Bette Davis Information
Bette Davis/Joan Crawford
The Biography Channel had me hooked this weekend with their features on Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. I became aware of both of these actresses toward the end of their careers. This is before I had ever heard mention of “Mommy Dearest”. The movies I had seen them in, made them scary and mean to [...]
Bette Davis in the News
Joan is the loser, you Bette WhatsOnStage.com (blog) One of the memorable lines uttered by Bette Davis in the war between the 2 Hollywood icons. If people think that Madonna having a slight dig at Lady Gaga was shocking (I'm team Madonna all the way) then Bette Davis and Joan Crawford's battle was an ... |
On Reagan's Birthday, Let's Remember the Gipper's Film Career – Part 1 Big Hollywood Reagan co-starred alongside some of most talented stars of his era including Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Ginger Rogers, Humphrey Bogart and Errol Flynn. While Reagan may not have achieved lasting fame as a leading man, he did carve out a strong niche as ... |
 Alt Film Guide (blog) | Charles Chaplin, Bette Davis, Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep: Film Society of ... Alt Film Guide (blog) The Film Society of Lincoln Center's annual fundraising gala began in 1972. It first honoree was Charles Chaplin, returning to the United States after two decades in exile. Since then, the award has been renamed for Chaplin. That same year, Chaplin was ... Catherine Deneuve to Receive Film Society of Lincoln Center's Chaplin Award |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Aim for a stress-free move Sydney Morning Herald As Bette Davis said, getting old isn't for sissies! Botox might deal with the wrinkles on the outside (if you want to take that route) but the worries inside stay the same. Baby boomers tend to hog all the headlines in this category but it's their ... |
San Francisco Bay Guardian San Francisco Bay Guardian With her saucer eyes topped with false lashes that could give Bette Davis' a run for her money and a mouth that seems as if it could swallow the world, Channing is a living incarnation of a Muppet (to watch her duet with Miss Piggy just seems natural, ... |
'The First Lady of the American Screen' Arizona Daily Sun As Bette Davis, she was as forceful off screen as on and created a new kind of movie heroine, one who was complicated and powerful. Called the "First Lady of the American Screen," she won her first Oscar for Warner's 1935 "Dangerous" and her second for ... |
 The Guardian | The Oscars season of self-hatred The Guardian That will always be 1950, when Gloria Swanson lost for Sunset Boulevard and Bette Davis for All About Eve. Perhaps these movies, which were essentially about mad actresses digested by their own PR, were too truthful for Hollywood. |
 TheaterMania.com | Anita Dobson, Greta Scacchi Set for Bette and Joan UK Tour TheaterMania.com By Andy Propst • Jan 19, 2012 • London Anita Dobson and Greta Scacchi will reprise their performances as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in the UK tour of Anton Burge's Bette and Joan, which will launch with an engagement at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud ... |
Madonna KOs the Superbowl The Vine (blog) “BETTE DAVIS, WE LOVE YOU” - that sentence was said AT THE SUPER BOWL. The major theme of that performance was that FEMININE GAYNESS IS AWESOME, and WAY MORE INTERESTING THAN CONVENTIONAL AMERICAN MASCULINITY. As soon as it was over, I tweeted, ... |
 Village Voice (blog) | Madonna vs. Elton And Gaga: This Reminds Me Of Something Village Voice (blog) Elton is very Bette Davis vs. Joan Crawford. Ie, two mature divas battling it out to the death with resentful swipes and jealousies without realizing they're basically the same person (though in this case, Joan -- I mean, John -- has kept things more ... |