What a fascinating woman Joan Fontaine was! So intelligent, independent, never afraid of speaking her mind, and what a divine sense of humor! She was surely a woman far ahead of her time and had a lot of culture. Thank you for sharing this extraordinary interview. She was so sharp and delightful!
We have quite a girl here. Besides being a beautiful highly accomplished actress and an Oscar winner, Miss Fontaine, according to IMDB, was a licensed pilot, champion balloonist, expert rider, prize-winning tuna fisherman, a hole-in-one golfer, Cordon Bleu chef and licensed interior decorator. Thank you for the video.
Interesting. Striking beautiful girl. Watched Rebecca recently and she steals away the soul through her expressions. Too bad about her sister because she was striking as well.
@johnfd0210 Easily. Olivia was too wrapped up in appearances as the gracious lady, which to me always came off as phony. Though to be fair she was great friends with Bette Davis, who would never tolerate phonies. So, who knows..!?
I ❤❤❤ Joan Fontaine the way she speaks, her gestures, everything about her is simply well groomed n still very beautiful thanks for sharing it 😊 ❤️ ♥️ 😀 ☺️
I’ve just watched this film “Rebecca” over and over again not even tired of it. The whole plot of this movie has been hunting me for days. Joan Fontaine and Florence Olivier were great duo and impeccable acting in this film. I really love those productions in the Hollywood Golden Age in which actors not only had higher skills on performance and acting but also the way they were talking no actors today will talk like that anymore
This person who is interviewing "do you like saying that she's older...", Create issues... Joan handles everything amazingly .. very rarely I have seen actresses be so bold
Today would have been Joan's 105th Birthday ... Although Joan had a long Career in Film and TV ... She was Unbeatable as an Ingenue ... I wish that She had made 100 Movies between 1937 and 1947 ... She was Very good throughout her Entire Career ... but there was something Very Very Special about her during those years ... You were Drawn Right In ... I have Rebecca (1940) tied with two other movies for the Best Movie Ever ... And Suspicion (1941) is in my Top Five Movies ... In these two movies she costarred with two of Hollywood's biggest stars, Laurence Olivier (May 22 1907 - July 11 1989) and Cary Grant (January 18 1904 - November 29 1986) ... Yet both Movies were Hers ... Olivier and Grant were Subordinate Players ... How unusual (!) ... A few of her Bigger Movies are listed below: The Man Who Found Himself (1937) ** Damsel In Distress (1937) * Maid's Night Out (1938) ** The Women (1939) Gunga Din (1939) Rebecca (1940) ** Suspicion (1941) ** The Constant Nymph (1943) * Jane Eyre (1943) ** Ivy (1947) * Born To Be Bad (1950) * Ivanhoe (1952) * The Bigamist (1953) * Beyond A Reasonable Doubt (1956) * Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea (1961) The Witches (1966) * * Personal Favorite ** Personal Favorite + So Happy Birthday Joan Fontaine ... You Live Forever (!) ... Great Interview (!) ... Thanks for posting (!) ... October 22 2022 (2007 hrs)
I heard that about Lawrence Oliver from another actress, how he wanted Vivien in a film with him instead of the chosen actress. Joan Fontaine looks amazing here. She has to be in her early 60s. Shes a woman of class, beauty and integrity.
You’ve said what I always thought. Olivia was a wonderful actress but even in an interview one feels like she’s just putting on a performance, or in other words, phony. Joan was always much more sincere and down to earth.
Fontaine does talk politics in the interview, she discusses her beliefs on women in marriages, women's aging, etc., which are politically charged topics (even today, frankly). You can't avoid politics, the issues of our times are woven into everything we do and say; it shows up in all media and all art, which is always a reflection of the moment in which it's made. People discussing politics from fifty years ago might not sound as political because the things they discuss are not about our contemporary topics of politics, but that doesn't mean the things they speak about aren't political. It isn't a question of previous generations having more "class".
