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- After a brief theater career, she became one of the biggest stars in the Hollywood studio system, appearing in nearly 100 films before her death in 1989. Davis is still considered an icon for her performances in such films as All About Eve and Dark Victory, as well as for her larger-than-life persona both on and off the silver screen.
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Davis's name became well known to a younger audience when Kim Carnes's song "Bette Davis Eyes" (written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon) became a worldwide hit and the best-selling record of 1981 in the U.S., where it stayed at number one on the music charts for more than two months.
Apr 5, 2016 · Bette Davis never wanted to be the ideal woman—she wanted to be the best. She fought for, won, and proved things that women in the industry are still fighting and struggling for today.
Apr 3, 2014 · Bette Davis is remembered as one of Hollywood's legendary leading ladies, famous for her larger-than-life persona and for her nearly 100 film appearances.
Sep 9, 2024 · Bette Davis, versatile, volatile American actress whose raw, unbridled intensity kept her at the top of her profession for 50 years. She was known for such movies as Of Human Bondage, Jezebel, Dark Victory, The Little Foxes, All About Eve, and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?.
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Feb 2, 2023 · Her first major film role as the repellent female antagonist Mildred in the 1934 film "Of Human Bondage" saw Davis become a critical darling, and her performance was later hailed by Life magazine as "probably the best performance ever recorded on the screen by a U.S. actress" (via "Mother Goddam").
Bette worked in the later 1980s in films and TV, even though a stroke had impaired her appearance and mobility. She wrote a book, "This 'N That", during her recovery from the stroke. Her last book was "Bette Davis, The Lonely Life", issued in paperback in 1990. It included an update from 1962 to 1989.
May 3, 2006 · The Davis oeuvre is more varied than most of the other strong-minded gals of her time -- she did Southern belle, she did British monarch, she did New York socialite and aging starlet. The...
