Bette J Davis DeceasedHappy Valley, OR

The Fifth Warner Brother
The First Lady of Film

Ruth Elizabeth Davis was born April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Her parents divorced when she was 10. She and her sister were raised by their mother, Ruthie. Bette demanded attention from birth, which led to her pursuing a career in acting. After graduation from Cushing Academy she was refuse...

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Gary Merrill (28 July 1950 - 6 July 1960) (divorced); 2 children
'Arthur Farnsworth' (31 December 1940 - 25 August 1943) (his death)
Harmon Nelson (18 August 1932 - 6 December 1938) (divorced)
'William Grant Sherry' (30 November 1945 - 3 July 1950) (divorced); 1 child

Album: "Miss Bette Davis Sings" (Citadel Records, CT7030 1976). Tracks include "They're Either Too Young or Too Old," "I'veWritten A Letter To Daddy," "Loneliness," "Hush...Hush, SweetCharlotte," "Life Is A Lonely Thing," "Until It's Time For You To Go," "Growing Older, Feeling Younger," "It Can't Be Wrong," "I Wish YouLove," and a speech from All About Eve (1950).
Radio: Starred in the dramas "Alien Corn" (Theater Guild on the Air, ABC, Apr24, 1949, with Kirk Douglas (I)) and in "Reflected Glory" (Theater Guild on theAir, ABC, Feb 1, 1953, with Macdonald Carey).
Unsold pilot: In 1965 she starred in a pilot, "The Decorator", with Ed Begley (I) andMary Wickes.
Stage: Starred in "Broadway", 1928.
Starred in other TV dramas, as "Broadway Bound" (with Gary Merrill, Joi Lansing and Jack Albertson), and "Way Back Home", in the 1950s and 1960s.

Whitney Stine. _Mother Goddam: The Story of the Career of Bette Davis._ New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1974.

Lawrence Quirk. _Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis._ New York: Signet,
Boze Hadleigh. _Bette Davis Speaks._ Barricade Books, 1996.ISBN 1569800669
Lawrence J. Quirk. _Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis._ William Morrow & Co, 1990.

[on longtime rival Joan Crawford (I)] I wouldn't piss on her ifshe was on fire.
[in 1982] Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be biggerthan life. It should ALL be bigger than life.
Getting old is not for sissies.
I see - she's the original good time that was had by all.
Until you're known in my profession as a monster, you're not a star.

Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV)
Lucy (2003) (TV)
The Autograph Hound (1939)
My Wicked, Wicked Ways... The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985) (TV)
She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)

All About Eve (1950): $130,000.00
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964): $200,000.00
Where Love Has Gone (1964): $125,000.00
Wicked Stepmother (1989): $250,000.00
Right of Way (1983) (TV): $250,000.00

"Hollywood Life" (USA), May 2006, Vol. 17, Iss. 3, pg. 32-33, by: Dionescu, Sorina (from Charlotte Chandler biography), ""Hype: Tea With Bette Davis""
"Humo" (Belgium), 6 November 2001, Iss. 3192, pg. 56, "Bette van de filmvedetten"
"Playboy" (USA), July 1982, Vol. 29, Iss. 7, pg. 67-94, by: Bruce Williamson, "Playboy Interview"
"Films Illustrated" (UK), November 1971

"What's On In London" (UK), 25 May 1956, Iss. 1071
"Screen Romances" (USA), December 1943
"Time" (USA), 28 March 1938

All About Bette (1994) (TV)
Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (1983) (TV)
Bette Davis and William Wyler (2003) (TV)
_Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis (1996) (TV)_
Bette Davis - Star und Rebellin (1965) (TV)

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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Horror
Crawford at Warners (2008) (V) Biography
Never Apologize (2007) Documentary
Now, Voyager (1942) Romance
P.S. I Love You (2007) Romance
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) Biography
Strictly Courtroom (2008) (TV) Documentary