olivia born july british american actress career spanned surviving stars golden age hollywood appeared feature films leading movie stars golden age best known early screen performances adventures gone wind later award winning performances snake pit born tokyo english parents younger sister actress moved california raised mother stage actress taught dramatic art music acting debut amateur theatre alice wonderland later appeared local production shakespeare night dream led playing stage production play movie contract screen debut night dream began career playing opposite popular leading men including films hollywood popular romantic screen achieved initial popularity romantic comedy films great dodge city natural beauty refined acting style particularly effective historical period dramas romantic dramas later career successful drama films light roles psychological dramas including film career continued work theatre appearing times broadway romeo juliet gift time worked television appearing successful miniseries roots generations television feature films mystery anna received primetime emmy award nomination film career won academy_awards venice film festival cup contributions motion picture industry received star lifetime contribution arts received national medal arts president appointed french president romantic relationships married author son benjamin following divorce moved paris married executive editor french journal daughter published account life france siblings won academy_awards lead acting category lifelong rivalry resulted lasted decades lived paris celebrated 100th birthday july early life born july tokyo japan english parents father walter august served english professor tokyo patent attorney mother née ruse june february educated london stage actress sang master sir toured england composer olivia paternal cousin sir aircraft designer founder aircraft company walter met japan married following year moved large house tokyo gave informal singing european colony marriage happy walter olivia younger sister joan later known actress born october february persuaded husband family england climate better suited ailing daughters sailed aboard siberia san_francisco family stopped treat olivia joan developed pneumonia decided remain daughters california eventually settled village miles south san_francisco father abandoned family returned japanese eventually second wife olivia raised appreciate arts beginning ballet lessons age piano lessons year later learned read mother occasionally taught dramatic art music reciting passages shakespeare strengthen period younger sister joan started calling nickname life entered studies enjoyed reading writing poetry drawing represented grammar school county spelling bee coming second place new tudor style house built avenue family resided early 1930s april divorce finalized married department store manager good provider respectable businessman strict style generated animosity later rebellion new continued education los high school near excelled field hockey participated school plays school drama club eventually club secretary plans english speech attended debut amateur theatre alice wonderland production based novel appeared school plays including merchant venice passion drama eventually led confrontation stepfather forbade participating activities learned won lead role school fund raising production pride prejudice gave ultimatum stay home return home wanting let school classmates left home forever moving family friend graduating high school offered scholarship oakland pursue chosen career english teacher offered role production shakespeare night dream summer austrian director came california major new production play premiere hollywood bowl assistants saw perform offered second position role week premiere lead actress left project leaving eighteen year old play impressed performance offered week autumn tour followed tour received word direct film version stage production offered film role mind set teacher initially eventually executive producer persuaded sign year contract november starting salary dollars week career early films screen debut night dream filmed studios december march production picked film acting techniques film director camera techniques cinematographer impressed questions work end filming learned effect lighting camera angles appeared screen find best lighting following new_york beverly_hills film released october despite publicity campaign film generated little enthusiasm audiences critical response mixed performance praised critic review noted acts greater justice shakespeare language cast minor comedies followed irish films played sweet charming love interest role later experience player felt disappointed assigned routine heroine roles march mother moved apartment franklin avenue hollywood july paired unknown australian actor named film captain blood according film historian actors classic good looks speaking voices sense distant aristocracy filmed august october captain blood gave opportunity appear historical romance adventure epic genre suited given beauty film played niece jamaica plantation owner purchases auction irish physician condemned screen chemistry evident scenes clashes character spirited character playful mask mutual attraction unlike previous roles young woman knows wants willing fight tone exchanges film healthy mutual respect basis screen relationship subsequent films captain blood released december received good reviews wide public appeal performance singled new_york_times variety film nominated academy_awards including popular success film critical response screen couple led seven additional collaborations appeared historical period drama march based popular novel film follows adventures orphan raised scottish merchant pursuit fortune separates innocent peasant girl loves marries eventually loses played peasant girl angela separated slave trader husband opera star mistress napoleon film earned academy_award nominations including garnered good exposure opportunity portray character