Oscar-Winning Actress Joan Fontaine Passes, Aged 96
The screen veteran was nominated for three Academy Awards over her nearly 60 year year
Joan Fontaine may not be as well remembered today as she aught to be, but on Sunday, 15 December, the world lost one of its finest female actresses when the three-time Oscar nominee passed away at her home in Carmel, California. One of the 1940's most fondly held stars, Fontaine died in her home due to natural reasons, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed, at the age of 96.
Fontaine (R) appears in The Women
Fontaine's death was confirmed by her assistant, Susan Pfeiffer, to THR soon after the screen veteran had passed on, confirming that Fontaine had died of old age. Although her career lasted until the mid-1990's, with her last credit coming for the TV movie Good King Wenceslas in 1994, it is her career in the 1940's that will ensure Fontaine's name continues to live on.
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