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Bette Davis
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Actor Born: April 5, 1908 in Lowell, MA Death: October 6, 1989 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France Biography:The daughter of a Massachusetts lawyer, American actress "Bette Davis" matured with a desire to become an actress upon her graduation from Cushing Academy, but was turned away from Eva LeGallienne's Manhattan Civic Repertory in New York. Undaunted, "Davis" enrolled in John Murray Anderson's Dramatic School, where everyone (including classmate "Lucille Ball") regarded her as the star pupil. After a 1928 summer season with director "George Cukor"'s stock company in Rochester, NY (where she worked with future co-star -- and rival -- "Miriam Hopkins"), "Davis" went on to Broadway, starring in Broken Dishes and Solid South before Hollywood called. Dazzling on-stage, "Davis" was signed to a contract by Universal in 1930. After an unimpressive debut in "Bad Sister" in 1931, however, "Davis" was out of work, but picked up by Warner Bros. soon thereafter. "Davis" applied herself with white-hot intensity to... Full Biography
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