Joan Fontaine was known for her acting, beauty and fierce rivalry with her sister Olivia de Havilland, who is a year older and still living. Career totals for the sisters would be: Fontaine, three Oscar nominations and one win; De Havilland, five nominations and two wins. De Havilland, partly because of her role as Melanie in 1939s classic Gone With the Wind, would be the one with the more enduring film legacy. Our full obituary
Posted on: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 04:05:17 +0000