Destination Hollywood Tribute to Bette Davis

Bette Davis Trivia Test Answers

1.		How many Academy Awards did Bette receive?
		Bette won two Academy Awards for her performances in Dangerous (Best Actress) and Jezebel (Best Actress).

2.		How many of Bette's performances received Best Actress Academy Award nominations?
		Bette received 11 Academy Award nominations over the course of her career. They were for Dangerous, Of Human Bondage , Jezebel, Dark Victory, The Letter, The Little Foxes, Now Voyager, Mr. Skeffington, All About Eve, The Star and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

3.		What plum acting role did Bette campaign for but not get?
		Bette actively campaigned for the role of Scarlett O'Hara; it went to Vivien Leigh instead.

4.		What was the movie that made Bette a star?
		Of Human Bondage was the movie that finally made Bette a star.

5.		How many consecutive years was Bette nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award?
		Bette was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award five years in a row for her performances in Jezebel, Dark Victory, The Letter, The Little Foxes and Now, Voyager.

6.		In how many movies did Bette portray an actress?
		Bette played an actress in three movies: All About Eve, The Star and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?.

7.		Bette had four husbands. She met her last husband, Gary Merrill on the set of one her most famous films. What movie was it?
		Bette fell in love with co-star Gary Merrill while filming All About Eve.

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