Bette Davis Profile
| Full Name: | Bette Davis - Contact Bette Davis |
| Birth Name: | Ruth Elizabeth Davis |
| Famous As: | Actress |
| Date of Birth: | April 05, 1908 |
| Place of Birth: | Lowell, Massachusetts, USA |
| Height: | 5' 3 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
| Relationships: | William Wyler (director), George Brent (actor) |
| Father: | Harlow Morrell Davis |
| Mother: | Ruth Favor |
| Sister(s): | Barbara Davis |
| Spouse: | Harmon Nelson (Aug 18, 1932 - Dec 6, 1938), Arthur Farnsworth (Dec 31, 1940 - Aug 25, 1943), William Grant Sherry ( Nov 30, 1945 - July 3, 1950), Gary Merrill (July 28, 1950 - July 6, 1960) |
| Son(s): | Michael Merill (adopted) |
| Daughter(s): | Barbara Davis Sherry (b. 1947), Margot Merill (adopted) |
| Education: | Attended Northfield Mt Hermon High School Graduated from Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Massachusetts Attended John Murray Anderson's Dramatic School |
| Claim to Fame: | As Margo Channing in All About Eve (1950) |
Bette Davis News
Film Experience Blog - Found 10 hours ago
... switch in The Wizard of Oz, Nino Rota and La Strada, Julia Roberts' laugh, Scarlett and Rhett, Bette Davis' eyes, Ingrid Bergman's Italian...
Film Experience Blog - Found Nov. 23, 2009
The difficult ones are sometimes well regarded after the fact (see: Bette Davis) but that's not until the dust settles.
Film Experience Blog - Found Nov. 22, 2009
Who wouldn't keep him? Of all of Oscar's most beloved actresses (up there with Bette Davis and Ingrid Bergman!) she gets zero attention...
Seattle Times - Found Nov. 19, 2009
... the main character is a woman and everything happens around her - often starring Joan Crawford or Bette Davis - "don't really exist" these...
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Penelope Cruz - Tie Me Up Turned Cruz Onto Acting - Contactmusic
Director Pedro Almodovar is haunted by one taboo - Boston Globe
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Huffington PostMSNBC - Found Nov. 19, 2009
... which the main character is a woman and everything happens around her ? often starring Joan Crawford or Bette Davis ? 'don't really exist...
Movie Review | 'Broken Embraces': Almodóvar?s Happy Agony, ... - New York Times
Cruz steers her own course in 'Embraces' - USA Today
Penelope Cruz steers her own course in 'Broken Embraces' - USA Today
Penelope Cruz steers her own course in 'Broken Embraces' - USA Today
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Post ChronicleNew York Times - Found Nov. 14, 2009
Tree? (2000), by Carlisle Floyd, and ?The Letter? (2009), by Paul Moravec, based on the W. Somerset Maugham play filmed with Bette Davis.
Et Cetera: Publick and Privat Curiosities - Found Sep. 8, 2009
York snow, she?d got Bette Davis eyes. Kim Carnes: She?s Got Bette Davis Eyes Please Share This: Tagged: Art, baboon, Betty Davis Eyes...
Seattle Times - Found Sep. 19, 2009
Be Bette Davis and Henry Fonda in 'Jezebel' The former West Hollywood home of Oscar-winning actress Bette Davis is for sale at $2.45 million.
Los Angeles Times - Found Sep. 2, 2009
The former West Hollywood home of Oscar-winning actress Bette Davis is for sale at $2.45 million.
Associated Content - Found Sep. 23, 2009
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford capitalized on the decay of Hollywood settings to add to the darkness of their mutual onscreen hate for one...












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