BetteDavis19 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 BETTE FUN FACT O' THE DAY: Did you know that Bette's broadway debut was in a play called "Broken Dishes"? (No, this has nothign to do with Bette going mad and smashing her dishes, this is before her insane roles days.) Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Bette and her climbing career, in 1938: An amazing shot of her eyes. Bette from a magazine article. A colorized but classic picture. Bette winning her second academy award for Jezebel. Bette on the cover of Time. In 1938, Bette made "The Sisters" and "Jezebel". Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Great picture from Its Love I'm After. I loved Bette's look here. Out of the 3 stars Bette had the smaller role but this really worked since Bette isn't a great comic actress. Her parts in the movie were not as over the top as those between Howard and DeHavilland and this is just another reason the movie 'works' on so many levels. Link to post Share on other sites
pturman Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 > > > > > > > > > She looks like Uma Thurman in this picture (or maybe better said Uma Thurman looks like her). Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 You're right pturman! And, I haven't been on this thread for a while, because of Thanksgiving and all, but I just had to post today to say how thankful I am for Bette. THANK YOU FOR LETTING BETTE HAVE HER SHARE AT CHANGING THE WORLD! I tried to find pics of Bette at Thanksgiving, but couldn't, so I decided to find some of her eating. With Olivia. She sure is enjoying this apple! "Bette Davis enjoying Ham Bisquik for aftermoon tea in her dressing room." Long live Bette! Link to post Share on other sites
EugeniaH Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Bette Davis! My goodness, where ya been? I was really hoping you didn't disappear from us for good... I definitely noticed the absence of your cheerful, enthusiastic posting. Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Hello, hello, hello, all! I bet you didn't think I was going to post here again, did you? Well, this is what happened, I went on a long trip for all of winter break, and I cam back and I was simply exhausted. Then I got really sick, and had to make up a lot of homework, and, as you can see, I've been really busy. But now I'm back! I've missed posting here so much! Now back to Bette... Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Bette Fun Fact o' The Day: The last two pictures I posted in my previous post were examples of why, when Bette first came to Hollywood, they nicknamed her "The Little Brown Wren". Link to post Share on other sites
ValeskaSuratt Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 BD19, If you haven't seen them already, here are a couple of "welcome back" presents for you. 1. It's hard to believe that the same year (1935) her performance in "Of Human Bondage" lost the Best Actress Oscar to Claudette Colbert's in "It Happened One Night," Bette starred in another dramatic triumph: a short film about GE dishwashers !! (Maybe it was Jack Warner's way of telling her she was "all washed up" ?) 2. In the 30s and 40s, the highlight of Warner Bros' annual Christmas party was a blooper reel, and somebody has compiled Bette's best on YouTube. (*Warning*: offensive language): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT2rTg44SQc&feature=related Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Thanks so much Valeska! I have seen the bloopers before (funny!), but I hadn't seen that dishwasher commercial! That's really funny! I'm always trying to find rare footage of Bette doing a commercial or something, so that was really fun for me to watch! But, you're right, I don't think Warner Brother's stars should be washing dishes! It was really funny how they stuck that promo for the General Electric doorbell at the end, it was so random! Thanks again! Bette Link to post Share on other sites
MovieGal53 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Bette, Welcome back, it's good to see you posting again! Your contributions to the board were missed. Link to post Share on other sites
EugeniaH Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Welcome back, Bette! In my browsing through other classic movie sites I stumbled on this YouTube clip of Martin Short imitating Bette Davis on David Letterman. Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Thanks so much Movie Gal! It's so nice to be back! Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Oh wow, that's hilarious! How did you find that? Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Look! A Bette Davis paper doll kit! Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Can you guess which movie this is from? Here are the links to it on Youtube: Her rant starts at 2:03. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Wow it would be great to have this kit and I don't even like playing with dolls! As for the clip; Of course this is from Of Human Bondage. Anyone that comes to a Bette Davis forum that doesn't know that should be ashamed! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 You're so right! If you would like to test your knowledge further, try this Bette Davis lines Guessing Game! It will reveal the answers at the end! Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Fun little game, thanks for providing the link. I was able to guess all of the lines in the first one and missed one in the second (Beyond the Forest a film I haven't seen and one that isn't well liked by most). Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 You're right, I've seen Beyond The Forest, and it's definitely different than all the rest. That's not to say that it isn't good, Bette is amazing in it, but it's different. Link to post Share on other sites
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BetteDavis19 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Bette with Henry Fonda the year before they made Jezebel. Link to post Share on other sites
BetteDavis19 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Bette Fun Fact o' The Day: Did you know that, for Jezebel, Bette thought there was another, almost unknown actor who she thought would be better cast a Preston Dillard? The actor was John Wayne, who at the time was working at Republic Studios, and who did have the toughness built into him more than Fonda. Bette Link to post Share on other sites
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