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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  This title in other editionsDark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The legendary Hollywood star blazes a fiery trail in this enthralling portrait of a brilliant actress and the movies her talent elevated to greatness
In Dark Victory, noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of Bette Davis, the intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who was—in the words of a close friend—“one of the major events of the twentieth century.” Drawing on new interviews with friends, directors, and admirers, as well as archival research and a fresh look at the films, this stylish, intimate biography depicts Daviss personal as well as professional life in a way that is both revealing and sympathetic.
With his wise and well-informed take on the production and accomplishments of such movie milestones as Jezebel, All About Eve, and Now, Voyager, as well as the turbulent life and complicated personality of the actress who made them, Sikovs Dark Victory brings to life the two-time Academy Award-winning actresss unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Daviss art was her own dark victory. Synopsis:Noted film critic and biographer Sikov has painted a detailed picture of legendary Hollywood star Bette Davis--the intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who was, according to a close friend, one of the major events of the 20th century. About the AuthorFilm critic Ed Sikov is the author of the critically acclaimed On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder and Mr. Strangelove: A Biography of Peter Sellers. He has taught at Columbia University, Haverford College, and Colorado College, and lives in New York. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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