develops time found later scenes credible new_york_times called angela year reunited period action film charge light brigade set war box office success film production contract signed seven year contract april starting weekly salary dollars equivalent end year year old mother moved section los_angeles billing comedy day middle class english family struggling romantic effects spring fever course single day played daughter falls love handsome artist hired paint portrait film box office little advance career fared better comedy love played young theater fan like idol decides help girl fiancé pretending film received good reviews variety calling fresh clever directed produced acted ensemble start finish praising year period films beginning great fictional romantic comedy eighteenth century english actor encounter jealous players plot way paris wise prank plays ruse determined laugh lovely young mistakenly believes players refined demeanor delivers performance thoroughly believable according variety praised film calling production despite positive reviews film box office final film year romantic drama gold find film late nineteenth century conflict gold miners hydraulic equipment farmers land flooded played daughter farmer falls love mining engineer responsible flooding film released february appearance strip movie stardom september selected studio head play opposite adventures production filmed location september january park california directed film legendary saxon knight opposes corrupt brutal prince john norman lords good king richard away fighting crusade king ward initially opposes robin later supports learning true intentions helping oppressed people mere events risks life save robin providing men plan escape defined beautiful fairy tale heroine spirited intelligent woman actions governed mind heart according author adventures released immediate critical commercial success earning academy_award nomination went popular adventure films classical hollywood era popularity adventures brought new level fame movie star new status reflected subsequent film assignments roles routine challenging romantic comedy crowd played rich girl man looking land account eccentric grandfather romantic comedy hard played rich girl desire exact revenge gas station attendant leads certainly capable playing kinds characters personality better suited stronger dramatic roles according time doubts career film scholars consider high point golden age producing classics genres including western produced adventure western film set american_civil_war film texas witnesses brutal kansas sheriff clean town played initial hostility character transformed events fall love proven formula screen relationships action sequences cinematography expansive film score definitive saloon brawl movie history contributed film success variety described film western packed action playing supporting love interest limited role represented emotional low point career point later said depressed state hardly remember lines letter colleague dated november film producer wrote contract cast film preparing shoot gone wind unwilling lend project read novel unlike actresses wanted role wanted play character quiet dignity inner strength understood felt bring life screen turned warner wife anne help warner later recalled olivia brain like computer concealed like eyes simply went wife joined forces change mind warner relented signed project weeks start principal photography january set nineteenth century film strong daughter georgia plantation owner love husband sister law kindness stands sharp contrast according film historian subtle performance effectively presents character love quiet strength way keeps vital interesting film gone wind world premiere atlanta georgia december received times wrote tender gem characterization variety called standout film won academy_awards including received nomination different deeply feminine qualities felt endangered time generation generation kept alive wanted interpret role main thing thinking person interesting thing happy person loving days completing work gone wind june returned began filming historical drama private lives elizabeth essex hoped work prestige picture lead rate roles instead received billing title queen lady waiting early september lent romantic film high society cricketer jewel thief later complain style film early refused appear films assigned initiating studio agreed play musical comedy drama love came played classical music student turned swing jazz played life complicated support wealthy sponsor review new_york_times described film pointed nonsense noting plays pace wit year reunited seventh film western adventure set backdrop abolitionist anti slavery attacks days leading american_civil_war fictional story follows west_point cadets played played ronald_reagan way west affection unlike previous adventure film roles kit vital interesting confident character knows mind plays pivotal role story playing kit provocative tongue cheek manner creates character real substance dimension according following world premiere december new_mexico attended cast members reporters governor fans went grossing films accompanied publicized train ride attend premiere having diagnosed morning rushed surgery war years following emergency surgery began long period los_angeles hospital time rejected scripts offered leading suspension appeared commercially successful films beginning romantic comedy blonde set gay story involves man marries outspoken advocate women rights rival steals glamorous blonde girlfriend later discovers ended loving understanding wife performance revealed growing confidence playing comedic roles real talent combining qualities kindness love refined sense according film historian film critical commercial success romantic drama hold dawn paramount_pictures transitioned different type role ordinary decent small town teacher life sexuality awakened sophisticated european life positively affected love careful direction guidance appealed approach directors new_york_times wrote