THE OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND CENTENARY BLOGATHON HAS FINALLY ARRIVED

 

After months of being enthused and sitting in high anticipation, two time Oscar winner, Olivia de Havilland, who is best known by many for her role as Melanie Hamilton in Gone With The Wind has now officially reached her monumental milestone year.

It’s not often that a notable star who held a prominent reign over Hollywood’s golden age lives to celebrate the welcoming of their 100th Birthday, but Olivia who has spent most of her time living in Paris with no existing health issues is fortunate to attain her 100th year crown. Her plethora of fans worldwide are just as excited as Olivia is, and to mark her centenary tribute, Laura from Phyllis Loves Classic Movies and myself from In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood are elated to be honoring Lady Olivia on her very special day.

My co-host and I are looking forward to reading all the entries written by the participating bloggers to celebrate the life and career of this legendary prolific actress, who exuded a unique quality combined with an infinite of charm that continues to emanate a sparkling glow through television screens worldwide.

So without further ado, let’s get onto the entries. Below is the roster that will get updated as each post comes in. Here’s to you Olivia on your 100th Birthday.

Silver Screenings writes about Olivia de Havilland’s visit to The Snake Pit

Phyllis Loves Classic Movies tells us about Olivia and Errol’s final experience in They Died With Their Boots On

B Noir Detour discovers the good and bad side of Olivia de Havilland in The Dark Mirror

Love Letters To Old Hollywood epitomizes the beauty of Olivia de Havilland as Maid Marion 

Meredy.com is no stranger when it comes to Olivia’s performance in Not As A Stranger

Cindy Bruchman also visits Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit

Karavansara spends time with Olivia in Raffles

Wolffian Classic Movies Digest sympathizes with Olivia in In This Our Life 

Goose Pimply All Over commends Olivia’s poignant and touching performance in To Each His Own

 Big V Riot Squad talks about Olivia on the air

The Motion Pictures pays tribute to Olivia de Havilland and her illustrious career

Silver Screen Modes talks about Olivia in My Cousin Rachel

Cinema Cities provides us with a detailed chronicle of Olivia de Havilland’s Oscar nominated performances

The Cinematic Frontier revisits Olivia’s fourth and final collaboration with her close friend Bette Davis in Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Critica Retro tells us what happens when Olivia encounters The Strawberry Blonde

DAY TWO RECAP

 Hamlette’s Soliloquy reviews The Proud Rebel

Define Dancing celebrates Olivia’s birthday with a loving tribute to the legend

 Portraits By Jenni tells us what happens during Olivia’s visit to Dodge City

Movie Classics pays special emphasis on Olivia’s performance in Hold Back The Dawn

Old Hollywood Films takes us on a journey to the Light In The Piazza

 Christina Wehner looks at Olivia de Havilland as a jealous, but beautiful schemer in The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex 

Classic Film Obsessions delivers us a treat with Elegance On Television – Olivia on “What’s My Line”

Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog joins the party with Olivia de Havilland in The Great Garrick

Dark Lane Creative delivers the unsettling news that Olivia is The Lady In The Cage

A Shroud Of Thoughts talks about Olivia’s first on-screen pairing with Bette Davis in It’s Love I’m After

DAY 3 RECAP

Cinema Monolith tells us about the time when Olivia encountered Alibi Ike

All Good Things reviews the vastly underrated gem, Government Girl

Caftan Woman introduces us to The Male Animal

Danny’s Reviews reveals the evil side of Olivia in Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Lauren Champkin gives us a real treat with Olivia in Gone With The Wind 

Defiant Success explores the films of Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn

Back To Golden Days brings up Olivia de Havilland as The Heiress  

Movie Rob discovers The Ambassador’s Daughter

Moon In Gemini deconstructs Melanie Wilkes In Gone With The Wind

LA Explorer spotlights Olivia in Devotion

Pop Culture Reverie revisits To Each His Own

 Yours truly delivers you all a life story of Olivia