The tributes flow after the death of Olivia de Havilland, one of the last surviving stars of the Hollywood Golden Age who, far from the screen, took over the studio system and won a landmark legal case.
The two-time Oscar winner who lit up the big screen in gone With the Wind, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Snake Pit, The heiress, and more, he died on Sunday (July 26) at his home in Paris. She was 104 years old.
In addition to her considerable acting talent, De Havilland is also remembered for helping to change Hollywood’s studio system when she successfully sued Warner Bros. for freedom from the studio after her contract had expired. The case of the 1940s is now known in legal circles as De Havilland’s Decision, and since then many actors have enjoyed greater compensation and greater creative freedom thanks to their actions.
Bryan Adams, Slash, Jared Leto, William Shatner and other stars of the music and entertainment world paid their respects to the great deceased of Hollywood.
