I regret to report that I have just confirmed directly from Joan Fontaine’s assistant that the actress has died at the age of 96. More soon.
— Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) December 16, 2013
Joan Fontaine, star of Rebecca, Suspicion, and Letter from an Unknown Woman, has died at 96. pic.twitter.com/f6oLq9bgkJ
— The Film Stage ? (@TheFilmStage) December 16, 2013
Via Hollywood Reporter:
Joan Fontaine, the polished actress who achieved stardom in the early 1940s with memorable performances in the Alfred Hitchcock films Suspicion — for which she earned the best actress Oscar over her bitter rival, sister Olivia de Havilland — and Rebecca, has died. She was 96.
News of Fontaine’s death comes the same day it was announced that actor Peter O’Toole had died.
@ScottFeinberg @Scriptonite Such sad news. RIP to a Hollywood great.
— Sandra Mangan (@SandraMangan_) December 16, 2013
Luminous and lovely, superb actress Joan Fontaine has passed away. You must at the very least see "Rebecca" and "Suspicion". #JoanFontaine
— Mara Dolan ??♀️ (@MaraDolan) December 16, 2013
Never before clocked that Joan Fontaine made no feature films after 1966. Shame, that. Deserving of more even in her prime.
— Guy Lodge (@GuyLodge) December 16, 2013
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