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Dark victory : the life of Bette Davis / Ed Sikov.
Van Pelt Library PN2287.D32 S55 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sikov, Ed.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Davis, Bette, 1908-1989.
- Davis, Bette.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 479 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Henry Holt, 2007.
- Summary:
- Noted film critic and biographer Sikov has painted a detailed picture of legendary Hollywood star Bette Davis--the intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who was, according to a close friend, one of the major events of the 20th century.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Early Skirmishes 7
- 1 An Infant's Album 9
- 3 A Yankee in Hollywood 36
- 4 An Actress in Motion 49
- 5 The First Oscar 68
- 6 Up in Arms 84
- 7 "In the Warner Jail" 98
- Part 2 Victories 113
- 8 The Second Oscar 115
- 9 "A Girl Who Dies" 132
- 10 Feuds 147
- 11 More Battles and Two Retreats 161
- 12 Breakdown and Recovery 177
- 13 A Prescription for Independence 198
- 14 For the Boys 219
- 15 Commanders in Chief 238
- 16 Deceptions 257
- Part 3 Ongoing Conflicts 279
- 17 Fast Forward 281
- 18 Wife and Mother 299
- 19 Onstage, Onscreen, and on TV 308
- 20 Troubles and a Triumph 328
- 21 "Situation Wanted" 346
- 22 Losses 363
- 23 Betrayal 385
- 24 War's End 400
- Illustration Acknowledgments 462.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [446]-459) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780805075489
- 0805075488
- OCLC:
- 76961180
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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