Bette Davis Biography
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| Birth Name: |
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Ruth Elizabeth Davis
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| Date of Birth: |
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April 5, 1908
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| Date of Death: |
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October 6, 1989 in Neuilly, France
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| Birth Place: |
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Lowell, Massachusetts
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| Education: |
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Cushing Academy boarding school in Massachusetts
John Murray Anderson School of Theater, NYC
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| Marriages: |
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Harmon Nelson (1932 - 1938)
Arthur Farnsworth (1940 - 1943)
William Sherry (1945 - July 3, 1950)
Gary Merrill (July 28, 1950 - 1960)
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| Children: |
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Barbara (B.D.) - born in 1947
Margot - born in 1950 (adopted)
Michael - born in 1952 (adopted)
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| Famous Romances: |
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George Brent, William Wyler, Howard Hughes
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| Big Break: |
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After more than 20 films as a Hollywood contract actress, Bette Davis was cast as the lead in Of Human Bondage
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| Starmaking Role: |
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Jezebel
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| Biggest Hit: |
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All About Eve
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| Career Low: |
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Another Man's Poison
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| Comeback Vehicle: |
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
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| Tabloid Moments: |
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Fighting Warner Bros. in court to get out of her contract
Feuding with many co-stars (Joan Crawford, Miriam Hopkins, Robert Montgomery)
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| Good Works: |
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World War II war efforts
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| Quintssential Quality: |
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Those Bette Davis Eyes
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Bette Davis pictured (left) in Now, Voyager
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