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Bette Davis talks to Bryant Gumbel about “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” and her legendary feud with actress Joan Crawford in this 1987 interview.
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Bette Davis Talks To Bryant Gumbel About Joan Crawford In 1987 Interview | Flashback | TODAY

[@tharold8639]

There is NO question whatsoever that Bette should have won her third Oscar for Baby Jane. Her performance was hands down the best that year and forevermore.

[@hymnofthenightingale]

I disagree. I thought Anne Bancroft's performance was the best.

[@tharold8639]

@hymnofthenightingale2130 Bancroft's performance was indeed excellent and should have been. She played it over 400 times on Broadway. The Miracle Worker movie was basically a photographed stage play.

[@creativecatalyst777]

She didn't win.

[@dinspringstead6636]

​@@hymnofthenightingaleabsouletly

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

​@@tharold8639 Sorry but even after all these years Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke thoroughly deserved it.

[@lizm9115]

I love her frankness and her down-to-earth honesty. Love it

[@dennismclaurin1487]

The real Bette Davis was vulnerable.

[@tamlynn786]

She shoots from the hip lol

[@mikes3827]

@Liz M @@tamlynn786 BINGO! Wow, all these years, and I never realized that's the EPITOME of Betty Davis: just gave it to you straight. Brutally honest--ESPECIALLY rare due to the profession she was in--which made it all the more admirable.

[@edwardglenn9310]

Frank, sure. Down to earth.. meh

[@kimberlee8567]

Yeah.. she was pretty honest about how she felt .. which I love.. that was pretty crappy of Joan to do if that's what happened

[@jonboz7585]

I love her acting, her courage fighting cancer, her strength standing up against studio bosses, her determination to deliver the best in her profession, her outspoken and honest assessment of situations (including her own), and her sense of humor. RIP Bette.

[@normadesmond6017]

Like Humprey Bogart said about working with her: I was scared. While I was the one with the gun.....

[@amandaburke1808]

Rip legend

[@tonisumblin2719]

She was my hero.

[@jonathandewberry289]

I heard Cancer won, totally defeated her. Oof she lost that one. a loser.

[@akrenwinkle]

@@jonathandewberry289 Well, it's a harsh way to put it. But there's no question that Bette's love of tobacco was unrequited. She was one of many who paid an enormous price for smoking. Naturally, someone will reply, "My Aunt Gertrude smoked all day and lived to 90," and "My Cousin Clem got hit by a garbage truck and died at 34, so life is all a matter of luck, do whatever you like." People can talk themselves into anything.

[@celoratz]

So inspiring to hear her standing up for herself here.

[@tryans]

I like how she also doesn't say much bad about Joan Crawford either. She talks about her being a fine actress who was on time and knew her lines, and then talks about how she was jelaous of her so helped ruin her chances to get an Oscar, which in return hurt herself because the film probably didn't make as much.

[@lottiedottie2217]

@@taraangel6221 She did not win for Baby Jane which was the role she was talking about.

[@paulaford3303]

Betty's performance as Baby Jane was one of the best I have ever seen. She played mean so well and you believed her. She should have won hands down.

[@dennismclaurin1487]

She should've written a letter to the academy-----SAYING,'I hate youuuuuuu!

[@bethy735]

No actress can now or ever take her place Legendary!!!

[@MissDaisy-jr8vt]

She was so good at playing the "vileness" I hated her as Regina in "The Little Foxes" and Mildred Rogers in "Of Human Bondage". Bette was so great at being mean. No actress in today's age gets close to her ❣

[@akrenwinkle]

Our greatest screen actress and she's still spelled Betty... and not just here.

[@kennethwayne6857]

Perhaps she should have won, but that wasn't quite the kind of picture they give Oscars to. Plus I believe that was the year of Anne Bancroft's win. No slouch as an actress herself.

[@jadedjonny1040]

There will never be another Bette. A true one and only.

[@dennismclaurin1487]

She was the greatest.

[@MasseurDavis]

Still to this day she is 1 of a Kind.

[@sirmojo4537]

Bette was a FAR SUPERIOR actress,hands down.❤️❤️

[@jrrj5582]

Actually, there will never be another one, of any of us. We're all 1 of a kind, we're all unique and when we are gone then we are gone. So lets appreciate ourselves and all our attributes.

