Bette Davis
| Born | April 5, 1908 |
| Hometown | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States |
| Net worth | $2 million |
| Height | 5'3" (1.60m) |
| Spouse | William Grant Sherry, Arthur Farnsworth, Harmon Oscar Nelson, Gary Merrill |
| Children | B. D. Hyman |
| Parents | Harlow Morrell Davis, Ruth Augusta 'Ruthie' Favor |
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| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Nominated |
| 1980 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Special | White Mama | Nominated |
| 1979 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter | Winner |
| 1964 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Foreign Actress | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (film) | Nominated |
| 1963 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Foreign Actress | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (film) | Nominated |
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Bette Midler Reveals Bette Davis Was ‘Not Pleased’ to Learn She Was Named After Her
Bette Midler is opening up about her bittersweet encounter with her namesake, Bette Davis. “My mother named me for Bette Davis, which Bette Davis was not pleased to hear,” Midler, 78, said on the Wednesday, July 24 episode of Hoda Kotb’s “Making Space” podcast. According to the Hocus Pocus star, she met Davis at fellow
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Bette Midler Reveals Bette Davis Was ‘Not Pleased’ to Hear She Was Named After Her: ‘I Was a Little Bit Hurt’
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Bette Midler explains why Bette Davis was ‘not pleased’ after learning she was named after her
Bette Midler tells Hoda Kotb's "Making Space" podcast that Bette Davis was "not pleased" that she was named after her, recalling an encounter at Elizabeth Taylor's birthday party.
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Minnesota man buys vintage 'Woodie Wagon' that once belonged to iconic actress Bette Davis
Jul. 24—GLYNDON, Minn. — An iconic movie star has been gone for more than 35 years, but a piece of her life will live on with a Glyndon couple. A 1940 Buick "Woodie Wagon" that once belonged to Hollywood actress Bette Davis now belongs to Gary Myhre and his wife, Kari. Myhre, 73, a retired insurance adjuster, already owns multiple "woodie," or wood-bodied vehicles, that he's restored over the ...
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Nicolas Cage is detailing his involvement in Spider-Man Noir. The actor, who reprises his role as a variant of Spider-Man from 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, shared some exciting secrets about the show. Spider-Man Noir is “more of a Pop-art mashup, like a Lichtenstein painting,” with ...
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As no-fault divorce is threatened, history tells us husbands have to worry about the consequences.
17th century Italy. A woman takes a vial off of her nightstand. It looks like makeup, but she poisons her husband with it. Thanks to Giulia Tofana, who helped women wanting out of their marriages kill over 600 men. 19th century Hungary. We have 70 year old Felka Popov. She's like the CEO of the murdering husbands factory. Convicted of aiding and abetting women in the poisoning of 100 plus husbands. 20th century America. No poison, no problem. Bette Davis won an Oscar for portraying a woman who a
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Learn the story behind the Grammy Award-winning song 'Bette Davis Eyes'
Songwriter Jackie DeShannon sits down with NSAI's Bart Herbison to discuss her massive hit "Bette Davis Eyes" recorded by Kim Carnes in 1981.
