Guest Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 The great Joan Fontaine has passed away. The legendary actress was also one of my all-time favorite performers. This is a tragic loss. R.I.P. Joan Fontaine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverrocks Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 A terrible, terrible holiday season for the passing of great ones. RIP Miss Fontaine. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CHkQqQIwCA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fnews%2Factress-joan-fontaine-dies-rebecca-suspicion-665831&ei=e0yuUuTwMOiayAHzqoGwBA&usg=AFQjCNEnyTHPkZYJ4cDqmmYz49DMPNT3mg&sig2=KOTb4TYJkVKzywXfqfubQw&bvm=bv.57967247,d.aWc&cad=rja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Confirmed to be a hoax .. On Sunday (December 15) the actress' reps officially confirmed that Joan Fontaine is not dead. ?She joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. She's still alive and well, stop believing what you see on the Internet,? they said. http://en.mediamass.net/people/joan-fontaine/deathhoax.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnoliaSimms Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Rest in Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverrocks Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I apologize to the TCM forum by posting a report that was part of a hoax a few posts down. Sorry. roverrocks. Edited by: roverrocks on Dec 15, 2013 8:06 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 With her sister Olivia still alive at 97, before today that had to be the longest surviving pair of actor or actress siblings in Hollywood history. Is any other pair of siblings even within 20 years of them in combined ages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceinthecrowd Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 An unconfirmed rumor today announced that Internet credibility has died after a long illness. Anonymous sources stated that the much-maligned mainstream media (MSM) remains the most reliable way to get news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traceyk65 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 "I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia [sister Olivia de Havilland] did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it!" ~~Joan Fontaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisSteele Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Now that the Wiki entry on Joan Fontaine has her death date, I know it's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 >AndyM wrote: With her sister Olivia still alive at 97, before today that had to be the longest surviving pair of actor or actress siblings in Hollywood history. Is any other pair of siblings even within 20 years of them in combined ages? Well, there are the obvious acting siblings -- Jane Fonda turns 76 on Saturday, while brother Peter will be 74 in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 >USA Today just put up their obit for Joan, the fourth (after Variety, >Entertainment Weekly, and the Hollywood Reporter) to do so. I'm afraid >that it isn't a hoax. > >The Los Angeles Times put up an obit as well. So did TV Guide. This means the hoax was a hoax. Damn them! I'm sorry, Joan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaW. Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 What a terrible week of loss. Still mourning Eleanor Parker and now to lose two more greats.... With her sister Olivia still alive at 97, before today that had to be the longest surviving pair of actor or actress siblings in Hollywood history. Is any other pair of siblings even within 20 years of them in combined ages? Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty Dick and Jerry Van Dyke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Olivia de Havilland has long been very private about her sisterly estrangement. I wonder if she will finally break that silence now that her sister is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 > I wonder if she will finally break that silence now that her sister is gone. She might release a statement but I doubt she will shed any light on the estrangement between the two of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 >I wonder if she will finally break that silence now that her sister is gone. >She might release a statement but I doubt she will shed any light on the estrangement between the two of them. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geminigirl Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 She was one of my all-time favorites too, OBM! I thought she was really beautiful, classy and without a doubt extremely talented. May she rest in peace................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Sadly, it seems to be true. It's well-sourced and on the front page of today's New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/arts/joan-fontaine-who-won-an-oscar-for-hitchcocks-suspicion-dies-at-96.html?hp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 OMG! I was shocked to log in today and see this. I wonder why her reps denied it at first? And I just saw on CNN that Peter O'Toole has died too! AWFUL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 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I've often wondered what was going through Joan Fontaine's mind at this moment after winning her Oscar. She looks dejected. Thinking of her sister, who just lost out to her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceinthecrowd Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 We don't know whom to disbelieve any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Olivia has released a statement according to NBC News: "I was shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of my sister, Joan Fontaine. My niece, Deborah, and I appreciate the many kind expressions of sympathy that we have received." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I read that statement last night from Olivia. That's why I can't figure out why anyone would have believed it was a hoax. RIP- Joan Fontaine. You were an accomplished, wonderful actress with so many interests and skills and will always be loved and respected by your millions of fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisSteele Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 My small town local newspaper put all three obits (from AP) on the same page. O'Toole's was on the top of the page and had the most columns. Fontaine's was below his and was about one-third as long. Well, poor old Billy Jack was below hers and was the smallest of the three. I may make a donation to the Freedom School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 >I read that statement last night from Olivia. That's why I can't figure out why anyone would have believed it was a hoax. Yesterday afternoon (Sunday) before the news broke in the media, there were reports on Facebook that Fontaine had died. It was quickly called a hoax by her publicist and that's why when the news broke for real, many thought it was hoax. Scott Feinberg of the Hollywood Reporter broke the story about 4:30 pm PST after conferring with Fontaine's family. It may have been been called a hoax originally to give her daughter time to contact the rest of the family and make some arrangements before talking to Feinberg. Once the Reporter published the obituary, the rest of the media picked up the story for real. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 For the L.A. Times, the news about O'Toole was on the front page of the 'A' (news), section. Fontaine was given the front page of the entertainment section, while Billy was noted on that same page but the write up was in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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