[@officialmichaelcarrasco]

@@jrrj5582 EXACTLY! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jaishemajames4554]

I love the fact that she accepted aging without any unnecessary surgeries

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

And she’s so beautiful

[@camhamster3891]

​@@justanotherhappyhumanist8832On top of that, she was not afraid to look awful for a part.

[@masterj4777]

That what real women do!

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

Tho Botox and fillers that make u look like a sci fi project didn’t exist back then.

[@GenXNewsX]

@@JamietheroadrunnerThere were still plenty of face lifts and plastic surgeries available but this genration grew up in reality.

[@Saintjaye]

"I always have to be first as an Aries" for someone who's into astrology that was very cool for her to say that.

[@tqueen7131]

Joan Crawford was an Aries too

[@IrishYobbo07]

Both Aries❤

[@diannbajewicz8952]

I think that was the Dumbest thing an actress can say about her personality

[@Saintjaye]

@@diannbajewicz8952 why

[@Irishjay_94]

@@diannbajewicz8952 not really if you've an ironic sense of humour.

[@Kvevli0]

TBH more people remember Bette not winning than Anne Bancroft winning..

[@jlr0926]

Anne Bancroft gave an amazing performance. No one can take that away from her. A very under-rated actress

[@mckavitt]

Sigurd Kvevli Yes. Sickening. Bancroft deserved it that year.

[@jataim4197]

I never knew anything about Bette loosing....I don't even remember hearing she was in the running,(though I wasn't born yet), growing up in a movie knowing family and watching all the classics first...w/discussion and emphasis on acting, directing etc. etc. I do, vividly remember my mother saying Anne Bancroft gave one of the best performances ever, as Annie Sullivan. It still blow's me away that she was married to Mel Brooks :) In a good way!!! I LOVE IT! I consider Anne as a serious actress and one of the best ever and married to the brilliant comedian...they seem like such opposites in a way, but when I saw some film of them together like irl,(or as real as it get's interacting/lounging in front of a camera), they totally fit. Great. Kinda reminds me of Julie Andrews being married to Blake Edwards :) (but Julie is a great comedian also-all she did w/Carol Burnett on stage and others up, same as Anne). Interesting :)

[@andressegui1236]

Sigurd Kvevli TBH more people remember Joan picking the award than Davis not winning

[@wilmafistfit4788]

Kinda true but that movie the miracle worker is a masterpiece old movies usually don’t make me cry but that was a tear jerker

[@michaelgarcia2024]

Screw the Oscar! We know who was the winner because that performance is legendary!!!!

[@luiz4430]

True!

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Ditto, Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz. But 1939 was a year of over-many Olympian performances, as in Gone With the Wind; an "embarrassment of riches."

[@royallysmart4018]

Well said!

[@5Mariner]

She already had two anyway

[@dennismclaurin1487]

They should've done a sequel, with Bette looking down on Joan before going in with a swift kick.

[@parapoliticos52]

Bette Davis ABSOLUTELY deserved that Oscar. She elevated acting with her performance in that movie. It took it to the next level transcending the restrictions of the styles of previous cinematic eras.You can visibly see when you compare the two actresses' marvelous acting in the movie .Their style are different. Joan Crawford stills plays like she is in a 1940's Film noir or a Radio drama from the 50s, where as Davis introduced realism in her acting. Baby Jane is not a sane person acting crazy or erratic as so many of the anti-heroes were up to that day, she is a woman with mental issues slowly sinking into the quick sand of insanity by the day and it shows. Even the aesthetic and the style of the photography used for the two actresses are different. Crawford was more preoccupied with her self image, but Davis was relaxed and liberate her acting from artificial restrictions.

[@hymnofthenightingale]

But Anne Bancroft's performance in The Miracle Worker was phenomenal. I'm not angry at all that she won.

[@katiescarlett5249]

@@hymnofthenightingale Ann Bancroft was amazing in the miracle worker. I think that she deserved it more than Bette Davis.

[@jaccusefashion]

Anne Bancroft 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@musicorumformosus4274]

I couldn’t have said it better myself!

[@latrolettteeeeeee]

no

[@amaraland1]

One of THE BEST actresses of all time. A real pro. Loved her work. Strong performances...ALWAYS.

[@mjc42701]

Love Bette Davis, she was beyond convincing as the psychopathic sister, she made the movie, Crawford was great as well but the harder part belonged to Davis, she deserved an Oscar for that role, I feel the Academy should award her one posthumously.

