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jimbob45
on July 26, 2020
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Olivia de Havilland, sophisticated star of Hollywo...
Hitler himself may have watched her in Captain Blood or Robin Hood. She lived to be astoundingly old and was supremely talented.
interestica
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Another time marker: an American slave ship survivor may have seen her in Gone with the Wind.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/last-slav...
jimbob45
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Haha you win. That is absolutely bonkers to think about.
gkoberger
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You probably could have gone with FDR.
lkramer
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Quickest example of Godwin's law I've seen in a while.
tzs
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Nope. Godwin’s law involves comparisons to Hitler or Nazis. This was a use of Hitler as a marker in time to indicate the era de Havilland was from.
CamperBob2
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Godwin's Law has also been explicitly suspended by its originator for the duration, not that it applies here.
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