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A Look at the Life and Times of Bette Davis A very young and very blond, Bette Davis By Kate Voss Bette Davis was born Ruth Elizabeth Davis in Lowell, Massachusetts on April 5, 1908. When she was only seven, her parents separated, and Bette was promptly sent to a boarding school. In 1921, a read more

A Look at the Life and Times of Bette Davis A very young and very blond, Bette Davis By Kate Voss Bette Davis was born Ruth Elizabeth Davis in Lowell, Massachusetts on April 5, 1908. When she was only seven, her parents separated, and Bette was promptly sent to a boarding school. In 1921, a read more

I always love a comedic meltdown, and 30 Rock‘s Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) is brilliant at them. In one of my favorite episodes, The C Word (Season 1, Episode 14), Lemon tries to earn a reputation as a nice boss by spoiling her staff. Of course, her subordinates quickly exploit her kindness, resulti read more

I always love a comedic meltdown, and 30 Rock‘s Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) is brilliant at them. In one of my favorite episodes, The C Word (Season 1, Episode 14), Lemon tries to earn a reputation as a nice boss by spoiling her staff. Of course, her subordinates quickly exploit her kindness, resulti read more

A cryptoquiz is a puzzle in which all of the letters of the alphabet have been switched. Can you solve all twelve of the scrambled movie titles in the list below? Each of the movies in this quiz stars Bette Davis. Bette Davis Movies GSUIMO  FVGSE VY LTGSE  QVEOSAM SWW  SQV read more

A cryptoquiz is a puzzle in which all of the letters of the alphabet have been switched. Can you solve all twelve of the scrambled movie titles in the list below? Each of the movies in this quiz stars Bette Davis. Bette Davis Movies GSUIMO  FVGSE VY LTGSE  QVEOSAM SWW  SQV read more

A cryptoquiz is a puzzle in which all of the letters of the alphabet have been switched. Can you solve all twelve of the scrambled movie titles in the list below? Each of the movies in this quiz stars Bette Davis. Bette Davis Movies GSUIMO  FVGSE VY LTGSE  QVEOSAM SWW  SQV read more

Hello readers. I recently had the pleasure of conducting an interview on Bette Davis with long time fan Jennifer Johnson, who resides in Bakersfield, California. Jennifer is a highly noted and dedicated Bette fan. She is the host of the Facebook page titled “The Bette Davis Page”, which read more

Hello Readers. I had the pleasure of conducting another interview on Bette Davis. This time with Robin Kolodny, who currently resides in Florida, USA. Robin explains how she’s been an ardent supporter of Bette since a very young age, and how Bette has helped shaped her life. Growing up Robin d read more

Hello readers. I had the pleasure of conducting an interview with longtime Bette fan Marielle O’Neill, who currently resides in the UK. As a teenager Marielle had taken a strong interest in Bette and soon after became an ardent supporter. Marielle was kind enough to answer a few questions abou read more

On the head stone of Bette Davis, located in the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery, the phrase “She did it hard way” is etched in a girly, italic script. And that sums it up, for the woman born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, the power house actress known as Bette Davis, and most (if not all) read more

Film historian Ed Sikov’s 2008 book Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis is not so much a biography as a detailed overview of the thespian’s filmography. Sikov, playing the film critic, discusses Davis’ performance in each film and provides an analysis of her abilities in each ro read more

She lived and died before I was born, but for the longest time, Bette has been, and I believe, will always remain, a great hero of mine. I write this article in an attempt to articulate exactly why someone, a stranger to me, can command such reverence and deep admiration. Ruth Elizabeth, “Bett read more

. Real Name:  Ruth Elizabeth Davis Birthdate:  April 5, 1908 Number of films Bette Davis made with Humphrey Bogart:  7 The Lowdown: When the subject of typical Bogart costars comes up, it’s strange to me that Bette Davis is rarely mentioned, especially when you consider that they made seven differe read more

“I’ve never taken orders from anyone. As long as I live, I’ll never take orders from anyone. I’m young and strong and nothing can touch me.” Dark Victory (1939) is a prime example of the power of a Bette Davis performance. Playing the part of terminally-ill heiress Judi read more

Thanks to everyone who honored Mickey Rooney in yesterday’s tribute. Please make sure you head over and read all of the awesome contributions.  For the next 24 hours we honor the great Bette Davis. That’s Ms. Bette Davis, to you. Here is some trivia on Ms. Davis: On to the bloggingR read more

This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and Scribe Hard on Film. Full listings for SUTS programming on Turner Classic Movies can be found HERE. I love this dame and could talk abut the whys and wherefores of my respect read more

1.  She was talented. Enough said. 2.  Who needs glamour when you can have realism? When Bette Davis first signed with Warner Brothers, the executives at Warner’s had no idea what to do with her.  Bette said of her early days at Warner’s, “I was known as the little brown wren.  read more

This post is part of the Summer Under the Stars blogathon hosted by Sittin' on a Backyard Fence and ScribeHard on Film. Visit their blogs for links to all of the Bette Davis posts in conjunction with TCM's day honoring the star on August 14, 2013. Bette Davis won her first Best Actress Oscar for D read more

Bette Davis (14 August SUTS) Labels: Bette Davis, Dark Victory, Dick Cavett, Jezebel, Now Voyager, Summer Under the Stars Blogathon, The Petrified Forest This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard read more