40 days to the 1940 Census no. 9 Olivia de Havilland understated things on her paperwork to be a U.S. citizen, claiming simply, “occupation: Actress”. She was, at the time, one of Hollywood’s best known actresses. She applied to become a United States citizen in July 1939, just 5 months before the premier of one of her most famous roles, Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in Gone with the Wind. She became a citizen in 1941. Miss de Havilland naturalized in Los Angeles, California. This Declaration of Intention is from the holdings of the United States District Court (RG 21) at the National Archives in Riverside.
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40 days to the 1940 Census

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Olivia de Havilland understated things on her paperwork to be a U.S. citizen, claiming simply, “occupation: Actress”. She was, at the time, one of Hollywood’s best known actresses. She applied to become a United States citizen in July 1939, just 5 months before the premier of one of her most famous roles, Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in Gone with the Wind. She became a citizen in 1941.

Miss de Havilland naturalized in Los Angeles, California. This Declaration of Intention is from the holdings of the United States District Court (RG 21) at the National Archives in Riverside.

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