BETTE DAVIS on "LATE SHOW WITH JOAN RIVERS" 1987 (2/2)

Spring 1987, while promoting "This 'N That".
Thank you to the eBay seller/Bette Davis fan who ten years ago provided my father with rare Bette Davis interviews that became my best Christmas gift of 1999.
In commemoration of twenty years since the passing of America's finest screen actor and one of our greatest stars and human beings.
WE LOVE YOU MISS DAVIS!!!!!!!!!

[@Channel-ew9dr]

The balance between intimidation and warmness she exuded was immaculate.

[@mv5203]

How did we go from this to what we are now? Its like we are on a different planet now.

[@fredcongress1967]

@Sebastion Bergdorf Yes we know.

[@winecrimesfoodandtime7119]

I often ponder this same thing. People we need to do something ASAP!

[@joeschmoe373]

Now now....why does every generation of parents say that about the current one. You need to keep an open mind to see how that's not really true.

[@lauralunaazul]

Yep. Cell phones, computer, internet... that change all !! Really.

[@carlosdyer5868]

That, my friend, is the most profound and excellent statement ! Especially now in 2020 !

[@ChrisManley1994]

What a classy lady and a fantastic actress

[@salemfathi2035]

There is only one Bette Davis, she brought so much joy to us

[@samueljaramillo4221]

Amazing, classy, elegant actress, like no other. Brava Bette👏👏

[@naywalker9182]

One of Hollywood's greatest actresses, ever

[@tjpm]

She was a classy and intimidating woman...i've never seen anyone make Dave Letterman nervous....she must have been a force of nature. And Joan adored her...such respectful interview.

[@christineedwards8618]

Simple whether young? Old? Famous? or anonymous Dave Letterman loved her, Bette Davis One irresistible Human being!

[@lakevubud]

Bette's frail cancer ridden body can barely contain her massive spirit and what great elocution in her voice. And Kathryn is still devoted to Bette's legacy.

[@jamesdudley9230]

James has not received 6

[@Lozzlej]

Bette talks about Dark Victory, Now Voyager, and Baby Jane, true classics, if you haven't seen them you missing a great chapter in movie history, what an actress.

[@The-Malibu-Wolf]

My favorite is "All About Eve".

[@pipdry]

Whenever I get into a big Bette Davis mood, watching all of her interviews and appearances, I'm happy to see this one because she just seems to be in such good spirits! It's comforting as these were her final years. ❤️

[@gombis666]

"The enemy was fame..." Awesome quote.

[@sydhawdon9095]

Two class acts that are sadly no longer with us. Their legacies live on 💖

[@patrickryan1515]

Having survived a stroke, Ms. Davis did quite well with her speech. And Joan Rivers looked very nice here. 8/2018

[@joracer1]

Dear God how i miss this womans talent, ability, and screen presence. When she mentioned Dark Victory, i burst into tears. What a lasting impression her acting ability has made on my life. I will gladly binge watch her movies, interviews, tv shows, at the drop of a hat. Now Voyager was my 1st introduction into my completely healthy addiction to Bette Davis. That movie made me feel every emotion possible. She was so powerful on the screen.

[@nibsvkh]

How I wish Bette had done hours of chat about her career,movies and stars.

[@donstarfinkel6456]

Not to be cliche, but Betty Davis we love you. 🤩

[@sfden50]

Bette, Bette, Bette - What can I say that hasn't been said - JUST THE GREATEST - THE QUEEN OF THEM ALL! Joan to her credit here really gets it.

[@esmereldacarrillo4156]

I see her old movies she was so beautiful and one of my favorite actresses. I loved her Victorian movies and she had a pretty figure and large blue eyes

[@johnnyjensen6067]

One hell of an actress and woman. Miss her acting so much.

[@RC-vv6nr]

The greatest actress ever, RIP Bette !

