I find it remarkable that sisters Olivai De Havilland and Joan Fontaine

[no_hypocrisy]

are both nearly 100 years old and they haven't spoken to one another since 1975.

[Chan790]

1. Why?

My grandfather and great-uncle J never spoke again after the funeral of their youngest brother. They both lived into their 90s, died in this millennium and great-uncle R was murdered in the Philippines during WW II.

What did they feud over for 60+ years? Would you believe neither one them had a clue...but they were certain the other owed them an apology and until it came, they had nothing to say to each other.

[progressoid]

2. Seems like their mother wasn't too helpful in mending any fences either.

Weird.

[sarge43]

3. Civil wars are always the bloodiest nt

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. I suspect my brother and I could easily go that long if we didn't get pulled together at holidays.

I don't think we wish each other any ill but we have nothing in common besides genes and not talking gets to feel more the norm the longer you do it.

[Loryn]

5. I only wish my brother and I hadn't spoken since 1975.

He's abusive and mean. Coming to visit in June. I will be taking a trip away during his visit.

Sometimes, you don't deserve it, you know it's coming, and you have to protect yourself.

[Katashi_itto]

6. I agee. I havent talked to my father in 15 years. The last thing I said to him

was that I would piss on his grave. He was an abusive SOB.

[LeftinOH]

7. I recall seeing an interview with Joan Fontaine (done several years ago)

in which she frequently referenced her older sister as "my older sister" (not as "Olivia&quot . The repeated and catty use of "my OLDER sister" was unmistakable ..and kind of funny.

[elleng]

8. I didn't know they were related!

and I can, unfortunately, imagine the situation, as have a similar one cooking in my family. One irrational sister, bullying the other for many years.

[olddots]

9. its sad all we really have is family

[IrishEyes]

10. My dad hasn't spoken to his sister in forty years.

Since before I was born. I've never even met her although I have heard she is nice from other family members. Dad's explanation is that they just don't particularly like each other. Their other sister is friendly and talks to both of them. I never met her either but I spoke to her on the phone.

[Grey]

11. CBC, Doc Zone has a film about sibling rivelry......

The De Havilland sisters were featured. The mother was a "real piece of work" and I came to understand why they didn't speak. It's a really interesting film.

[Ron Obvious]

12. My father's family was like that..

He came from a family of 12, and cliques formed. He had no contact with half of them for over 50 years, and we children never met them or their children. Not that we cared either, to be honest. I think I have or had over 40 cousins, but I couldn't name more than about 10 of them. His last two surviving siblings only met again at his funeral and they hadn't seen each other for at least 30 years I think.

I never heard about any feuds or anything to explain it.