Well, I've been waiting and waiting to see if anyone was going to announce a Blogathon dedicated to Olivia de Havilland on the event of her 100th birthday but seeing as no one has announced one yet and since Olivia is one of my top favorite actresses, I have decided to take the plunge (if you were planning one but haven't announced it yet maybe we could co-host! It would be easy for me to update my banners - just let me know SOON).
In addition to being the oldest Oscar-winner alive and beloved as Melanie in the classic Gone With the Wind, Olivia de Havilland also made a number of other well beloved films and changed the way stars were treated by their studios. She was (and is!) also just plain gorgeous to look at! If I could pick any Hollywood star to look like it would probably be her. And if anyone deserves a Blogathon in their honor, it is her, especially since she will be turning 100 on July 1st!!!
RULES:
I'm going to make this short and sweet. Anything related to Olivia de Havilland is fine. I will allow up to TWO Duplicates on her films, so if you see that only one blogger is writing about, say, Captain Blood, you are free to write about it also. If there are already two writing about it then please choose another film (or write about all of her films with Flynn or a list of your favorite de Havilland/Flynn films - you get the idea). You can do a general overview of her films, her relationship with her sister, her association with Errol Flynn, her friendship with Bette Davis, her fight with Warner Brothers, whatever!! The topics are endless!!! Here is her filmography on IMDb to get you started.
Once you have made your choice, let me know in the comments below or by emailing me at solidmoonlight@gmail.com. You can also let me know on my Facebook page (link at top right) but I would prefer one of the other two.
Want to participate but don't have a blog? I will be happy to do a guest post. Shoot me an email and we can talk about it :)
Next, grab a banner below (as you can see I got a little carried away) and share on your blog!! That's all!!!
Let's make this the greatest Blogathon ever!!! Wouldn't it be great if there were 100 entries!!! Spread the word so that everyone has an opportunity to honor this celebrated actress!!!
Entries:
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies: TBA
Back to Golden Days: The Heiress (1949)
Pop Culture Reverie: To Each His Own (1946)
Jane Wyman is very excited, as you can see :)