Bette Davis
Appearance
Bette Davis | |
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in the trailer for The Letter (1940). | |
Born | Ruth Elizabeth Davis 5 Apryle 1908[1] Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Dee'd | 6 October 1989 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Fraunce | (aged 81)
Cause o daith | Breast cancer |
Restin place | Forest Lawn—Hollywood Hills Seemetry |
Thrift | Actress |
Years active | 1929–1989 |
Hauf-marrae(s) | Harmon Nelson (m. 1932–1938; divorced) Arthur Farnsworth (m. 1940–1943; his death) William Grant Sherry (m. 1945–1950; divorced) Gary Merrill (m. 1950–1960; divorced) |
Bairns | Barbara Sherry (b. 1947) Margot Merrill (b. 1950) Michael Merrill (b. 1952) |
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (5 Apryle 1908 – 6 October 1989) wis an American actress o film, televeesion an theatre. Wi a career spannin 60 years, she is regairdit as ane o the greatest actresses in Hollywood history.[2] She wis noted for playin unsympathetic, sardonic chairacters, an wis famous for her performances in a range o film genres, frae contemporary crime melodramas tae historical an period films, suspense horror, an occasional comedies, awtho her greatest successes war her roles in romantic dramas.[3]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Ed Sikov (30 September 2008). Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis. Henry Holt and Company. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-8050-8863-2.
- ↑ "Bette Davis Biography".
- ↑ Michele Bourgoin, Suzanne (1998). Encyclopedia of World Biography. Gale. p. 119. ISBN 0-7876-2221-4.
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