Lilian Augusta Fontaine

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Lilian Augusta Fontaine (Ruse)

Also Known As: "Lilian de Havilland"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England
Death: February 20, 1975 (88)
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California
Place of Burial: Her ashes were scattered by her daughters in the woods near Villa Montalvo
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Alfred Joseph Bunning Ruse and Mary Jane Ruse
Wife of George Milan Fontaine
Ex-wife of Walter Augustus de Havilland
Mother of Dame Olivia de Havilland; Joan Fontaine; Private and Private

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About Lilian Augusta Fontaine

https://respectance.com/tribute/lillian-de-havilland-fontaine/

Lillian Augusta Ruse was an actress. From 30 November 1914, her married name became de Havilland.
As of April 1925, Lillian Augusta Ruse used the stage-name of Lillian Fontaine.
Mother of actresses Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine.

She appeared in seven films between 1945 and 1953, most notably "The Lost Weekend." She also taught drama at San Jose State and later Stanford University. She was the mother of Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland. Her ashes were scattered by her daughters in the woods near Villa Montalvo, a community theater in Saratoga, California that she helped to found, where she had directed plays.

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Lilian Augusta Fontaine's Timeline

1886
June 11, 1886
Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England
1916
July 1, 1916
Tokyo, Japan
1917
October 22, 1917
Tokyo, Japan
1975
February 20, 1975
Age 88
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California
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Her ashes were scattered by her daughters in the woods near Villa Montalvo