As as scruffy student in Paris, I was lucky enough to land a job as the personal assistant to the Gone With the Wind star, then in her 90s – and still a tremendous performer
- Olivia de Havilland, star of Gone with the Wind, dies at 104
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- Peter Bradshaw on Olivia de Havilland: Hollywood’s queen of radiant calm
It is 2011 and I am a student in Paris, teaching English for a year and renting a small flat only two metro stops from Olivia de Havilland’s residence. Her personal assistant is my friend Kate, whose duties include bringing De Havilland her daily tipple – she likes to have a glass of champagne at 6pm. Planning to go away for a long weekend, Kate asks if I’ll hold the fort.
I say yes straightaway and am invited round to meet my new boss. I take the metro to Porte Dauphine, in the smart 16th arrondissement and, as instructed, phone Kate to tell her I’ll be arriving in a few minutes “so that Olivia can reapply her lipstick”. I can’t quite get my head round this: a Hollywood legend taking the time to polish herself for a scruffy 20-year-old student.
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