[@Gel677]

I actually think Joan's role was equally challenging but in the opposite way. Bette had to be big, dramatic and frightening without being campy, and Joan had to be restrained and sympathetic without underplaying it and coming across bland. Both excelled in their roles

[@citydweller99]

Co-sign on the acting challenges of Joan's role.. not only did she have to come across as restrained.. she had to be sympathetic enough where the final twist in the movie took you by surprise.@@Gel677

[@Seabasstien]

Agreed Crawford's Blanche makes Bette's Baby Jane absolutely terrifying rather than ridiculous. These are exceptional performances.

[@martinward10]

Were you hurt? "I was furious!' Lol

[@andreacoleman3622]

😂😂😂

[@teal1010]

Who wouldn't she be hurt? Why was she expected to "pretend" to not be hurt?

[@jefferoni1984]

🤣🤣🤣...ok then!

[@ariesmichaelfalcon9305]

Lololol!! That’s what stuck out the most to me to in the interview lol

[@slinkystarfirelight6469]

Bettie Davis and Joan Crawford were both immensely talented and beautiful women in their prime. I've not watched but snippets of both of their other works, but I fell in admiration for both in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Bettie gave me the chills, and I had nothing but sympathy for Joan. One of my most favorite psychological thrillers ever!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Joan was a piece of crap Or is Mommy Dearest just lies?

[@fantomaorgasma5906]

Ahem.... it's Bette, not Bettie.

[@kthuesing]

​@@fantomaorgasma5906 Nope, it's Bette! 🙄

[@fantomaorgasma5906]

@@kthuesing Preaching to the choir so mind your own business.

[@turbojon8117]

@@kthuesing What was the comment before it got edited?

[@dashoverton1963]

She really deserved the Oscar for “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane.”

[@takitogoestoNY]

she should have won an Oscar for Baby Jane, another one for the little foxes and maybe another one for All about Eve.

[@andytaylor5476]

She was superb in The Little Foxes! Great film. And an Oscar for Jane.

[@1ekaba]

I really liked All About Eve, too....and Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte

[@borg30096]

My Favorite....Mr. Skeffington!!! Claude Rains and Bette were like PB&J on Screen!!!

[@lenwilson3707]

And Now Voyager.

[@macc.1132]

Well, a win for the little foxes would have been more deserved than Fontaine's win for Suspicion. Now, Voyager is a classic, and in many ways Davis's performance was better than Garson's in Mrs. Miniver, but there was no denying Greer that year - Miniver was too important. If we could go back and reward Fontaine for Rebecca, and get Bette that Oscar for Foxes, it would be great

[@LilliLamour]

I love her, and yes she should have won

[@blessedk77]

Latrice Heard As great as Bette was in WHTBJ, the Oscars got it right. Ann Bancroft as Helen Keller's teacher was a well deserved win.

[@magdivamexican]

Kelly Groves nooo 😬😬😬😠😠😠😠😠

[@LilliLamour]

Kelly Groves oh don't get me wrong, I love Anne's work, but I stand by my girl Bette

[@fredglave8864]

Anne Bancroft did a wonderful job, and if it were any other year I'd say yes, but it was no where near as groundbreaking as Bette Davis in Baby Jane. Bette demonstrated her incredible acting range with a character that was strange and new to most people, where Anne Bancroft's performance was unfortunately sort of what we'd expect for the role. I think that there were several accomplished actresses who could have played Anne Sullivan well, but how on earth do you find someone else to play Jane??

[@tklogan111809]

Fred Glave I agree with your comment. However, 3 actresses could've given Bette a run for her money if they had played Baby Jane at the time: Agnes Morehead, Geraldine Page and Angela Lansbury.

[@Rucker1980]

That is possibly the best way I have ever heard someone speak publicly about someone they can't stand.

[@Boogieman_Ol_Lady]

Love to hear it, that’s real respect for yourself and others.

[@llisamichele]

One of my all time favs ….. “ WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE “. Bette Davis was hands down the Oscar WINNER 🏆 for that film. She was brilliant! She was robbed of that Oscar

[@1212matt]

Bette Davis should have won for Baby Jane... what a great performance.

[@jfhm1991]

She was honest, graceful and a class act to the very end. We love you Bette Davis

[@tracieivey2397]

Bette and I share a birthday together, and I've always admired her for both her body of work and for her professionalism and demeanor. She suffered no fools, was not afraid of hard work, and was true to herself even when that wasn't popular. If I could be half the woman she was, I'd be honored.