@@medeajerdanaThere’s a difference between discussing civic issues in an intelligent, thoughtful, and balanced manner than the hyper-partisan, puerile, and shrill Hollywood Democrats of today. A big difference.
@@dr.winstonsmith But the GOP are the real star-f*ers, what with them fawning over and electing celebrities like Ronald Regan, Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Fred Thompson into major political positions. Democrats don't do it nearly so often, and rarely to such lofty positions - and never as president. Should a celebrity even remotely famous wander over to the Right, they are passionately embraced! So yes, I agree - if Hollywood idiots would stay clear of politics, then the last decade might have been less of a sh*t show.
Franklin Roosevelt's father had died several years before he married. Maybe it was Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle Ted, who stood in for his deceased brother, to give the bride away, who pulled FDR aside.
Olivia, being the elder sibling, had a strong sense of entitlement. So, the fact that Joan won the Oscar before her was a blow to de Havilland's ego. Joan and already married before Olivia. Also, when Joan and Olivia were born, most parents wanted male children and their mother hadn't wanted to become pregnant again; the marriage was failing. Then, the de Havillands had a second daughter, so that was a recipe for disaster Joan. It's a wonder that Joan was at all successful. For comparison, Bette Davis had a sister who was a year younger and if you examine that relationship, you will understand what I mean.
@@travelseatsyellowlab you’re only hearing Joan’s version of events here. Everything has two sides. Olivia had too much class to respond to Joan’s lies. Their mother turned the sisters against each other at a very early age. Joan being a sickly child may have gotten more attention from mother. But, Olivia was mother’s favorite child, not Joan. When Joan arrived in Hollywood, Olivia, let her stay with her, let her borrow her clothes, let her use her car to go on auditions. Olivia was maid of honor at Joans wedding. They would visit each other on movie sets. The bad blood began when Joan insulted Olivia’s husband to the press. More bad blood was when their mother died. Olivia sent Joan a telegram saying their mother died. Joan on tour with a play received the telegram too late. She never forgave Olivia for that. The final straw was when Joan’s daughters went to Paris to visit Olivia. The girls were with Olivia when Joan passed away. Neither daughter attended Joan’s funeral. Joan’s daughters wanted nothing to do with her. Who needed an attitude adjustment?
@gingermurray Olivia and Joan hadn't gotten along that well for a long time. Lilian and Olivia didn't want Joan in pictures because they thought Joan would damage Olivia's brand, hence the stage name, a source of resentment on Joan's part. Then, Joan won the Oscar, and Olivia became upset by Joan's career taking off and Olivia, having little sway over Joan, unlike before. Joan had every right to be angry at Olivia, not making a better effort to reach out to Joan after her mother died. As for Joan's children, they had been manipulated, brainwashed, and turned against their own mother by their aunt, intentionally, which is as low as it gets.
From what I've read, Joan was the accidental pregnancy in an already flagging marriage and the fact that she was a girl didn't help matters. It's easy to see how she could become attention seeking, especially given that her parents seemed narcissistic, had huge problems of their own and openly showed their preference for Olivia.
@@tomsarp2900 Despite Olivia keeping silent during Joan's lifetime, after Joan's death, Olivia gave big clues on how strongly she despised her sister. The first came in the days immediately following Joan's death, when Olivia released a statement through her publicist, saying she was "shocked" by a 96 year old woman's death, and "saddened." She further emphasized and low-key shaded Joan again by saying how she and Deborah Potter appreciated the kind expressions of sympathy, highlighting the estrangement between Joan and her only biological child. A few years later, when Olivia turned 100, she couldn't help but make another jab at her late sister by saying how she referred to her as "dragon lady," and placing the entire responsibility for the fractured relationship on Joan, accepting no accountability whatsoever. I can see how the de Havilland sisters would not be in contact for going on 40 years at the time of Joan's death.
@Adventures, Exploration & Learning Through Travel Spot on. What though is your opinion on Olivia taking issue with the series Feud/calling Joan the b word?