olivia plays school teacher woman romantic honesty pride film chief support incidentally excellent performance earned second academy award nomination time july reunited eighth final movie western adventure epic died boots film loosely based courtship marriage elizabeth bacon falling previous year mainly roles given intend work acknowledged sick death playing girl badly wanted good roles world fine actress learned warner come office saying needed film accepted brought add romantic scenes improve overall dialogue result film includes finest work appearance screen farewell wife sensitive later remember think knew time worked final line scene hold special meaning walking life thing died boots released november reviewers criticized film historical applauded action sequences cinematography acting new_york_times found altogether film went earn equivalent second biggest money maker year appeared romantic comedy male animal professor fighting academic freedom trying hold job wife ellen role particularly challenging intelligent good woman trying resolve unsettling circumstances life played major film success according film critical commercial success times noting character wife year appeared drama life based pulitzer prize winning novel story sisters lives destroyed anger jealousy sisters gave film negative review noted warm easy performance production began romantic relationship years according truly satisfying roles played title character romantic comedy princess filmed july august story european princess washington visiting diplomat uncle trying find american husband intent marrying man choosing boards plane heading west ends falling love american pilot unaware true identity film released october box office called film best tradition american screen comedy found performance charming wanted complex roles like example saw restless portray developed human beings jack understood roles character quality knew wouldn effective fulfilling seven year contract informed months added contract times suspension law allowed studios suspend contract players rejecting role period suspension added contract period contract players accepted tried change system including mounted unsuccessful lawsuit 1930s august advice lawyer took court citing existing california labor law forbade employer enforcing contract employee longer seven years november found favor immediately appealed december second district ruled favor decision significant far reaching legal hollywood reducing power studios extending greater creative freedom performers california resulting seven year rule known labor code section known today law legal victory cost equivalent legal fees won respect admiration peers sister later commented hollywood owes olivia great deal reacted lawsuit circulating letter studios effect virtual consequence work film studio nearly years citizen united_states november war years actively sought ways express patriotism contribute war effort joined week train tour country raised money sale war bonds later year began attending events hollywood meeting dancing troops december joined tour traveled united_states alaska visiting wounded soldiers military hospitals earned respect admiration troops visiting isolated islands pacific survived flights damaged aircraft bout viral pneumonia requiring days stay island hospitals later remember loved tours way serve country contribute war effort recognition ruling freed contract signed picture deal paramount_pictures june began filming drama mother gives child adoption spends rest life trying decision insisted bringing director eye detail actors way controlled sentiment previous collaboration hold dawn role required age nearly thirty years course film innocent small town girl ruthless devoted company formally studied acting read autobiography life art applied methods role help define character periods story different period lowered pitch voice period mature woman voice performance earned oscar according film historian award represented long struggle confirmation abilities actress roles challenging psychological thriller played twin sisters loving normal addition technical problems showing characters interacting screen time needed portray separate psychologically opposite people film received critics variety said film gets lost maze psychological speculation performance praised called final scene film convincing piece acting later state playing evil sister haunted years review nation wrote playing thoughtful quiet detailed sustained founded talented playing unusually likable temperament undivided pleasure appearing summer stock production woman knows connecticut second professional stage appearance began dating navy veteran journalist author novel married august met young woman like virginia age physical description guilt problems struck fact likable appealing hadn occurred mental patient appealing gave key performance widely praised performance drama snake pit films attempt realistic portrayal mental illness important harsh conditions state mental hospitals according film critic based novel produced film woman placed mental institution husband help recover nervous breakdown difficult film roles requiring significant preparation mentally physically deliberately lost weight help create appearance screen consulted regularly hired film visited research role observe patients extreme physical discomfort simulated electric shock therapy scenes especially challenging slight inch actress performance conveyed mental physically transforming face wild staring eyes mouth according author delivered performance restrained electric portraying varied extreme aspects character shy young woman woman performance snake pit received academy_award nomination circle award best actress venice film festival cup appeared period drama fourth string critically acclaimed performances seeing play broadway called urged fly new_york felt perfect role obliged loved play help arranged paramount secure film rights adapted screen based novel film young woman falls love young man objections emotionally