Bette Davis: I’ve Had It With Gratitude | Follies Of God by James Grissom
Listen, I’ve had it with gratitude! You know I love Marian [Seldes], and she is why we are here, in this fashion, together, but she’s awfully gaga about who we … Continue reading
How Bette Davis Turned 18 Minutes into a Whole Movie – Silver Screenings
*Spoiler Alert* We found a Bette Davis film that made us cry. Now, as much as we adore Ms Davis, we never cry at her films, not even if she’s dying of … Continue reading
“I don’t take the movies seriously, and anybody who does is in for a headache,” Bette Davis | BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD
Hm… She worked consistently for 58 years in film, radio, and TV (from 1931 to the year of her death in 1989). I think… Source: “I don’t take the movies … Continue reading
First Night Design | Dame Gladys Cooper #Quote #Actress #Cards
Originally posted on First Night Design:
Miss Gladys Cooper [1888-1971] in Fancy Dress Greeting Card by FirstNightVintage Looking into a mirror on her deathbed: ‘If this is what virus pneumonia…
Bette Davis: Underacting for William Wyler – Silver Screenings
*Spoiler Alert* They created the best opening scene in the history of cinema: On a moonlit night, on an isolated rubber plantation in Malay, a woman follows a man out … Continue reading
“He was just beautiful . . . Errol. He himself openly said, “I don’t know really anything about acting,” and I admire his honesty because he’s absolutely right.” Bette Davis
Photo post by @toobeguiling. Source: “He was just beautiful . . . Errol. He himself openly said, “I don’t know really anything about acting,” and I admire his honesty because … Continue reading
Bette Davis: Bring the Bitch Back!
Originally posted on A R T L▼R K. On the 6th of October 1989, actress Bette Davies died of breast cancer at the age of 81 in the American Hospital in … Continue reading
Happy 99th Birthday Olivia de Havilland
Originally posted on Waldina:
Today is the 99th birthday of one of the last living actors/actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood: Olivia de Havilland. The world is a better place…
Quote • BETTE DAVIS • Glamour
“Go easy on the glamour, George. I’m not the type.” – Bette to photographer George Hurrell Posted by Bette Davis on Monday, 18 May 2015
“Without wonder and insight, acting is just a business. With it…”
Originally posted on Art of Quotation:
“Without wonder and insight, acting is just a business. With it, it becomes creation.” ~ Bette Davis, actress, Academy Award ?
Quote | BETTE DAVIS ON GRETA GARBO | Beguiling Hollywood
“Her instinct, her mastery over the machine, was pure witchcraft. I cannot analyze this woman’s acting. I only know that no one else so effectively worked in front of a camera.” Bette … Continue reading
Archive Interview • JOHN FRASER • Close Up • Bosie Speaks Up
Film star, Shakespearean actor and director John Fraser, is perhaps most widely known for his highly-praised portrayal of Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie) in the movie The Trials of Oscar Wilde opposite Peter … Continue reading
Book Review • CLOSE UP: An Actor Telling Tales • John Fraser
This is not the first time John Fraser has taken up his pen — earlier books include an engaging account of his travels through Africa performing Shakespeare — but the … Continue reading
Rogues & Vagabonds 