It would seem those were Davis’ words to live by. Bette Davis portrays an aging former child star who torments and abuses her disabled former movie star sister, played by Joan Crawford, in the 1962 film 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane' Its become one of the best-remembered works of Davis career. Before Davis passed away, she wrote to Streep applauding her talents, and telling her not to “let those bastards get you down.” Fittingly, the two leading ladies were also fans of each other’s work. No one really noticed her except the cinematographer, Karl Freund, who supposedly noted to the studio that Davis had “lovely eyes.” Davis’ contract was subsequently picked up for 13 more weeks.īack then, Davis was considered a Meryl Streep by today’s standards. But those eyes may also be why Davis was able to launch her career in the first place.ĭavis was never a “conventional” beauty the way Crawford was, but thanks to a weeks-long contract with Universal Pictures, she did land her first role alongside Humphrey Bogart in Bad Sister. This frank, no-nonsense account features Bette Davis in her best role: her own remarkable life - on-screen and off. When it was released in 1981, Davis even wrote Carnes and writers/composers Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon to thank them for making her a “part of modern times” and giving her some clout with her grandson. Sure, “Bette Davis Eyes” was a Grammy-winning hit song performed by Kim Carnes. This short, expertly restrained scene from A Stolen Life (Curtis Bernhardt, 1946) contains a summary of Bette Davis destiny in film, at once robbed and.
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