[@bbt5358]

It's a joy to hear Bette laugh at 9:47. ❤️❤️❤️

[@collenekennedy]

Miss Davis lived in a grand building on Havenhusrt. Kathryn was devoted to her and a lovely, friendly, charming person and still is.

[@lunhil12]

I love how straightforward she was. Fame and wealth did not addle her mind as it does so many.

[@wotan10950]

"Melissa says that every morning!" Joan even had the great Bette Davis howling from that gag line!

[@Red_Rebel]

Her memory and energy is unmatchable!

[@fifthbusiness1678]

I dislike the phrase, but this is what a star is.

[@1320trail]

Bless Bette's heart, she's still at it. I admire her determination to go on. Between the major stroke in 1983 and her death, she had several more strokes but certainly none as severe as the one in '83. In '85 she did a follow up interview with David Hartman and she didn't look nearly this bad. I feel certain the reason for her downward spiral was B.D.'s book. It devastated her and she was never the same after B.D. broke her heart.

[@annadurkee8607]

I agree..bette davis was heartbroken over that book her daughter wrote.She died 4 years after book and I believe bette died from a broken heart.Her daughter continues to badmouth her mom and appears as a bitter angry unloving women.

[@JL-xo5ws]

@@annadurkee8607 I`m sure her daughter will realise in her latest days.

[@emeraldblue5291]

BD was born in 1949 which makes her 72 this year. Hope her kids treat her better in her later years than she did her mother. I was surprised she not only mentioned her but also said her name. In her BW interview she couldn't discuss her.

[@patbest7057]

Her daughter BD is now a Christian pastor go figure!!!

[@Pippa-pw3qw]

@@patbest7057 - BD is a bad joke!! Her husband is dead & she wrote that book because her - her husband needed $$$ & she received an advance of $50,000 it was said. BD was an embarrassment as a daughter - Better deserved a much better daughter. Thank God that Bette's Personal Assistant stood by her side to the end of her life. 🌹Bette was the Greatest Actress in Cinema History. 🎬

[@ShawnPlusOne]

So feisty and tough... What a woman she was so interesting... I adore her films...

[@JonathonWoodgate]

Talented, smart, witty, sassy, attractive, determined and incredibly hard working...

[@tharold8730]

Bette Davis. The queen.

[@elsablue3646]

Bette my favorite of all time.

[@sherryspectre217]

Cudos to Joan for a very well done interview with Bette. Two wonderful trail blazers, in their respective fields. Thank you for posting.

[@pamtime22]

Bette Davis, love her and her movies. Those who criticise her are just whimps. "No guts, no glory." Bette Davis

[@gilbertmoreno4638]

My alltime favorite. RIP.

[@jontoop]

So great and yet so sad to see her in such ill health. What a legend.

[@lunnaa1976]

Why didn't I live in that era? When actors and films were awesome... :(

[@Lozzlej]

She was the movie queen of her era. Soooo many great movies. Loved her then and she still has a special place in my heart.

[@PateOnACrumpet]

wow i just watched an interview with her from 1980 and in the 7 years that passed to this, she's aged 20 years. so sad that she suffered from so much ill health in the end

[@texan903]

When someone approaches the age of 75, their health can deteriorate drastically in a really short period of time. Davis was a heavy smoker with a type A personality.

[@patmelton43]

Bette was such a wonderful lady. I just love her.

[@phillipalfalla6306]

A great actress and lady.

[@tomster927]

Class. Pure class.

[@MsPeperonata]

@CJReviewz That is Kathryn Sermak, Bette's secretary and personal assistant who was a great help to Bette in her final years. I love how the girl never got a word in, just sat there looking pretty!

[@rc5chi539]

2 of my all time favorites , 2 big mouth overly talented Icons ..

[@l.whansen9611]

Lol 😂

[@mistydawn6877]

Bette Davis = QUEEN

[@vivaloriflamme]

Still amazing here.