@@peliasadventurer602 Olivia, by the time of the Feud series, was over 100 years of age, and was concerned about her reputation for posterity. She was willing to go to ANY length to protect that, as proven by her decision to file suit. I commend Ms. De Havilland for being someone who stood up for the things she believed in, she was a businesswoman, through and through. However, most of the people who knew both Olivia and Joan, had died long before both sisters died, making the job of the producers of the series a lot more difficult to prove. I do believe that both women, given some of their disagreements, applied harsh language towards each other in private, with family and friends. It's a shame that two driven, motivated, ambitious, talented people could not come together in the end, as family, but chose instead, to remain adversaries for the ages.
Joan Fontaine was delightful to listen to. I really enjoyed the interview.
What a fascinating woman Joan Fontaine was! So intelligent, independent, never afraid of speaking her mind, and what a divine sense of humor! She was surely a woman far ahead of her time and had a lot of culture. Thank you for sharing this extraordinary interview. She was so sharp and delightful!
Thanks for watching and to the great Tom Snyder and his guests.
My favorite interviewer mixed with one my favorite actresses; spectacular! My first time seeing her interviewed; she was fabulous!!
We have quite a girl here. Besides being a beautiful highly accomplished actress and an Oscar winner, Miss Fontaine, according to IMDB, was a licensed pilot, champion balloonist, expert rider, prize-winning tuna fisherman, a hole-in-one golfer, Cordon Bleu chef and licensed interior decorator. Thank you for the video.
Yes: a very accomplished lady was she; Joan was 67 here and looked great!
Interesting. Striking beautiful girl. Watched Rebecca recently and she steals away the soul through her expressions. Too bad about her sister because she was striking as well.
Joan Fontaine was one the best Hollywood golden age leading actresses. She was intelligent, independent and super beautiful... ❤
What a lovely, classy, beautiful, intelligent, and talented lady she was. I so enjoy listening to her speak. Love her films. A true treasure.
My absolute favorite of the two sisters.
Me too , Have you read "No bed of Roses" her autobiography. Olivia I always felt was the selfish one. Her autobiography confirmed my suspicions.
@@lettylynton1932 I like both sisters, equally. Have to say, I think Joan would be more fun (her laugh at the end was so wonderful!).
@johnfd0210 Easily. Olivia was too wrapped up in appearances as the gracious lady, which to me always came off as phony. Though to be fair she was great friends with Bette Davis, who would never tolerate phonies. So, who knows..!?
Olivia was the better actress, but...Joannie, she's the owner of my heart....💘
I ❤❤❤ Joan Fontaine the way she speaks, her gestures, everything about her is simply well groomed n still very beautiful thanks for sharing it 😊 ❤️ ♥️ 😀 ☺️
She's Brilliant and well spoken♥️
I’ve just watched this film “Rebecca” over and over again not even tired of it. The whole plot of this movie has been hunting me for days. Joan Fontaine and Florence Olivier were great duo and impeccable acting in this film. I really love those productions in the Hollywood Golden Age in which actors not only had higher skills on performance and acting but also the way they were talking no actors today will talk like that anymore
This person who is interviewing "do you like saying that she's older...",
Create issues...
Joan handles everything amazingly .. very rarely I have seen actresses be so bold
That man is the great Tom Snyder.He was fantastic.
Today would have been Joan's 105th Birthday ...
Although Joan had a long Career in Film and TV ... She was Unbeatable as an Ingenue ... I wish that She had made 100 Movies between 1937 and 1947 ...
She was Very good throughout her Entire Career ... but there was something Very Very Special about her during those years ... You were Drawn Right In ...
I have Rebecca (1940) tied with two other movies for the Best Movie Ever ... And Suspicion (1941) is in my Top Five Movies ... In these two movies she costarred with two of Hollywood's biggest stars, Laurence Olivier (May 22 1907 - July 11 1989) and Cary Grant (January 18 1904 - November 29 1986) ... Yet both Movies were Hers ... Olivier and Grant were Subordinate Players ... How unusual (!) ...