abusive father suspects man gold hold dawn portrays character transformation shy innocent guarded mature woman period years developed carefully crafted movements gestures facial expressions convey young woman voice nervous hands eyes careful movements communicate character shy production pressed hard visual points character scene catherine returns home director actress carry filled heavy books stairs convey weight catherine trauma physically instead planned speech original script released october received critics performance received golden globe award second oscar giving birth child benjamin september took time making films infant turned role later explaining mother transforming experience relate character family moved new_york_city began rehearsals major new stage production shakespeare romeo juliet lifelong ambition play juliet stage play opened theatre march mixed reviews critics believing thirty year old actress old role play closed performances accepted title role stage production comedy opened april reviews play mixed performance received following scheduled thirty performances went tour company delivered additional performances sold audiences achieved major accomplishments period career marriage eighteen years senior grown strained unstable temperament august filed divorce final following year new life paris course thing come france fact french speak french children americans visit country adjust idea natives speak language difficult april invitation french government traveled cannes film festival met executive editor french journal following long distance courtship month residency requirement married april village settled story house near park section paris year returned screen period drama lady spanish princess love king philip spain respect earned youth losing eye sword fight defending honor according film uses authentic spanish locations effectively suffers convoluted plot excessive dialogue delivered warm elegant performance film disappointing following appearances romantic melodrama stranger ambassador daughter successful box office gave birth second child july returned screen western drama proud rebel film confederate soldier wife killed war son lost ability speak witnessing tragedy played tough feminine frontier woman cares boy comes love father movie filmed location utah learned drive team horses handle gun role released received audiences critics review new_york_times called film truly sensitive effort drama praised ability convey warmth affection needed role noted performances period romantic drama light filmed florence rome based novel film middle class american tourist extended vacation italy beautiful year old daughter mentally disabled result childhood accident faced prospect daughter falling love young italian mother struggles conflicting emotions daughter future projects calm maternal film showing worried mother anxious child happiness film released february received hollywood reporter reviewer calling uncommon love story told rare force variety noting film rare delicate balance artistic beauty romantic substance dramatic novelty commercial appeal variety singled performance great consistency subtle projection early traveled new_york began rehearsals stage play gift time adapted autobiographical book death man tucker play explores emotionally painful struggle housewife forced deal slow death husband played play opened theatre broadway positive notices receiving best reviews stage actress theater critic praised final scene writing darkness actress gains stature taking simple willingness understand sun reviewer concluded gives play continuity distinguished actress reveals special admirable woman stayed production ninety performances year saw publication book account amusing attempts understand adapt french life manners customs book sold printing prior publication date went bestseller later films television appeared leading roles feature films psychological lady cage played wealthy poet gets trapped mansion elevator faces threat home controversial film career banned england critics responded negatively graphic violence cruelty shown screen new_york_times called exercise brutality year appeared close friend left picture illness davis fly switzerland persuade reluctant accept role cruel character hidden charming façade lady quiet restrained performance provided davis characterization film historian described performance subtle piece acting vital contribution effectiveness film film received earned seven academy_award nominations film roles difficult find common problem shared hollywood veterans era began working television dramas despite dislike networks practice breaking story lines commercials venture medium directed called dark tragedy farmer act murder leads suicide production performance farmer wife ellie received starred television feature film wealthy woman recovering nervous breakdown appeared abc miniseries roots generations role warner wife confederate officer played miniseries seen estimated million people nearly american homes television sets 1970s film work limited smaller supporting roles cameo appearances feature film fifth period began speaking engagements cities united_states talk entitled city stars city light program personal life career attended tributes gone wind 1980s television work included television film murder easy television drama played queen mother abc miniseries book notable performance decade television film mystery anna earned golden globe award best supporting actress series miniseries television film appeared romantic television drama woman loved final screen performance retirement remembrance present retirement remained active film community traveled new_york help promote special showing gone wind appeared presenter turner classic movies produced retrospective piece called interviewed fifth anniversary original release gone wind june appearances tributes commemorating birthday november age received national medal arts highest honor conferred individual artist behalf people united_states medal presented