Decades after her career, Davis’ life and legacy have been captured in Sherr’s one-woman production “Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies,” which will come to Bell Theater on Oct. 19. The show ...

In real life, the New England-born star, who died in 1989 at age 81, was just as... Hollywood has known its share of legends and divas, but few can compare with Bette Davis.

Mia Farrow says Bette Davis' daughter's memoir 'My Mother's Keeper' was a 'trashy book' and she 'lost all respect' for her ...

Bette Davis and Arthur Farnsworth in 1942 . Following her divorce from Nelson, Davis took a two-year-long break from married life. But everything changed once she reconnected with her high school ...

THE LONELY LIFE (315 pp.)—Bette Davis—Pufnam ($5.75). MARLENE DIETRICH'S ABC (189 pp.)—Marlene Dietrich—Doubleday ($3.95). When Bette Davis first arrived in Hollywood, she was ...

Ed Sikov's new biography of Bette Davis, Dark Victory, is for people who love old movies and great acting. Readers who adore celebrity life stories and Hollywood dish will be sorely disappointed.

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 ...

BETTE DAVIS fans know about the hate-filled feud she shared with Joan Crawford - but years before that she had a similar dispute with another of her rivals in Hollywood. ... The Lonely Life.

Bette's final marriage was to her co-star, Gary Merrill, in 1950. The duo starred alongside each other in the 1950 classic All About Eve.The couple went on to adopt twins, Margot and Michael, in 1951.