A few of her Bigger Movies are listed below:
The Man Who Found Himself (1937) **
Damsel In Distress (1937) *
Maid's Night Out (1938) **
The Women (1939)
Gunga Din (1939)
Rebecca (1940) **
Suspicion (1941) **
The Constant Nymph (1943) *
Jane Eyre (1943) **
Ivy (1947) *
Born To Be Bad (1950) *
Ivanhoe (1952) *
The Bigamist (1953) *
Beyond A Reasonable Doubt (1956) *
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea (1961)
The Witches (1966) *
* Personal Favorite
** Personal Favorite +
So Happy Birthday Joan Fontaine ... You Live Forever (!) ...
Great Interview (!) ... Thanks for posting (!) ...
October 22 2022 (2007 hrs)
Joan Fontaine was 63 in this interview. She lived to be 96.
I heard that about Lawrence Oliver from another actress, how he wanted Vivien in a film with him instead of the chosen actress. Joan Fontaine looks amazing here. She has to be in her early 60s. Shes a woman of class, beauty and integrity.
She was absolutely wonderful, on and off screen ❤
one of my top favorites
He wanted Vivien in every movie he did.
Here comment at the end at that laugh...what fun!
I like her so much better than her sister her sister to me is a phony she seems to be more down-to-earth
Couldn't agree more. Olivia was a terrific actress, but always seemed like, exactly what you said, a phony
You’ve said what I always thought. Olivia was a wonderful actress but even in an interview one feels like she’s just putting on a performance, or in other words, phony. Joan was always much more sincere and down to earth.
I wish actors today followed her advice on actors keeping their political opinions to themselves. The difference is stars of her generation had class.
Fontaine does talk politics in the interview, she discusses her beliefs on women in marriages, women's aging, etc., which are politically charged topics (even today, frankly). You can't avoid politics, the issues of our times are woven into everything we do and say; it shows up in all media and all art, which is always a reflection of the moment in which it's made.
People discussing politics from fifty years ago might not sound as political because the things they discuss are not about our contemporary topics of politics, but that doesn't mean the things they speak about aren't political. It isn't a question of previous generations having more "class".
@@medeajerdanaThere’s a difference between discussing civic issues in an intelligent, thoughtful, and balanced manner than the hyper-partisan, puerile, and shrill Hollywood Democrats of today. A big difference.
@@dr.winstonsmithJon Voight is not a Democrat by any means ...
@@dr.winstonsmith But the GOP are the real star-f*ers, what with them fawning over and electing celebrities like Ronald Regan, Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Fred Thompson into major political positions. Democrats don't do it nearly so often, and rarely to such lofty positions - and never as president. Should a celebrity even remotely famous wander over to the Right, they are passionately embraced!
So yes, I agree - if Hollywood idiots would stay clear of politics, then the last decade might have been less of a sh*t show.
Franklin Roosevelt's father had died several years before he married. Maybe it was Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle Ted, who stood in for his deceased brother, to give the bride away, who pulled FDR aside.
Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt were fifth cousins@robcardinal8430.
@travelingwithkaylon...I stand corrected.
Accent ❤❤
What an absolutely marvelous person -- a real lady. Except for those gliberal politics of course.
It would have been great to hear Olivia’s side of the story. Alas, we”ll probably never know 🤷🏾♂️
Olivia, being the elder sibling, had a strong sense of entitlement. So, the fact that Joan won the Oscar before her was a blow to de Havilland's ego. Joan and already married before Olivia. Also, when Joan and Olivia were born, most parents wanted male children and their mother hadn't wanted to become pregnant again; the marriage was failing. Then, the de Havillands had a second daughter, so that was a recipe for disaster Joan. It's a wonder that Joan was at all successful.
