Bette Davis
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Ruth Elizabeth Davis (1908 - 1989)

Ruth Elizabeth (Bette) "Betty" Davis aka Merrill, Nelson, Farnsworth, Sherry
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Wife of — married 18 Aug 1932 (to 1938) in Yuma, Arizona, USAmap
Wife of — married 31 Dec 1940 (to 25 Aug 1943) in Yavapai, Arizonamap
Wife of — married 30 Nov 1945 (to 1950) in Riverside, Californiamap
Wife of — married 28 Jul 1950 (to 1960) in Juarez, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexicomap
[children unknown]
Died at age 81 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Francemap
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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (/ˈbɛti/; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical films, suspense horror, and occasional comedies, although her greater successes were in romantic dramas.[1] A recipient of two Academy Awards, she was the first thespian to accrue ten nominations.

She had a notorious, decades long feud with rival, Joan Crawford, Lucille Fay (LeSueur) Crawford (abt.1905-1977). It started over a petty jealousy of Joan announcing her divorce from Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, stealing the attention from a PR stunt setup to announce Bette’s new movie. Crawford also had an affair with Clark Gable whom Davis had a crush on. Their disagreements became serious when Bette fell in love with actor Franchot Tone and Joan stepped in and married him. The rivalry continued and eventually became public knowledge as the each gossiped and maligned each other’s appearance, love-lives, careers, awards, upbringings and even their respective children.

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