president commended compelling skill actress roles shakespeare independence integrity grace won creative freedom fellow film actors following year narrated documentary remember better paint film importance art treatment disease september appointed knight highest decoration france awarded french president told actress honor france having chosen february following year appeared france greeted standing ovation celebrated 100th birthday july personal life relationships known hollywood exciting screen couples involved romantic relationship meeting august drawn nineteen year old actress warm brown eyes extraordinary charm turn fell love kept feelings inside later recalling crush occurred later write time charge light brigade sure love finally professed love march coronation ball king george ambassador hotel los_angeles slow danced hotel nightclub deeply affected later remember impossible evening ended note insisting despite separation wife needed divorce relationship proceed reunited wife later year acted feelings july began dating business aviator filmmaker completed record setting flight world hours addition escorting town gave actress flying lessons later remember shy man community men day played heroes screen didn heroic life man real hero december began romantic relationship actor request actor agent asked stewart escort new_york premiere gone wind december days stewart took theater times continued los_angeles stewart provided occasional flying lessons romance according stewart proposed marriage felt ready settle relationship ended late began romantic relationship film director making life john great love later admit man wanted marry marriages children august married navy veteran journalist author novel marriage ended divorce child born december diagnosed age nineteen able graduate worked statistical analyst california international banking representative houston died october paris age heart disease brought treatments disease weeks death father april married executive editor french journal marriage prompted paris couple separated continued live house years raise children moved street remained close divorce looked final bout lung cancer prior death child born july studying law school law worked journalist france united_states lived story house near park section paris religion politics raised remained life moving france women paris regular scripture readings recently readings major feast days including christmas easter task love said describing preparation readings observed convey deep meaning start faith pray pray start prepare fact prayer shooting scene different way prefers use revised english bible poetic style raised son benjamin daughter roman_catholic_church faith child father united_states citizen involved politics way exercising civic responsibilities campaigned election war joined national public policy advocacy group included hollywood chapter june asked deliver speeches committee reflected communist_party line group later identified communist organization disturbed seeing small group communist members manipulating committee removed pro communist material speeches rewrote reflect anti communist platform later recalled realized nucleus people controlling organization majority members board aware knew communists organized fight regain control committee pro soviet leadership reform efforts failed resignation committee triggered wave hollywood figures including future president ronald_reagan secretly called house american activities committee recounted experiences sibling rivalry sister siblings won academy_awards lead acting category according biographer sisters uneasy relationship starting early childhood olivia trouble accepting idea having younger sister joan mother older sister tension worse frequent childhood illnesses led mother overly protective expression joan sisters actress years overshadowed accomplishments offered personal contract mother told olivia studio use nominated hold dawn announced winner reacted saying got according biographer rejected attempts offended embarrassed relationship strained negative comments interviewer new husband read sister remarks deeply hurt waited apology offered following year accepting academy award approached backstage wanted turned away sister speak years silence caused daughters secretly maintained relationship following divorce resumed contact sister coming apartment new_york spending christmas final break sisters occurred disagreement mother cancer treatment wanted consult doctors supported surgery disagreed claimed mother death touring play fact sent telegram took weeks reach sister sibling feud ended death december following day released statement saying shocked news career assessment legacy career spanned years time appeared feature films leading movie stars golden age began career playing opposite popular male stars including breakout film captain blood seven feature films hollywood popular romantic screen range performances included roles major movie genres following film debut shakespeare adaptation night dream achieved initial popularity romantic comedies great hard western adventure films natural beauty refined acting style particularly effective historical period dramas adventures gone wind romantic dramas later career successful drama films life light psychological dramas playing characters films snake pit career won academy_awards mystery anna circle awards snake pit venice film festival cup snake pit primetime emmy award nomination mystery anna contributions motion picture industry received star hollywood boulevard february retirement lifetime contribution arts honored continents received honorary doctorate england inducted november president presented national medal arts highest honor given achievement arts conferred individual artist behalf american people september appointed knight highest decoration france awarded french president moving image collection held preserved reel screen test produced follow night dream honors awards filmography
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