Bette Davis Was Born As Ruth Elizabeth And Was Born On April 05, 1908
And Died On October 06, 1989. Bette Davis Was An American Actress Of
Film And Television And Theatre.

Bette Davis Is Noted For Her Willingness To Play Unsympathetic
Characters And Was Highly Regarded For Her Performances In A Range Of
Film Genres From Contemporary Crime Melodramas To Historical And
Period Films And Occasional Comedies Though Bette Davis Greatest
Successes Were Her Roles In Romantic Dramas.

Bette Davis After Appearing In Broadway Plays Moved To Hollywood In
The 1930 But Her Early Films For Universal Studios Were Unsuccessful.
Bette Davis Joined Warner Brotherss In 1932 And Established Her
Career With Several Critically Acclaimed Performances.

Bette Davis In 1937 Attempted To Free Herself From Her Contract And
Although She Lost A Well Publicized Legal Case And It Marked The
Beginning Of The Most Successful Period Of Her Career.

Bette Davis Until The Late 1940s Was One Of American Cinema's Most
Celebrated Leading Ladies And As Known For Her Forceful And Intense
Style. Betty Davis Gained A Reputation As A Perfectionist Who Could
Be Highly Combative And Had Confrontations With Studio Executives And
Film Directors And Costars That Was Often Reported. Betty Davis
Forthright Manner With A Clipped Vocal Style And Ubiquitous Cigarette
Contributed To A Public Persona Which Has Often Been Imitated And
Satirized.

Bette Davis Was The Co Founder Of The Hollywood Canteen And Was The
First Female President Of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And
Sciences. Bette Davis Was The First Actress To Receive 10 Academy
Award Nominations And The First Woman To Receive A Lifetime
Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.

Bette Davis Career Went Through Several Periods Of Eclipse And She
Admitted That Her Success Had Often Been At The Expense Of Her
Personal Relationships.