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Lilian Augusta Fontaine (née Ruse, formerly de Havilland; 11 June 1886 – 20 February 1975) was an English actress and mother of Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine.
Lilian Fontaine was born on 11 June 1886 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lost Weekend (1945), Ivy (1947) and The Locket (1946). She was married to George Milan Fontaine and Walter Augustus de Havilland.
Lilian Fontaine. Actress. She appeared in seven films between 1945 and 1953, most notably The Lost Weekend. She also taught drama at San Jose State and later Stanford University. She was the mother of Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland.
Lilian Fontaine was born on June 11, 1886 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lost Weekend (1945), Ivy (1947) and The Locket (1946). She was married to George Milan Fontaine and Walter Augustus de Havilland. She died on February 20, 1975 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
English actress. Name variations: Lillian de Havilland; Lilian Fontaine. Born Lillian Ruse, June 11, 1996, in Reading, Berkshire, England; died Feb 20, 1975, in Santa Barbara, California; m. Walter de Havilland (patent attorney, div.); children: Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland (both actresses).
Feb 23, 1975 · SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 22 (UPI)—Lillian Fontaine, actress and the mother of the Academy Award‐winning actresses Joan Fontaine and Olivia De Havilland died on Thursday She was 88 years old.
She was the mother of actresses Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland. She appeared in supporting roles in two of her daughter Joan's films, Ivy (1947) and The Bigamist (1953), and in the 1950s, she appeared in a few TV shows.
Lilian Fontaine is known as an Actor. Some of her work includes The Lost Weekend, The Bigamist, The Locket, Ivy, Suddenly It's Spring, and The Imperfect Lady.
Jul 27, 2020 · Santa Barbara (AP)--Actress Lilian August Fontaine, whose daughters Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland, successfully followed in her footsteps, is dead at 88. Mrs. Fontaine, who also taught dramatics, died at her home here Thursday following a brief illness.
Lilian Augusta Fontaine (née Ruse, formerly de Havilland; 11 June 1886 – 20 February 1975) was an English actress and mother of Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine. Early years. Fontaine was born in Reading, Berkshire.
