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
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.
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.
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.
age stage peter
I hope I'll die on stage at the age at 105, playing Peter Pan.
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.