For comparison, Bette Davis had a sister who was a year younger and if you examine that relationship, you will understand what I mean.
@@travelseatsyellowlab you’re only hearing Joan’s version of events here. Everything has two sides. Olivia had too much class to respond to Joan’s lies. Their mother turned the sisters against each other at a very early age. Joan being a sickly child may have gotten more attention from mother. But, Olivia was mother’s favorite child, not Joan. When Joan arrived in Hollywood, Olivia, let her stay with her, let her borrow her clothes, let her use her car to go on auditions. Olivia was maid of honor at Joans wedding. They would visit each other on movie sets. The bad blood began when Joan insulted Olivia’s husband to the press. More bad blood was when their mother died. Olivia sent Joan a telegram saying their mother died. Joan on tour with a play received the telegram too late. She never forgave Olivia for that. The final straw was when Joan’s daughters went to Paris to visit Olivia. The girls were with Olivia when Joan passed away. Neither daughter attended Joan’s funeral. Joan’s daughters wanted nothing to do with her. Who needed an attitude adjustment?
@gingermurray Olivia and Joan hadn't gotten along that well for a long time. Lilian and Olivia didn't want Joan in pictures because they thought Joan would damage Olivia's brand, hence the stage name, a source of resentment on Joan's part. Then, Joan won the Oscar, and Olivia became upset by Joan's career taking off and Olivia, having little sway over Joan, unlike before. Joan had every right to be angry at Olivia, not making a better effort to reach out to Joan after her mother died. As for Joan's children, they had been manipulated, brainwashed, and turned against their own mother by their aunt, intentionally, which is as low as it gets.
Olivia didn't talk about it because she was completely guilty.She didn't like Joan simply because she wanted to be the only child.
back in the time when demos had integrity
These actressesdont want to be married
Good for them. What of it?
@@countfosco1What's wrong with marriage? I love it!
I have a feeling Joan had been very liberal with truth and was very much the attention seeking younger sibling, she certainly resembles it here.
From what I've read, Joan was the accidental pregnancy in an already flagging marriage and the fact that she was a girl didn't help matters. It's easy to see how she could become attention seeking, especially given that her parents seemed narcissistic, had huge problems of their own and openly showed their preference for Olivia.
Joan was honest and spoke about it in a healthy way. Olivia was slick and knew how to keep silent. She knew it made herself look innocent.
@@tomsarp2900 Despite Olivia keeping silent during Joan's lifetime, after Joan's death, Olivia gave big clues on how strongly she despised her sister. The first came in the days immediately following Joan's death, when Olivia released a statement through her publicist, saying she was "shocked" by a 96 year old woman's death, and "saddened."
She further emphasized and low-key shaded Joan again by saying how she and Deborah Potter appreciated the kind expressions of sympathy, highlighting the estrangement between Joan and her only biological child.
A few years later, when Olivia turned 100, she couldn't help but make another jab at her late sister by saying how she referred to her as "dragon lady," and placing the entire responsibility for the fractured relationship on Joan, accepting no accountability whatsoever. I can see how the de Havilland sisters would not be in contact for going on 40 years at the time of Joan's death.
@Adventures, Exploration & Learning Through Travel Spot on. What though is your opinion on Olivia taking issue with the series Feud/calling Joan the b word?
@@peliasadventurer602 Olivia, by the time of the Feud series, was over 100 years of age, and was concerned about her reputation for posterity. She was willing to go to ANY length to protect that, as proven by her decision to file suit. I commend Ms. De Havilland for being someone who stood up for the things she believed in, she was a businesswoman, through and through. However, most of the people who knew both Olivia and Joan, had died long before both sisters died, making the job of the producers of the series a lot more difficult to prove. I do believe that both women, given some of their disagreements, applied harsh language towards each other in private, with family and friends. It's a shame that two driven, motivated, ambitious, talented people could not come together in the end, as family, but chose instead, to remain adversaries for the ages.