Olivia de Haulleville

Olivia de Haulleville at Mt. Shasta (Northern California)

After Eric de Haulleville’s death at Saint-Paul-de-Vence, his wife, Rose, remarried an American and near the end of the War emigrated to the USA to live near her sister, Maria Nys - wife to Aldous Huxley. After sharing a house in Hollywood with Lena Horne, Rose followed Aldous & Maria to the S. CA. Desert where Aldous Huxley wrote his only children's story: The Crows of Pearblossm² dedicated to Olivia, Eric de Hauleville’s only daughter.

Later, Olivia de Haulleville proved to be a great wanderer. For 20 years, she covered Europe, India, Nepal, Japan & Java (See: Pilgrimage to Java by Olivia de Haulleville. See also article "Hi-Desert Star". She now resides in the Mojave Desert S. California living and writing in permanent spiritual quest.

Olivia de Haulleville has written her autobiography : The fairy's tale : an autobiography, first published in 1983, dedicated to the tibetan lamas and balinese musicians. 

2. This book has recently been published in France : Cf. Les corbeaux de Pearblossom, tr. Anne Krief, ill. Beatrice Alemagna, Gallimard Jeunesse, 2005.
With my grateful thanks to Olivia de Haulleville for all the informations she has provided me. Photos kindly communicated and reproduced by courtesy of Olivia de Haulleville. All rights reserved.
Email : olivia.solemate@gmail.com . 

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