Joan Fontaine, Oscar-Winning Star of Hitchcock Classics, Dies at 96
Source: Variety
Cool beauty Joan Fontaine, who gave strong performances in a number of classic films including Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca” and Max Ophuls’ “Letter From an Unknown Woman,” has died, according to a report in the Hollywood Reporter. She was 96.
Though acclaimed for her talent and elegance, the actress was equally well known for her decades-long feud with sister Olivia de Havilland.
Her porcelain beauty sometimes underlined an icy hauteur (which became more pronounced in later years), but she is best remembered for performances of vulnernability, such as in “The Constant Nymph” (her personal favorite) and Hitchcock’s “Suspicion,” which brought her an Oscar.
Read more: http://variety.com/2013/film/news/joan-fontaine-oscar-winning-star-of-hitchcock-classics-dies-at-96-1200960743/
= new reply since forum marked as read
I liked Joan's work and also her sister Olivia's. It's a shame that they never reconciled.
May she rest in peace.
P.S. What's going on, they are dropping like flies. This is the 4th death announcement today.
