Even a short list of Bette Davis's most famous films - OF HUMAN BONDAGE; NOW, VOYAGER; All ABOUT EVE; WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? - reveals what a major force she was in Hollywood. Her distinctive voice, her remarkable eyes, her range and depth of characterization, all combined to make Bette Davis one of the finest performers in movie history. Drawing on conversations with Davis during the last decade of her life, Charlotte Chandler's biography is a brilliant portrait of an enduring icon from Hollywood's golden age. From her teenage decision to act, through the pressures of fame, failed marriages and the pain of her daughter's betrayal, Davis speaks with candour and comes to life, as forceful a presence in these pages as she is onscreen.
"Even a short list of Bette Davis's most famous films - OF HUMAN BONDAGE; NOW, VOYAGER; All ABOUT EVE; WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? - reveals what a major force she was in Hollywood. Her distinctive voice, her remarkable eyes, her range and depth of characterization, all combined to make Bette Davis one of the finest performers in movie history. Drawing on conversations with Davis during the last decade of her life, Charlotte Chandler's biography is a brilliant portrait of an enduring icon from Hollywood's golden age. From her teenage decision to act, through the pressures of fame, failed marriages and the pain of her daughter's betrayal, Davis speaks with candour and comes to life, as forceful a presence in these pages as she is onscreen."@en
"Draws on final-decade interviews to reveal the public and private lives of the iconic Hollywood actress, in a portrait that discusses her four marriages and her feelings about her daughter's uncomplimentary account of their relationship."@en
"Draws on final-decade interviews to reveal the public and private lives of the iconic Hollywood actress, in a portrait that discusses her four marriages and her feelings about her daughter's uncomplimentary account of their relationship."
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