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~ Laura Moser (Author) "Mother Goddam, Battle-Axe Bette, Hurricane Bette, the Fourth Warner Brother, the First Lady of the Screen, the Yankee Dame, the Duse of the Depression, the..." (more)
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Bette Davis (1908-1989) was the great actress of the Golden Age of Cinema. Known for her bullish temper and incomparable candor, she began life as the favorite daughter of a lonely, unfulfilled single mother. Convinced that she lacked beauty, Davis devoted everything to her acting. In classic films such as Jezebel, All About Eve, Dark Victory and Now, Voyager, she distorted herself into grotesque, shocking characters -- always, she insisted, for the good of the role. Off-stage she never achieved the same success, becoming a serial divorcee. By the end of her life, her repertoire had narrowed into excruciating self-imitation. This book unearths the complex, self-destructive woman beneath the steely public persona.


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The Life & Times series tells the stories of those who have shaped our present and our past, from Beethoven to Curie, Dietrich to Wilde. Offering expert, eminently readable texts by distinguished authors, these beautifully designed books feature chronologies, full indices, and striking color photos and illustrations. Together, they form a superb modern library of biography.

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  • Paperback: 180 pages
  • Publisher: Haus Publishing (October 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1904341489
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904341482
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.8 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #856,384 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Mother Goddam, Battle-Axe Bette, Hurricane Bette, the Fourth Warner Brother, the First Lady of the Screen, the Yankee Dame, the Duse of the Depression, the Little Brown Wren, Popeye the Magnificent, the Fiery Filly, Wide-Eyed Bernhardt, Catherine the Great of Burbank, the Actress You Love to Hate, the World's Best Bette Davis Imitator: over a career that spanned half a century, Bette Davis answered to various names, both off the screen and on, but in the beginning she was just Ruth Elizabeth Davis. Read the first page
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Bette Davis, Jack Warner, Baby Jane, All About Eve, Dark Victory, Margo Channing, New York, New England, Warner Brothers, World War Two, Academy Award, Best Actress, Gary Merrill, Joan Crawford, Los Angeles, Regina Giddens, Great Depression, Leslie Howard, Miriam Hopkins, Miss Davis, New Hampshire, Ruthie Davis, Stolen Life, The Little Foxes, Whatever Happened
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5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST BETTE BOOK EVER, March 12, 2006
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There is no need to buy any other book about Bette Davis but this one! It has it all---in her words as well as excerpts from others. Having read other books about this celebrated actress, this book won hands down as a must read. Trust me, you will be awed by this. It's simply a book that you cannot put down till you finish it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bette Davis (Life and Times), March 19, 2006
This is one of the most comprehensive bios I have ever read. Very honest and ... like being in the room with Bette Davis. I was absolutely enchanted by it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!, October 5, 2004
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I loved this intriguing biography of Bette Davis. Moser's elegant prose makes it a pleasure to read. She writes with great detail and really gets into Bette's psychology. Even as a true Bette fan, I gained a lot of insight by reading this book! What a complicated woman...
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1.0 out of 5 stars Based on Bette Davis' daughter's awful book..
A shallow treatment of Bette Davis' career and a mean-spirited run down of her in her private life, via BD, Bette's universally despised daughter, who wrote a memoir of her mother... Read more
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