Actress Joan Fontaine passed away on December 15, 2013, at
the age of 96.
Ms. Fontaine may be best known for her starring roles in two
Alfred Hitchcock films, Rebecca (1940) and Suspicion (1941) – the latter of
which won her an Academy Award. …And you KNOW how much we love anything by Alfred
Hitchcock around here!
...Joan Fontaine will always have the distinction of being
the “First Lady of the Submarine Seaview”, in the 1961 feature film version of VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA – not to mention… 
…SPOILER ALERT…
…her very special status as its first villain and saboteur! First, I might add, of MANY such villains and
saboteurs, over the course of the (sub)sequent television series.
…END SPOILER ALERT…
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| Joan Fontaine with Peter Lorre in "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961) |
To other “Things We Like at TIAH Blog”, Ms. Fontaine also appeared
in the TV western WAGON TRAIN – in the episode “The Naomi Kaylor Story” (1963).
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| She was quite the villain in WAGON TRAIN too! |
Her amazing list of credits, from IMDB, can be found at THIS LINK.
Rest In Peace, Ms. Joan Fontaine.
4 comments:
Joan Fontaine and Lawrence of Arabia star Peter O'Toole, both gone in the same weekend. That's just awful, especially during this time of year.
I wholeheartedly agree, Will.
Thanks for sharing these later appearances of Joan Fontaine, Joe. I had not known about any of these--I will have to check them out.
"Damsel in Distress", anyone? How about "Ivanhoe"?
A great favorite of mine (possibly my favorite of all her films) is "Decameron Nights" in which she stars with Louis Jourdan and they act out a framing story plus three embedded stories within the film, as each character tries to one-up the other with a story about marital fidelity/infidelity.
Of course, "Rebecca" and "Suspicion" are list-toppers, too.
In the late 80's, she did an interview for television that was connected to a broadcast of "The Women", and her anecdotes added considerably to the enjoyment of watching the film.
Overall, a great lady leaving behind a legacy of wonderful films.
Scarecrow:
The great thing about a career such as that of Joan Fontaine is that most everyone has their favorite or special moments! And it always fascinates me how (and where) they intersect -- as ours do with Hitchcock. Thank you for adding yours to this tribute.
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