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Just watched it!

posted 18 years ago by propaganda21
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I was left with the feeling that off-screen Bette Davis became, with the increasing years, a monster! It was sad to learn that she ended up regarding all forms of human relationships as disappointing endeavours and found that her work was more satisfying. Behing Davis' bravado in interview clips, she seemed a very bitter woman who described her four marriages as 'awful'. It was also terrible to learn that she could be physically violent when drunk! A very sad life. She's a great marvellous actress, one of the best and I admire her for that, but as a human being I ended up feeling sorry that her personal life and personal psychology was such a mess.

I watched this with my great-aunt who's 79 and a big fan of Bette Davis, who for many women of her generation, Bette Davis been seen as a sort of pre-feminist inspiration. She was also saddened at Davis' not so successful off-screen life and we were both left wondering if all those Oscars that Davis had worked so hard for, were worth the price that it cost her.

[–] sophiaevans 17 years ago

i dont think she had a really SAD life, just she was a tough woman and never let her guard down for people to get to know her. over the years i think she built a wall to protect herslef, and as an actress is understanable but i think ultimatily she was a nice person inside. people who knew her said she was a good person but tough, ive heard people say that about her who hav meet her onli once.

[–] KrazeeforKittiez 9 years ago

I am reading This n That and she does not paint herself as perfect....of course she does not describe a minster either. She said that she was in love with love when younger and probably should have lived with her husbands first.....then she would not have had so many marriages.

Her daughter wrote a terrible heartbreaking book...Bette said that it was even worse than the stroke. Gary Merrill who had a rough divorce from Bette said that the book was full of cruel lies and her son Michael ceased all contact with his sister....he was very upset with the book.
As for Bette who had continued to send her money until her cancer,strokes, broken hip.... she said that BD was still making money off of her with that book.
She left BD out of her will....I can't say that I blame her.

I had the chance to work with Michael Jackson who was as brilliant as they come.
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