Dark Victory The Life of Bette Davis

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Dark Victory The Life of Bette Davis by Sikov, Ed, 9780805088632
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  • ISBN: 9780805088632 | 0805088636
  • Cover: Paperback
  • Copyright: 9/30/2008

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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 InDark Victory, noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of Bette Davis, the intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who wasin the words of a close friend"one 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 depicts Davis's personal as well as professional life in a way that is both revealing and sympathetic. With his wise and well-informed take on the production and accomplishments of such movie milestones asJezebel,All About Eve, andNow, Voyager, as well as the turbulent life and complicated personality of the actress who made them, Sikov'sDark Victorybrings to life the two-time Academy Awardwinning actress's unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis's art was her own dark victory.
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