Died:6-Oct-1989. Skeffington,'' ''The Little Foxes,'' ''The Petrified Forest'' and ''Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?''. She was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. Interviewed by CNN, Merrill said that Hyman was motivated by "cruelty and greed". She was syllable-perfect. Oh, I thought I would die. Actress Bette Davis left her daughters and grandsons out of her nearly $1- million estate, according to a will filed for probate Monday. Remains:Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, CA. For some years after her last divorce Miss Davis lived in Weston, Conn., but in the late 1970's she moved into an apartment in West Hollywood. [16], In 1930, 22-year-old Davis moved to Hollywood to screen test for Universal Studios. a box-office winner that earned her yet another Accademy Award nomination for best actress of the year. '', She was widely praised for her performance as Mildred and nominated for an Academy Award, but she failed to win one, mostly, she said, because Warner Brothers did not want to promote an Oscar for a film it did not produce. Guess who?''. She'll let you take her home. She appeared in that movie and in television and film roles despite having had a mastectomy and a series of strokes while hospitalized in 1983. [53], Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Davis spent the early months of 1942 selling war bonds. Cause of Death: Cancer. Her career went through several periods of eclipse, but despite a long period of ill health she continued acting in film and on television until shortly before her death from breast cancer in 1989. New generations of entertainers, many of them female impersonators, have found her distinct mannerisms and clipped speech irresistible material for their acts. Despite the lackluster box-office receipts from her more recent films, in 1949, she negotiated a four-film contract with Warner Bros. that paid $10,285 per week and made her the highest-paid woman in the United States. In 1926, a then 18-year-old Davis saw a production of Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck with Blanche Yurka and Peg Entwistle. [43] Her next picture was Jezebel (1938), and during production, Davis entered a relationship with director William Wyler. [73], In 1948, Davis was cast in the melodrama Winter Meeting. ''When I finished reading 'All About Eve' I was on Cloud Nine,'' said the actress. )"[101] Davis said that she intended it as a joke, and she sustained her comeback over the course of several years. Bette Davis. The film was a considerable success, and brought renewed attention to its veteran cast, which included Joseph Cotten, Mary Astor, Agnes Moorehead, and Cecil Kellaway. Probably some of both. Cry Like A Baby Lyrics (D Penn/S … In 1945, Davis married artist William Grant Sherry, her third husband, who also worked as a masseur. [92], Her films of this period included The Virgin Queen (1955), Storm Center (1956), and The Catered Affair (1956). NEXT. She was working hard, in mostly forgettable fare, but Miss Davis was also learning the movie craft and earning the respect of technicians. Travel Magazines. Davis ensured that every night, a few important "names" would be there for the visiting soldiers to meet. [47], Davis was emotional during the making of her next film, Dark Victory (1939), and considered abandoning it until the producer Hal B. Wallis convinced her to channel her despair into her acting. After all, pick any Bette Davis movie at random, and she’s probably killing someone. She once recalled played dual roles, as twins her vanity motivated by `` cruelty and ''. 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