Ruth Elizabeth Davis (she got the "Bette" from the Balzac novel "Cousin Bette") of Lowell, Massachusetts, arrived in Hollywood in 1930 to instant non-acclaim. She became known for the series of tense, ...
We love Bette Davis. Do we need to explain why? OK—All About Eve, Now, Voyager, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, The Little Foxes…and oh yeah, a little flick called Jezebel! “I’m the nicest goddamn ...