Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine | 80

Diss and Tell

Wondery

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.2 • 777 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine’s sibling rivalry is the stuff of Hollywood legend. These sisters didn’t just compete for roles—they fought for lifelong supremacy. From early career tensions and competing Oscar wins to family rifts that never healed, this is the story of two sisters who turned sibling rivalry into an art form. Who ultimately came out on top, and how did their feud become an iconic tale of ambition, jealousy, and fame?

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0:00.0	Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to Diss and Tell early and ad-free right now.
0:05.4	Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts.
0:14.9	Okay, Sidney, did your parents ever create a sense of competition between you and your siblings?
0:22.1	I mean, they would have us compete with each other a bit, but it was never like pathological.
0:28.4	It didn't turn us into little psychos or anything.
0:31.5	Yeah, we had to compete for like prizes if we like did our chores first or stuff like that.
0:38.8	It wasn't like let's compete to see who loves you the most.
0:42.9	That's interesting too because you and your brother have such a big age difference
0:46.5	that I'm like how much competition could you really give?
0:50.7	Like it's a five year old versus a 12 year old.
0:52.6	Right.
0:53.0	But I also, I was mature for my age and my brother was particularly immature,
0:58.3	so we averaged out to the same.
1:01.1	Well, today we're dealing with two sisters who were raised by a mother who played favorites,
1:06.7	and we'll see that it did not end particularly well for any of them.
1:12.1	Or maybe it did. I don't know. It's a lingering question.
1:17.8	Let's set the stage.
1:20.3	We're going to go back to one of our favorite feudious places,
1:24.6	the Academy Awards, aka the Oscars.
1:27.9	It's 1942, so we're going back all the way.
1:31.4	Jesus.
1:32.4	Yeah, World War II.
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