In 1977, #BetteDavis became the first woman recipient of the Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. #InternationalWomensDay | Bette Davis

“Getting old is not for sissies.” ― Bette Davis, born on this day in 1908 Stream 24 of her finest performances now: http://flms.tk/fb | FilmStruck

Remembering Bette Davis and Henry Fonda in... Jezebel is a 1938 American romantic drama film released by Warner Bros. and directed by William Wyler. It stars Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, supported by George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp, Richard Cromwell, and Fay Bainter. The film was adapted by Clements Ripley, Abem Finkel, John Huston, and Robert Buckner, from the play by Owen Davis Sr. The film tells the story of a headstrong young Southern woman during the antebellum period whose act

Bette Davis Gladys Cooper. Now, Voyager is a 1942 American drama film starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, and directed by Irving Rapper. The screenplay by Casey Robinson is based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Olive Higgins Prouty. Prouty borrowed her title from the Walt Whitman poem "The Untold Want", which reads in its entirety, The untold want by life and land ne'er granted, Now, voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find. In 2007, Now, Voyager was selected for preser

Bette Davis is so good when she's bad! 📽 THE LITTLE FOXES premiered in New York City on August 21, 1941. | Bette Davis

“Bette Davis taught Hollywood to follow an actress instead of the actress following the camera, and she’s probably the best movie actress there’s ever been.” - Elaine Stritch | Bette Davis