Bette Davis as JEZEBEL
In 1930 a very young William Wyler was making tests for a picture at Universal, the studio founded by his elder cousin, Carl Laemmle. One who tested was a then…
Bette Davis in The Little Foxes
Inspired by the biblical reference to "the little foxes which spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes," Lillian Hellman wrote a play about greed and treachery. She called…
Bette Davis in A Stolen Life
In 1944, Bette Davis was determined to take charge of her career. Her studio, Warner Bros., took advantage of this position. They contracted with Davis to do five films in…
Bette Davis in All About Eve
In her amazing career, with her incomparable screen presence, Bette Davis starred in many great films, and in one of them, All About Eve (1950), she delivered the deathless line…
When Bette Davis first arrived in Hollywood
When Bette Davis first arrived in Hollywood, the official greeter from the studio missed her at the station. Later he gave as an excuse, "No one looking faintly like an…
Actor Gary Merrill’s thoughts on Bette Davis
Actor Gary Merrill was one of Bette Davis's several husbands, and said of her, " Whatever Bette had chosen to do in life, she would have done it to the…
The One and Only Bette Davis
Lines from Bette Davis movies, as only she could deliver them: "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night." -- ALL ABOUT EVE "Oh, Jerry, don't let's…