[@gwenratcliffe3815]

Aww! Bette Davis was my hero. What an actress! Loved her as an actress and a human being. So honest and straightforward. "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?" was one of film's greatest cinematic achievements.

[@naturallyaplatinumblonde2772]

I Love her Honesty!!! They do not make them like her anymore sadly!

[@KLT828]

One of the greatest actresses that has ever graced the movie screen

[@dariuscastillo3788]

I respect her! She never discredit Joan Crawford professionalism 0:16 . She may of had a personal issue with her but never in the work place. her honesty is endearing💕

[@nassauguy48]

Which is kind of interesting because Joan supposedly showed up drunk a lot during the Baby Jane scenes, and she was literally dropped from Sweet Charlotte for delinquent attendance.

[@ariyaramsi498]

she’s professional, she will not say anything bad about joan, but, she will never take down what’s hers. live on Bette Davis. we loved u

[@material___]

This is a rare interview, and she is a complete class act.

[@gregwatson8219]

Joan was class too

[@gregwatson8219]

Kate Hepburn didnt like Bette

[@riordanpett1717]

She sounds like the opposite of humble, lets be real here

[@srkh8966]

@@gregwatson8219 She didn’t like most Hollywood actresses

[@SR-iy4gg]

@@gregwatson8219 So?

[@xstanadu]

Agree 110 % the GREATEST ACTRESS EVER ... Bette Davis SHOULD have WON Best Actress hands down ! Brilliant performance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@karolinesmail489]

Definitely agree 💯👍 she deserved it more yes!!I've been to her gravesite it something innever forget

[@markrichards6863]

She didn't even have to speak to communicate. She just had to walk into the scene. She had more rang as an actor than anyone else on film, and a real fighter behind the scene.

[@Douglas-up2vh]

Betty and Joan were Classic Hollywood Legends. Still watching all their movies on classic tv shows. RIP to both.

[@ericspencer8093]

What happens when you put two people at the top of their game, with enormous egos, in a room together? The sparks are always going to fly! But what might be overlooked in this interview is Bette's assessment of Joan: "She was always on time, and she knew her lines. She was a professional." If you've followed Bette through her interviews, that's the highest praise she ever gave any other actor.

[@melissajones__]

“You know I always have to be first as an Aries” lmao believes in horoscopes??? i like her

[@ibmsst]

I totally agree with her. I’m an Aries too and we are passionate about what we want.

[@ola3rd]

Funny part is Joan Crawford was also aries 🤣

[@ola3rd]

@@ibmsst 💯 #TeamAries

[@jermaincooper26]

I mean we (Aries) are the best

[@s.e.f8160]

My son is an Aries and wow. Nothing could be truer. Th def have to be first lol

[@leslieraymond6372]

I love how she mentioned what Joan did at the oscars.....

[@mysouptoocold1656]

There's nothing to hide. Joan is dead

[@seanmcfetridge5635]

My Soup Too cold and it was also a truly horrible thing that Joan did. Bette kept it classy here. She was and always will be the better actress of the two without question.

[@andressegui1236]

leslie Raymond actually she didn’t, that’s just what the inaccurate show feud and Betty Davis said, Joan just made sure that if Geraldine page or Anne Bancroft won she would pick up the award and be the centre of attention and although she was jealous she knew that Betty Davis winning would be good because she took a 15% of the film profits, she never went around saying don’t vote for her.

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

@@seanmcfetridge5635 "She [Bette] acted like Baby Jane was a one-woman show after they nominated her. What was I supposed to do, let her hog all the glory, act like I hadn't even been in the movie? She got the nomination. I didn't begrudge her that, but it would have been nice if she'd been a little gracious in interviews and given me a little credit. I would have done it for her." Davis had made it clear on more than one occasion that she thought she was much more talented than Joan, who resented such remarks. To have her rival humbled was sweet indeed. Joan never denied Bette had talent and was a great star but she also felt that Davis was in no position to condescend to her.

[@Ego-de4dt]

My Soup Too cold regardless of whatever you said, it’s shocking an actress spoke this way about another actress.

[@Alchimaera]

I love her honesty, as a Woman I know how much it's drilled into you to be modest & hide anything considered 'unseemly' or 'unattractive' for a Woman. I love her for her determination to ignore all that crap. What a Woman.

