But de Havilland remembered the movie as "one of the happiest experiences I’ve ever had in my life. The decision is still unofficially called the "De Havilland law.”De Havilland went on to earn her own Academy Award in 1946 for her performance in "To Each His Own, ” a melodrama about out-of-wedlock birth. She was also famous, not always for the better, as the sister of Fontaine, with whom she had a troubled relationship. "II wanted to be a stage actress, ” she recalled. De Havilland allegedly never got along with Fontaine, a feud magnified by the 1941 Oscar race that placed her against her sister for best actress honors.

Source: The Star July 26, 2020 16:30 UTC