[@donpace6405]

A very wild and Amazing actress who will always be a Top of the line Performer in my book may she R.I.P forever she is always in her fans memories and Hearts forever 🥰

[@norfolk03]

I miss them both! Thanks for this!

[@windstorm1000]

can't believe Joan is gone--what a talent--two stars here---they both were strong women.

[@h2d127]

This made me smile today

[@davidanthonystone5165]

One of a Kind that is for sure

[@stephenrafter1022]

The enemy was fame because you choose it and absolutely loved it. She said she would not change it.

[@scotnick59]

She was rightfully right to be proud of co-creating the Hollywood Canteen with John Garfield

[@johnlorenzen4633]

Very good humble interview by Joan. Stays out of the way and just prompts, let's Bette tell the stories. Notice how she stands for Davis. Respect. Very classy.. Carson didnt do that.

[@mnorth1964]

What a wonderful interview. And the little re-cap on Whales of August too; such a treat. Thanks.

[@scotnick59]

The Dietrich film Bette was referring to was "Kismet"

[@madambutterfly7513]

What wonderful interview. Bette Davis sharp as a tack, funny & engaging / Joan, a wonderful person & comedian - RIP, I am sure you’re both laughing your asses off wherever you are❤️❤️❤️

[@rebaccalavere4870]

She was great!

[@MsBackstager]

Luv, luv, luv DARK VICTORY.

[@jessicaT12345]

Bette Davis is so adorable and authentic. It's incredible.

[@michaelregister271]

What a great interview

[@windstorm1000]

fabulous interview--Bette is divine and Joan-a great interviewer--much better than Carson--aint so bad herself--- Can't believe she's gone! Love 'em both.

[@chevrolte]

I LOVE HER

[@365degrees]

I love how they smoked in those days, 6:10-6:15

[@cynthiawilliams737]

What a lady!!

[@shirleyfreeman7101]

Joan you are wonderful, with Ms. Betty Davis, so fabulous, gracious, Joan you are so very missed ❤ 😢 ♥ 💖 💕 a very special lady and you were always wonderful, you were the Top at treating everyone as they might have been family, ms.B.D. also a kind gracious lady 💞💜💞

[@AfterTheGoldRush1990]

Joan rivers was the best comedianthat ever lived love and miss you joan riversrip😊 betty daviswas such a great actress, rip!😊

[@lauralunaazul]

She s adorable.

[@0nly714]

she seems pretty lit up. cheers Betty 🍻

[@capricorniosur]

Que mujer inteligente, pese a sus infortunios, se mantenía erguida y en pie, brillante actriz.

[@TennesseeHendricks]

This N That is a great book!!!

[@ThisGuy65842]

Bette The GOAT

[@kaliche56]

absolutely> I miss them both-thank you for this!!>>

[@eduardodifarnecio2336]

Thank you.

[@cynaraslover]

She was sharp as a tack, but she was mistaken about Marlene Dietrich being covered in gold paint for "The Garden of Allah." That movie had been made in 1936, and the Hollywood Canteen was during the war; it was 1944's "Kismet" in which Dietrich was gilded head to toe.

[@fliplinefungus]

I think she just forgot (she HAD just had a stroke, after all).

[@petie71]

"What a wild Democrat that I was..." Love. x

[@barbaraarmy3974]

Brilliant.... thanks for posting! This looks like the johnny Carson set where Joan guest hosted a lot before being ousted

[@littlebadger95]

YAS BABY JANE

[@NickySmith]

GOAT

[@truthseekertoday2377]

Hollywood would never done anything like this for our military.

[@SamanthaStevenson76]

She just died too soon. Rip in Bette

[@joycefolsom130]

Now that's an actress

[@rosascrimshaw4354]

miss skifull amazing actreess

[@USAjock9]

Marilyn Monroe lived in many apartment building in Sherman. Once Las Vegas was built up of course people went there instead of Sherman. Gay people make Sherman an area they could live safely. The night clubs once occupied by stars was now a place gay men went to meet and congregate. The name was changed to West Hollywood in the 60's to capitalize on the popularity of Hollywood. Bette Davis lived in a grand building near Sunset on Crescent Heights. The building is still there.

