunday July 26, 2020 @06:53PM (#23960786)

Godwin's Law has also been explicitly suspended by its originator for the duration, not that it applies here.

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