Olivia de Havilland, 'Gone With the Wind' actress and Hollywood royalty, dies at 104

one of the last pillars of Hollywood royalty and a contemporary of Bette Davis and Errol Flynn, died "peacefully from natural causes" Sunday at the age of 104, talent agent Jim Wilhelm told USA TODAY. Her death marks the passing of one of the last stars of classic films of the 1930s, an actress before her time in the fight for equality and an icon who took on the studio system and won.

After making her Hollywood debut in a version of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," de Havilland – named for the Bard's"Twelfth Night" character Olivia – made an early mark opposite Flynn. In 1934, she signed a contract with Warner Bros., which decided to pair her with the then-unknown Australian. They starred a year later in

In 2016, three years after her sister's death, de Havilland finally broke her silence on their relationship to The Associated Press: "A feud implies continuing hostile conduct between two parties. I cannot think of a single instance wherein I initiated hostile behavior." However, she said,"I can think of many occasions where my reaction to deliberately inconsiderate behavior was defensive.

De Havilland wanted to pursue opportunities with other studios, but Warner Bros. told her it added six months to her seven-year contract for times she had been on suspension. In addition to championing actors’ rights, de Havilland was known for her liberal political stance. She organized a fight for control of the Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions, which she said was being manipulated by a small group of communists. She failed, then resigned, triggering a wave of resignations, including that of an actor she had recruited to the group, Ronald Reagan.

R.I.P.😔😔

She’s gone with the wind - RIP

That's not all she starred in. She was the best film actress of her generation, and quite beautiful too.

One of the great films and liberals, in their infinite capacity for stupidity, keep trying to remove it. I really hate liberals. She was a great actress. RIP

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