de Havilland, Olivia

Name/Title

de Havilland, Olivia

Entry/Object ID

PE098

Description

Olivia de Havilland, right, is shown here with her friend Betty Jones, widow of long time Los Gatos physician Horace Jones. Olivia grew up in Saratoga and graduated from Los Gatos High School in 1934. In 1935, she went to Hollywood for an acting career. She won Oscars for best actress twice, in "To Each His Own" (1946) and "The Heiress" (1949). She was highly acclaimed for her performances in "Gone With the Wind" and "Snake Pit." Although she has lived in Paris since the 1950s, she has periodically returned to Los Gatos and Saratoga to visit. She gave the commencement address at the 1988 Los Gatos High School graduation. PE098

Collection

People

Made/Created

Artist

Los Gatos Weekly Times file photo

Date made

1988

Dimensions

Height

12.42 cm

Width

8.64 cm

Location

* Untyped Location

Los Gatos Public Library

Copyright

Notes

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