Bette Davis: The Power, the Intelligence, the Real Deal
from little brown wren to cinema royalty
A shorter version of this article appeared in The Dialectic in November 2022.
RUTH ELIZABETH Davis, known by the stage name Bette Davis, was a gifted and powerful actor who battled the constraining Hollywood…
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