Veteran Actress Olivia De Havilland Dies

JAKARTA - The veteran actress Olivia de Havilland died at the age of 104, Sunday, July 26 local time. Havilland, who plays in the film Gone With the Wind, is considered the last living actress from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Launching Antara, Monday, Havilland died at his home in Paris. This house he has lived in for more than 60 years.

De Havilland's career in acting led to two Academy Award awards. She played Melanie in the 1939 film Gone With the Wind.

De Havilland, who became an American after naturalization, was born to British parents in Japan, and he has lived in Paris since 1953. De Havilland's family moved to California when he was young.

She started acting after director Max Reinhardt saw her in the live production of California A Midsummer Night's Dream and invited her to play on the big screen version in 1935. Warner Bros was impressed and offered the teenager a seven-year contract.

Warners allowed De Havilland to star in Gone With the Wind in 1939 and his gentle but determined personality helped make the role of Melanie an interesting one in the film. That role earned De Havilland his first Oscar nomination.

"To Each His Own," "The Heiress," "Gone with the Wind" and so many others. A two-time Best Actress Oscar winner, Olivia de Havilland was a mainstay of Hollywood's Golden Age and an immeasurable talent. Here's to a true legend of our industry. pic.twitter.com/VYMMNknh4v

- The Academy (@TheAcademy) July 26, 2020

"I felt attracted to Melanie," said de Havilland. "He's got a more complicated personality than the other characters I've played over and over."

Gone With the Wind, which also stars Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, won eight Academy Awards, including best picture.