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Betty Davis steady Davis was born Ruth

Betty Davis steady Davis was born Ruth Elizabeth Davis in 1908 in Massachusetts

Elizabeth Davis in 1908 in Massachusetts

Elizabeth Davis in 1908 in Massachusetts she is amazing and I think one of the

she is amazing and I think one of the

she is amazing and I think one of the things that I love most about Betty

things that I love most about Betty

things that I love most about Betty Davis is that unlike most of the screen

Davis is that unlike most of the screen

Davis is that unlike most of the screen sirens of her age she really got to

sirens of her age she really got to

sirens of her age she really got to where she was because of her talent and

where she was because of her talent and

where she was because of her talent and because of her intense mojo and work

because of her intense mojo and work

because of her intense mojo and work ethic not just because of her looks now

ethic not just because of her looks now

ethic not just because of her looks now Betty Davis was certainly interesting to

Betty Davis was certainly interesting to

Betty Davis was certainly interesting to look at and she had these fantastic eyes

look at and she had these fantastic eyes

look at and she had these fantastic eyes which as you may remember motivated were

which as you may remember motivated were

which as you may remember motivated were the inspiration for a fantastic song in

the inspiration for a fantastic song in

the inspiration for a fantastic song in the 80s Betty Davis eyes but the thing

the 80s Betty Davis eyes but the thing

the 80s Betty Davis eyes but the thing about Betty Davis is that she really

about Betty Davis is that she really

about Betty Davis is that she really didn’t get to where she was because of

didn’t get to where she was because of

didn’t get to where she was because of what she looked like she got to where

what she looked like she got to where

what she looked like she got to where she was if anything because of her

she was if anything because of her

she was if anything because of her personality and she was actually so

personality and she was actually so

personality and she was actually so domineering and she was often referred

domineering and she was often referred

domineering and she was often referred to as the fifth Warner brother betty has

to as the fifth Warner brother betty has

to as the fifth Warner brother betty has got her start on Broadway as a lot of

got her start on Broadway as a lot of

got her start on Broadway as a lot of people did she first started 1929 and

people did she first started 1929 and

people did she first started 1929 and that was your big break and like a lot

that was your big break and like a lot

that was your big break and like a lot of actresses of the day the first when

of actresses of the day the first when

of actresses of the day the first when it comes to the top of my head is

it comes to the top of my head is

it comes to the top of my head is Jessica Tandy she started her her career

Jessica Tandy she started her her career

Jessica Tandy she started her her career on the Broadway stage and later moved to

on the Broadway stage and later moved to

on the Broadway stage and later moved to movies what’s fantastic about her is

movies what’s fantastic about her is

movies what’s fantastic about her is that she did garner the recognition that

that she did garner the recognition that

that she did garner the recognition that she really should have she was the first

she really should have she was the first

she really should have she was the first woman to get a lifetime achievement

woman to get a lifetime achievement

woman to get a lifetime achievement award by the American Film Institute the

award by the American Film Institute the

award by the American Film Institute the AFI the first woman actress which i

AFI the first woman actress which i

AFI the first woman actress which i think is amazing on its own she also was

think is amazing on its own she also was

think is amazing on its own she also was the first person ever to get 10 Academy

the first person ever to get 10 Academy

the first person ever to get 10 Academy Award nominations for Best Actress and

Award nominations for Best Actress and

Award nominations for Best Actress and she was only later at done by another

she was only later at done by another

she was only later at done by another amazing woman with mojo Katharine

amazing woman with mojo Katharine

amazing woman with mojo Katharine Hepburn who actually got 12 Betty Davis

Hepburn who actually got 12 Betty Davis

Hepburn who actually got 12 Betty Davis really stands the test of time I think

really stands the test of time I think

really stands the test of time I think we most we all really remember her in

we most we all really remember her in

we most we all really remember her in her quintessential performance in

her quintessential performance in

her quintessential performance in whatever happened to Baby Jane in which

whatever happened to Baby Jane in which

whatever happened to Baby Jane in which she played kind of a husband and she was

she played kind of a husband and she was

she played kind of a husband and she was actually teamed with her on-screen rival

actually teamed with her on-screen rival

actually teamed with her on-screen rival Joan Crawford another thing we remember

Joan Crawford another thing we remember

Joan Crawford another thing we remember about Betty Davis is that she was just

about Betty Davis is that she was just

about Betty Davis is that she was just as known during her time for her

as known during her time for her

as known during her time for her on-screen career as she was for her

on-screen career as she was for her

on-screen career as she was for her tumultuous marriages and for her fights

tumultuous marriages and for her fights

tumultuous marriages and for her fights with women who she was working with as

with women who she was working with as

with women who she was working with as well as the studio bosses but overall I

well as the studio bosses but overall I

well as the studio bosses but overall I think everyone will say that Betty Davis

think everyone will say that Betty Davis

think everyone will say that Betty Davis has an amazing career the Betty Davis

has an amazing career the Betty Davis

has an amazing career the Betty Davis was a woman who spoke come on she was a

was a woman who spoke come on she was a

was a woman who spoke come on she was a woman who had tremendous mojo tremendous

woman who had tremendous mojo tremendous

woman who had tremendous mojo tremendous spirit and she’s she’s got a legacy

spirit and she’s she’s got a legacy

spirit and she’s she’s got a legacy that’s completely enduring she continued

that’s completely enduring she continued

that’s completely enduring she continued to work up until the very year of her

to work up until the very year of her

to work up until the very year of her death in 1989 from breast cancer and

death in 1989 from breast cancer and

death in 1989 from breast cancer and that’s just another tremendous tribute

that’s just another tremendous tribute

that’s just another tremendous tribute to her spirit that you know until

to her spirit that you know until

to her spirit that you know until honestly the moment she died she was out

honestly the moment she died she was out

honestly the moment she died she was out there working and trying to better

there working and trying to better

there working and trying to better herself and and trying to leave a

herself and and trying to leave a

herself and and trying to leave a lasting impression on the movie audience

lasting impression on the movie audience

lasting impression on the movie audience so Betty Davis woman with mojo

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