[@4.Star.4]

8:20 the cute laugh 😂

[@lesliesmith5797]

🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (Lowell, Massachusetts, 5 de abril de 1908-Neuilly-sur-Seine, París, 6 de octubre de 1989) fue una actriz estadounidense de teatro, cine y televisión. Destacó por su facilidad de interpretar personajes antipáticos y fue ampliamente apreciada por sus actuaciones en filmes melodramáticos, históricos y ocasionalmente de comedia, aunque sus mayores éxitos los alcanzó con dramas románticos. Es considerada como uno de los mayores mitos cinematográficos.

[@pjbottoms8095]

Kathryn is publishing a book "Miss D & Me" in Septembet 2017

[@meboneme1]

I can hardly wait! I pre-ordered on Amazon!

[@meboneme1]

I GOT MY COPY!! GREAT BOOK!!!

[@1320trail]

I read it, it's wonderful. Dear Kathryn was so good to our Bette in her later years. Kathryn also wrote about her time with Miss D in a human way but also in a way that doesn't defame Miss D's star status. I highly recommend it.

[@scotnick59]

Kath really loved Bette as a person and it was so fortunate for Bette to have "found" her as a companion/secretary/friend & confidante. In her book, she respected Davis completely and never once "dissed" her

[@winecrimesfoodandtime7119]

I must read this!

[@sxnico]

thank god for Kathryn. she saved Bette.

[@1lovebaybee]

💜💚💜

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

JOAN RIVERS 08 DE JUNIO DE 1933 04 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2014 81 AÑOS

[@USAjock9]

She would have been fun to know. She lived out her life here in West Hollywood I am told.This area use to be where stars stayed while filming movies.It wasn't West Hollywood back then it was called Sherman, an unincporporated area of Los Angeles. Gambling was illegal but since Sherman was not part of LA county they could skirt around the law. Century City back then was 20th Century Fox studios. All the stars brought their families with them to live in Sherman since they worked nearby.

[@CalTxDude]

If you've never watched the documentary The night Bette Met Mae (West)... You should really check it out. Bette had quite the gal crush on Ms. West!

[@ddaygirl7]

I've never understood what was so great about that Mae West. She came across as a Madam and acted like every man should worship her. She was never good looking and she wasn't funny. But Bette was taken in by her.

[@nvvam7597]

Betty sounds very, very much like singer Nina Simone !!! Same tone, inflection, tempo, and cadence. Listen First listen to a Betty Davis interview. Then listen to Nina Simone. Whilst you are listening , close your eyes and imagine its Betty talking. When u do that, you will at different points in time forget which person you are listening to.

[@avroe1]

I can see that

[@partonlvr]

@japanrican1969 Catherine. She is the woman who helped Bette write her book.

[@0nly714]

who she yelling at lol . good interview

[@henrimatisse7481]

who is the lovely woman to Ms Davis' right?

[@slh950]

Garden of Allah was filmed 5 years before the Hollywood canteen began

[@dennman6]

She got the look of Dietrich right but the film was Kismet

[@tjbnyc76]

My goodness, what did Bette Davis ever do to you?

[@shannenspence3318]

Joan Rivers had a 'mouth' on her about/towards people except for Bette Davis. Even Joan Rivers knew not to try an Aries woman! LOL....

[@atlantaga55]

Was this before her Daughter said she was the worst Mother ever?..I would do said the only thing I regret heaving That Daughter..

[@christopherrobertson7723]

“Beyond the Forest” is underestimated. She was bad,bad,bad, and it took a Great Actress to do that role. “The Corn is Green” is ruined for any other Actress to attempt to do a better “Miss Moffat”. I could go on.

[@storybellz]

I like how she made Bette happy. But, something about her, I don't trust.