He was not only beautiful, but intelligent. Larry was my fantasy lover, the perfect man, or at least I thought he would be. He was a great actor, and he was my dream man. Get this: Chandler knew both Bette Davis AND Joan Crawford, included. I was invited to the White House, but no man stayed to share my white cottage.""My favorite actor with whom I never played, professionally or personally, was Laurence Olivier. I got four husbands and several lovers, but I didn't keep any of them. Chandler also spoke with directors, actors, and others who knew and worked with Davis, and includes brief synopses of all of her theatrical films.Here are some more examples of Bette's wit to be found within these pages: "I'm the one who didn't get the man, which is the more interesting character on the screen, but in real life sometimes I wish I could just have been the girl who got the man, and kept him. 2006 1st year edition Simon & Schuster publishers, New York hardbound in grey and black boards with silver stamp lettering along spine very good condition with unmarked pages dust jacket very good.Īpplause BooksNoted film biographer Charlotte Chandler interviewed Bette Davis extensively in the last decade of her life, resulting in a biography in which the great actress speaks for herself. From abused child to dance-hall entertainer to silent-film actress, she went on to become one of Hollywoods screen goddesses with films such as Possessed.
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