Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Joan Fontaine
Born: October 22, 1917
Died: December 15, 2013 (aged 96)
Bio: Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland 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.
Known for:
- Rebecca (1940)
- Suspicion (1941)
- The Constant Nymph (1943)
- Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
- Jane Eyre (1943)