What can I say about Bette Davis? The icon, the legend. Since aged five, when I first encountered, one rainy afternoon with my mother, the remarkable Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962), I was hooked. That incredible portrayal, in all its grotesque, poignant glory, remains a haunting example of the finest recitazione I have ever seen.
Bette Davis was the first actor, male o female, to receive ten Academy Award nominations, winning for both Dangerous and Jezebel, and made almost one hundred movie appearances.
Davis was a non-conformist, a pioneer and feminist icon, standing up for people who were...
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