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Walter Augustus de Havilland (31 August 1872 – 20 May 1968) was an English patent attorney who became professor of Law at Waseda University and was one of the first Westerners to play the game of Go at a high level. He was the father of film stars Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine .
10 de fev. de 2024 · Walter Augustus de Havilland (1872-1968) has two claims to fame: (1) for go players, he's the author of ABC of Go; and (2) for movie buffs, he's the father of two of Hollywood's great stars of the silver screen—Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine (both of whom, by the way, were born in Tokyo).
- August 31, 1872
- May 20, 1968
Olivia's father, Walter de Havilland (1872–1968), served as an English professor at the Imperial University in Tokyo City before becoming a patent attorney. Her paternal cousin was Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (1882–1965), an aircraft designer and founder of the de Havilland aircraft company.
Walter Augustus de Havilland (31 August 1872 – 20 May 1968) was an English patent attorney who became professor of Law at Waseda University and was one of the first Westerners to play the game of Go at a high level. He was the father of film stars Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine.
Moving on to other studios, de Havilland received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in "To Each His Own" in 1946, and "The Heiress" in 1949, and she was praised for her roles in several other films. De Havilland was married twice, to Marcus Goodrich and Pierre Galante, and had two children, Benjamin Goodrich and Gisele ...
Olivia de Havilland. Actress: Gone with the Wind. Olivia Mary de Havilland was born on July 1, 1916 in Tokyo, Japan to British parents, Lilian Augusta (Ruse), a former actress, and Walter Augustus de Havilland, an English professor and patent attorney. Her sister Joan, later to become famous as Joan Fontaine, was born the following year.
Seu pai, Walter Augustus de Havilland (31 de agosto de 1872 — 23 de maio de 1968), era filho do Reverendo Charles Richard de Havilland, que viera de uma família de Guernsey, nas Ilhas do Canal. Walter graduou-se na Universidade de Cambridge e trabalhou como professor de inglês e francês da Universidade Imperial de Tóquio ...
