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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 feb 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
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was an English-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in Hollywood films during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
The de Havilland family is an Anglo-Norman family, belonging to landed gentry that originated from mainland Normandy and settled in Guernsey in the Middle Ages. A branch of the family resided for many years at Havilland Hall near Saint Peter Port in Guernsey.
16 dic 2013 · She was born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland to British parents – Walter, a lawyer, and Lillian, an actor – in Tokyo, where her father was working.
Descendants. Father of Olivia Mary (de Havilland) Galante and Joan de Beauvoir (de Havilland) Fontaine. Died 23 May 1968 at age 95 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Joan Fontaine. Actress: Suspicion. Born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland on October 22, 1917, in Tokyo, Japan, in what was known as the International Settlement, to British parents, Lilian Augusta (Ruse), a former actress, and Walter Augustus de Havilland, an English professor and patent attorney.
