Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was a British-American actress, best known for her starring roles in classic Hollywood films. Fontaine appeared in over 45 feature films in a career that spanned five decades...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth22 October 1917
CountryUnited States of America
flown ridden
I've flown in an international balloon race. I've piloted my own plane. I've ridden to the hounds. I've done a lot of exciting things.
man married virtually
Goodness knows, I tried. But I think it's virtually impossible for the right kind of man to be married to a movie star.
following renew
It's better to be on a soap opera to renew your career and following than to be on any other medium.
damage family relations uneasy wears
That Oscar can be a jinx... It can... damage irreparably one's relations with family, friends. It's an uneasy head that wears the crown.
olivia oscars firsts
I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia (sister Olivia de Havilland) did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it!
sex men instinct
One puzzling thing about men -- they allow their sex instinct to drive them to where their intelligence never would take them.
daughter children giving
[On her troubled relationships with her daughters:] You can acquire enemies. Why give birth to them?
dog sex men
The main problem in marriage is that for a man sex is a hunger like eating. If the man is hungry and can't get to a fancy French restaurant, he goes to a hot dog stand. For a woman, what is important is love and romance.