Hello carnaval,
Thank you for your question.
Ms. Fontaine is still alive and is 85 years old.
You might enjoy this page which mentions her recent activities:
http://www.geocities.com/dennyjackson.geo/fontaine.html
"JOAN FONTAINE
There Was Not Much This Actress Couldn't Do!
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (aka Joan Fontaine) was born on October
22, 1917 in Tokyo, Japan in what was known as the International
Settlement. Her father was a British patent attorney with a lucrative
practice in Japan, but due to Joan and her older sister's (Olivia de
Havilland) recurring ailments the family moved to California with the
hopes of improving their health.
Mrs. de Havilland and the two girls settled in Saratoga, while their
father went back to his practice in Japan. Joan's parents did not get
along well and a divorce soon followed. Mrs. de Havilland had a desire
to be an actress but her dream was curtailed when she married. Now she
hoped to pass on her dream to Olivia and Joan. While Olivia pursued a
stage career, Joan went back to Tokyo where she attended the American
School.
In 1934, Joan came back to California where her sister was already
making a name for herself on the stage. Joan likewise joined a theater
group in San Jose. However, San Jose was not exactly an acting mecca
so she went to Los Angeles to try her luck there...
...Joan, today, still appears on the stage and lecture circuit while
traveling and writing in her spare time. She is, without a doubt, a
lasting movie icon..."
Some very nice Joan Fontaine pics below.
And this page:
http://www.geocities.com/classicmoviestar/joanf.html
"...Her career success continued throughout the 1940s with hit films
like Jane Eyre and The Constant Nymph (for which she received her
third Academy Award nomination). In 1951 Joan and William Dozier
divorced. She married her third husband, Collier Young, in 1952 but
this marriage also ended in divorce. Joan married Alfred Wright Jr. in
1964. Their marriage lasted just five years. Now in her fifties Joan
was having trouble finding good roles in movies and spent much of her
time on the stage. She also appeared on several television shows
including The Love Boat. In 1978 Joan published her autobiography No
Bed Of Roses. Today Joan is retired and living in California."
And...
http://www.lynnpdesign.com/classicmovies/fontaine/bio.html
"...Her last appearance on the big screen wasThe Devil's Own in 1966.
Her last public TVappearance was Good Kins Wenceslas which was a made
for TV film. Joan, today, still appears on the stage and lecture
circuit while traveling and writing in her spare time. She is, without
a doubt, a lasting movie icon. "
And American Profile
http://www.americanprofile.com/issues/20010909/20010909_1267.asp
"What happened to actress Joan Fontaine, Olivia de Havilland’s sister?
Oscar winner Joan Fontaine, 83, retired from acting about five years
ago and lives in Carmel, Calif., where she’s an avid golfer and a
prizewinning tuna fisherman, but avoids the spotlight. She is best
known for her role in Suspicion and also was in movies such as Rebecca
and The Women. De Havilland, 85, lives in Paris, is working on her
autobiography, and completes crossword puzzles in her spare time. She
probably is best known for playing Melanie in Gone With the Wind..."
Search Strategy:
"Joan Fontaine" +today
"Joan Fontaine" +retired
I trust my research has answered your question. If a link above should
fail to work or anything require further explanation or research,
please do post a Request for Clarification prior to rating the answer
and closing the question and I will be pleased to assist further.
Regards,
-=clouseau=- |
