However, despite years of these documented spats, Fontaine told the Hollywood Reporter in 2013 that the two sisters had never had a rough patch. A LIFE magazine profile suggested their hostility was even worse than that: "At the age of 9, Joan decided she would kill her sister. Being just one year apart in age, Joan died back in 2013 at the age of 96 (at least one thing they have in common is longevity). “You can divorce your sister as well as your husbands,” she also said. Olivia and Joan were both nominated for Best Actress, Olivia for Hold Back The Dawn and Joan for Suspicion. —In 1947, de Havilland won her first Oscar for To Each His Own. Fontaine, who was 15 months younger than de Havilland, would retaliate by "mimicking" her sister. She so hated the idea of having a sibling she wouldn’t go near my crib.”. "I don't see her at all and I don't intend to. Joan Fontaine and sister Olivia de Havilland in the mid-'60s. Yikes. Over the years, authors and Hollywood experts have offered various reasons for the feud. Olivia instead tried to send Joan to finishing school. In 1989, the two found out they were guests at the same time at the same Beverly Hills hotel, most of all in adjacent rooms. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. I felt Olivia would spring across the table and grab me by the hair.". And he said, ‘Thank you.’ And that’s how Olivia got that role.”. He said ‘Oh you’re much too stylish for the role that I want you to do.’ And I said, ‘Well, what about my sister?’ And he said, ‘Who’s your sister?’ I explained. But instead of … The love and respect between the choreographer and dancer would endure infidelities and even death. So much so, that in her 1978 autobiography No Bed of Roses, she credits de Havilland’s issue with resentment to sharing parental attention with a sibling. Yet the name change remained a source of bitterness for Joan, who later said, "Joan Fontaine. In 1933, 17-year-old de Havilland broke one of Fontaine’s collarbones by pushing her into a pool and jumping on her. But I can think of many occasions where my reaction to deliberately inconsiderate behavior was defensive ... Dragon Lady, as I eventually decided to call her, was a brilliant, multi-talented person, but with an astigmatism in her perception of people and events which often caused her to react in an unfair and even injurious way.". That year, they both attended the Oscars — and sat at opposite ends of the stage. De Havilland was first to be nominated for an Oscar; Fontaine, first to win one. Actress Olivia de Havilland (left) with her sister, actress Joan Fontaine, circa 1945. If you would like to opt out of browser push notifications, please refer to the following instructions specific to your device and browser: Olivia de Havilland, 100, Opens Up About Her Famous Feud with Late Sister Joan Fontaine.

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