Joan Fontaine: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Joan St. John • Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland • Joan Burfield
Born	October 22, 1917 • Tokyo • Japan
Died	December 15, 2013 (aged 96) • Carmel • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1942) • Academy Award (1942): Actress in a Leading Role
Notable Family Members	sister Olivia de Havilland
Married To	Alfred Wright, Jr. (1964–1969) • William Dozier (1946–1951) • Collier Young (1952–1961) • Brian Aherne (1939–1945)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Something to Live For" (1952) • "A Damsel in Distress" (1937) • "You Gotta Stay Happy" (1948) • "Darling, How Could You!" (1951) • "Blond Cheat" (1938) • "You Can't Beat Love" (1937) • "Crossings" (1986) • "September Affair" (1950) • "Bare Essence" (1983) • "The Bing Crosby Show" (1965) • "The Affairs of Susan" (1945) • "Serenade" (1956) • "Ivy" (1947) • "The Dick Powell Show" (1962) • "Decameron Nights" (1953) • "From This Day Forward" (1946) • "The Ford Television Theatre" (1956) • "A Certain Smile" (1958) • "General Electric Theater" (1956–1961) • "No More Ladies" (1935) • "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1959) • "Kraft Mystery Theater" (1962) • "Island in the Sun" (1957) • "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1956) • "Maid's Night Out" (1938) • "Music for Madame" (1937) • "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1963) • "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" (1956) • "A Million to One" (1937) • "Startime" (1960) • "Kiss the Blood Off My Hands" (1948) • "Letter from an Unknown Woman" (1948) • "The Love Boat" (1981) • "Suspicion" (1941) • "The Emperor Waltz" (1948) • "Cannon" (1975) • "On Trial" (1956) • "The Duke of West Point" (1938) • "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961) • "Flight to Tangier" (1953) • "The Constant Nymph" (1943) • "Rebecca" (1940) • "This Above All" (1942) • "The Man Who Found Himself" (1937) • "Four Star Playhouse" (1953–1955) • "Sky Giant" (1938) • "Ivanhoe" (1952) • "Ryan's Hope" (1980) • "Star Stage" (1956) • "One Step Beyond" (1960) • "Checkmate" (1961) • "Hotel" (1986) • "Tender Is the Night" (1962) • "Until They Sail" (1957) • "Frenchman's Creek" (1944) • "The Women" (1939) • "Casanova's Big Night" (1954) • "Born to Be Bad" (1950) • "The Bigamist" (1953) • "Wagon Train" (1963) • "Man of Conquest" (1939) • "Jane Eyre" (1943) • "Gunga Din" (1939) • "The Witches" (1966)