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Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis
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The legendary Hollywood star blazes a fiery trail in this enthralling portrait of a brilliant actress and the movies her talent elevated to greatness She was magnificent and exasperating in equal measure. Jack Warner called her an explosive little broad with a sharp left. Humphrey Bogart once remarked, Unless youre very big she can knock you down. Bette Davis was a force of naturean idiosyncratic talent who nevertheless defined the words movie star for more than half a century and who created an extraordinary body of work filled with unforgettable performances.In Dark Victory, the noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of this intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who wasin the words of a close friendone of the major events of the twentieth century. Drawing on new interviews with friends, directors, and admirers, as well as archival research and a fresh look at the films, this stylish, intimate biography reveals Daviss personal as well as professional life in a way that is both revealing and sympathetic. With his wise and wellinformed take on the production and accomplishments of such movie milestones as Jezebel, All About Eve, and Now, Voyager, as well as the turbulent life and complicated personality of the actress who made them, Sikovs Dark Victory brings to life the twotime Academy Awardwinning actresss unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Daviss art was her own dark victory.
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