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  • Category: Television
  • Star rank: 162
  • Address:
    6241 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
  • GPS location:
    34.101753, -118.325601

Bette Davis

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Previous star: Linda Hopkins

Biography

Ruth Elizabeth “Bette” Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.

Fact file

  • Born: Ruth Elizabeth Davis April 5, 1908 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
  • Died: October 6, 1989 (aged 81) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
  • Cause of death: Breast cancer
  • Occupation: Actress
  • Years active: 1929–89
  • Spouse: Harmon Nelson (1932–38) Arthur Farnsworth (1940–43) William Grant Sherry (1945–50) Gary Merrill (1950–1960)
  • Children: Barbara Merrill, born on May 1, 1947 (age 64) Michael Merrill Margot Merrill

Read more about Bette Davis at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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Playlist: Taylor Swift's got 'Bette Davis Eyes'
USA Today Music, 2011-11-21 22:32:00
Music critic Brian Mansfield's got 10 intriguing tracks, including Pierce the Veil's 'Just the Way You Are' and Leigh Nash's 'Isaiah 55.'

Greta Scaachi and Anita Dobson to Star as Bette (Davis) and Joan (Crawford) in London Premiere
Playbill Combined , 2011-03-30 10:20:00
London's Arts Theatre has announced details of its summer program, which will include the world premiere of Anton Burg's Bette & Joan, which will star Greta Scaachi and Anita Dobson in the title roles of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, respectively.

Christine Ebersole and Jan Maxwell Played Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in Recent Reading
Playbill Combined , 2011-03-18 13:03:00
Two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole and multiple Tony nominee Jan Maxwell recently took part in a reading of Bette and Joan, a new play by British writer Malcolm McKay.

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