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TIL Olivia de Havilland, born in Japan in 1916, won Best Actress 2x; starred in the highest-grossing film ever (adjusted); legendarily sued Warner Bros and won; and died in Paris in 2020 at 104. She and her sister, Joan Fontaine- who hated each other- are the only siblings to win lead acting Oscars.

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