Charlotte Chandler has carved out an odd niche for herself in showbiz books. She chronicles moviemakers' lives mostly in their own words. When it hits the mark, as in this vibrant portrait of the ...

According to Wikipedia, Bette Davis was 72 years old when she approached the role of creepy Mrs. Aylwood. Watcher in the Woods is a cult classic — one of several disturbing movies to emerge out of ...

Despite being a Hollywood icon, Bette Davis had her share of struggles in Tinseltown, including feuds with certain actresses like Miriam Hopkins. The two first collaborated in the 1939 film The Old ...

Ruth Elizabeth Davis (she got the "Bette" from the Balzac novel "Cousin Bette") of Lowell, Massachusetts, arrived in Hollywood in 1930 to instant non-acclaim. She became known for the series of tense, ...

Joan Crawford never understood why the story of her so-called "feud" with Bette Davis refused to die. "There was never a feud ...

Anton Burge's new play detailing the legendary rivalry between Davis and Joan Crawford raids their memoirs for titbits and regurgitates them as self-justifying monologues. Everyone, most especially ...

Rebecca Schriesheim is an Author for Collider. She's a graduate of DePaul University where she studied Cinema and Media, and currently resides in Chicago. Her expertise lies in her fascination with ...

Logan Kelly is a professional author, screenwriter, and proud cinemaphile. He studied screenwriting and film history while attending Valencia College, before moving to the New York Metro Area. There ...

Bette Davis, circa 1968 ; Bette Davis arrives for rehearsals of her musical with her husband Gary Merrill and three children Barbara "B.D." Sherry, Margot Merrill and Michael Merrill. B.D. wrote a ...

'Casablanca' wasn't expected to be a big success — so much so that actor Paul Henreid needed Bette Davis to convince him to take the part. He directed his final series, The Man and the City, in 1971 ...

The eyes have it—that cool, knowing gaze that doesn't quite conceal the wounded heart of a romantic—but the words of golden age Hollywood's grande dame also have their charms in this beguiling ...