30 moments

  1. Birth in Tokyo

    · Tokyo City, Empire of Japan

    Olivia de Havilland was born in Tokyo while her father was teaching in Japan.

  2. Childhood settlement in Saratoga

    · Saratoga, California, United States

    After the San Francisco stop, her mother remained in California and the family settled in Saratoga. The source connects this settlement to the 1919 voyage but does not give a more precise settlement date.

  3. Family arrival in San Francisco

    · San Francisco, California, United States

    During the family’s attempted return to Britain, she stopped in San Francisco for treatment. The family’s San Francisco stop occurred during a February 1919 voyage; no arrival day is stated.

  4. Amateur-theatre debut

    · Saratoga, California, United States

    Amateur-theatre debut
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    She made her amateur theatre debut with the Saratoga Community Players.

  5. Hermia at the Hollywood Bowl

    · Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Max Reinhardt’s California production gave de Havilland an early major professional stage opportunity as Hermia. The article places the event in the summer following her 1934 graduation.

  6. Coronation ball with Errol Flynn

    · Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, United States

    She attended the King George VI coronation ball at Los Angeles’s Ambassador Hotel with Errol Flynn. The Ambassador Hotel was demolished; coordinates mark its former site.

  7. New York premiere of Gone with the Wind

    · Astor Theatre, New York City, New York, United States

    James Stewart escorted de Havilland to the New York premiere of Gone with the Wind. The Astor Theatre was demolished; coordinates mark its former Times Square location.

  8. USO visit at Naval Air Station Kodiak

    · Naval Air Station Kodiak, Kodiak, Alaska, United States

    USO visit at Naval Air Station Kodiak
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    During her wartime USO tour, de Havilland visited the naval air station at Kodiak. The article’s contemporaneous photograph caption establishes the location and date.

  9. What Every Woman Knows in Westport

    · Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut, United States

    She returned to professional stage work at Westport Country Playhouse and married Marcus Goodrich during the run. The preceding text identifies the production’s venue as Westport Country Playhouse.

  10. Romeo and Juliet opening in Detroit

    · Cass Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, United States

    She began a road production of Romeo and Juliet in Detroit before taking it to Broadway. The Cass Theatre building no longer survives; coordinates identify its former downtown site.

  11. Broadway opening as Juliet

    · Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, New York, United States

    Her Romeo and Juliet reached Broadway, marking her Broadway debut as Juliet.

  12. Candida opens in Westport

    · Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut, United States

    She immediately followed Romeo and Juliet with the title role in Candida at the Westport Country Playhouse.

  13. Candida opens in St. Louis

    · St. Louis, Missouri, United States

    She took Candida on a national tour that opened in St. Louis. The article gives the city but not a theatre; coordinates represent central St. Louis.

  14. Candida run at the Geary Theatre

    · Geary Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States

    During the national Candida tour, she played a three-week engagement at San Francisco’s Geary Theatre. The source gives month, but not opening and closing days.

  15. Candida closes in New York

    · National Theatre, New York City, New York, United States

    Her Candida tour concluded with a limited National Theatre engagement in New York City. The National Theatre was demolished; coordinates mark its former Broadway-area site.

  16. Cannes Film Festival visit

    · Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France

    At the French government’s invitation, she traveled to Cannes, where she met Pierre Galante.

  17. Marriage in Yvoy-le-Marron

    · Yvoy-le-Marron, Loir-et-Cher, France

    De Havilland married Pierre Galante in Yvoy-le-Marron before the couple settled in Paris.

  18. Paris residence near Bois de Boulogne

    · Bois de Boulogne area, 16th arrondissement, Paris, France

    Paris residence near Bois de Boulogne
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    From 1956 onward, her long-term home was a three-storey house near the Bois de Boulogne. Coordinates are a representative point near the Bois de Boulogne; the residence’s exact address is not supplied.

  19. The Proud Rebel location filming

    · Utah, United States

    She filmed The Proud Rebel on location in Utah and learned skills for her frontier role. The source identifies Utah but not a specific filming site; coordinates represent the state.

  20. Light in the Piazza filming in Florence

    · Florence, Italy

    Light in the Piazza filming in Florence
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    She worked in Florence while filming Light in the Piazza. The source gives the film year and the two filming cities, but no production dates.

  21. Light in the Piazza filming in Rome

    · Rome, Italy

    She also worked in Rome during production of Light in the Piazza. The source gives the film year and the two filming cities, but no production dates.

  22. A Gift of Time on Broadway

    · Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, New York, United States

    De Havilland returned to the New York stage in A Gift of Time with Henry Fonda. The immediately preceding sentence identifies de Havilland as the production’s returning New York-stage performer.

  23. Recruitment for Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    · Switzerland

    Robert Aldrich flew to Switzerland to persuade her to join Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte after Joan Crawford left the production. The article establishes the episode within its 1964 discussion but does not specify a Swiss locality.

  24. President of the Cannes Film Festival jury

    · Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France

    She chaired the Cannes Film Festival jury, becoming the first woman to hold that role. The source supplies the festival role and year, but not individual festival dates.

  25. Autobiographical tour stop in Detroit

    · Detroit, Michigan, United States

    Her first year of touring with From the City of Stars to the City of Light included Detroit. The tour ran from 1971 to 1980; the source identifies Detroit as a stop in its first year but provides no performance date.

  26. Gone with the Wind anniversary tribute

    · Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, United States

    She appeared at the film’s lavish 40th-anniversary celebration at LACMA.

  27. Gone with the Wind promotion in New York

    · Essex House, New York City, New York, United States

    While promoting the restored re-release of Gone with the Wind, she was interviewed at the Essex House Hotel. The Los Angeles Times report is dated June 17, 1998.

  28. National Medal of Arts ceremony

    · East Room, White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    President George W. Bush presented de Havilland with the National Medal of Arts at the White House. The official White House transcript is headed “East Room” and dated November 17, 2008.

  29. DBE received at Paris apartment

    · Paris, France

    Unable to travel to Buckingham Palace, she received her DBE from the British ambassador at her Paris home. The exact apartment address is not supplied; coordinates represent central Paris.

  30. Death at home in Paris

    · Paris, France

    De Havilland died in her Paris home at age 104. The exact home address is not supplied; coordinates represent central Paris.

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