[@billieblake6227]

As a Person, we should all be humble. It's unattractive to be boastful no matter one's genitalia. However, that wasn't boasting, it was fact and backed up with anecdotes.

[@jhaychylla]

Absolutely!

[@vikingsong2068]

​@@billieblake6227 Right, but it's not drilled into men like it is into women, especially women of Bette's generation which was the point being made. She bucked the trend.

[@phoney4387]

Who is "you" because that was never said to me & I don't personally know any other women who had a drill🤷🏿‍♀️ You meant *how it can be drilled into some of us*❤️

[@tmathis5931]

Both lady's were awesome at acting, love them both. They don't have actress's like that anymore ♥️

[@honestwithmywordshughes3783]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@Someonesaidthis]

Bless Bette Davis! Love her!

[@amycarmichael2748]

Bette Davis was the best 💝💘

[@sunsunnydayz]

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane is a movie that I love watching over and over again. Crawford and Davis were 2 amazing actresses!

[@honestwithmywordshughes3783]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@debbeborders5762]

Bette Davis was a national treasure

[@michelegreene2905]

I love Bette Davis. She is my favorite actress.

[@kathybeech15]

Michele Greene one of the best parts ever acted and bette should have got the oscar by a mile

[@localnemesis94]

You have Bette Davis eyes

[@naomifrazier9210]

Michele Greene one of my favorite

[@iurybatistabatista8087]

ela ainda está viva

[@kevinsmama3801]

She was my mother's favorite actress. May they both RIP ❤️😪💋

[@ericamae7287]

The late great Bette Davis,,, a legend of our time

[@lindacardwell3210]

She was prolific in that movie. She played the “heck” out of that character. The realism was so believable that I was angry with Betty Davis for days. She deserved the Academy Award-Oscar. I loved her acting. She was phenomenal.

[@suave-rider]

she basically overacted Baby Jane, which made the character more creepy as the ageing child actress who wasn't all that good.

[@pauletteadams4344]

I ABSOLUTELY loved, respected and admired this LEGENDARY woman!!!! She was and is one of BEST actresses WHO EVER LIVED! In my best BETTIE DAVIS voice: "but you are in the chair, Blanche!" 🤗 SALUTE!!!!!!!

[@JayAyers]

I wish they posted the full interview. Betty Davis sounds like an engaging person to interview.

[@bredajbergin8387]

Real hollywood royalty ..not the 2bit version we have today . Bette was almost regal..great actress

[@sweetrose813]

Betty Davis's daughter says that her mother was a witch. In every sense of the word

[@aldenunion]

Almost? she Was Regal.lol...

[@tinamcintyre6797]

Peggy McPherson so what doesn’t take away what a great actress she was

[@shirleypoplo3341]

Amen love Bettie can't stomach Hollywood of today!!!!! Hollywood today really needs to jump n the ocean!!!

[@camiblutube7116]

@@sweetrose813 Well, to be honest, a lot of those movie stars were like that! Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and even Shirley McClaine were supposedly rotten to their children! It was like Hollyweird did something to these people!

[@pollyseibert9281]

I love every movie by her amazing actor!!

[@msturn1975]

What a real film legend. The women in the industry today can’t even come close to Bette.

[@williamrodgers4299]

Forever love! Legendary incomparable uncompromised unbothered fierce Betty Davis!

[@stevenharland556]

love this woman,she was on a chat show here in the UK years and years ago,she came on,sat down,had a cigarette in one hand,looked around the studio and said,what a dump.fell in love with her that moment.just wonderful.

[@margaretalexander1802]

My fav movie was one of her first human bondage I love when she says I used you rub my lips like this when I kissed you just classic bette never be another professional actress again like bette davis I've loved her since I was 12 yrs old and on 57 now I watch her movies all the time over and over I could play her part lol I would have loved to just sit with her over tea for just a few minutes I respected her so much throughout my life.

[@pianoman551000]

Davis' performance in "Bondage" was first rate!! But Davis knew she had to pull out all the stops in that role if she wanted to continue in Hollywood. Greatest character actress in cinema history!

[@Carpenterdane]

This is one of my all time favorite actresses! When they made her they broke the mold.

[@ibmsst]

Absolutely brilliant woman, she figured it all out. I completely agree with what she said. That oscar should have been her's no question.

[@sugarbist]

In my opinion, Davis was the best actress in history. R.I.P.

[@maggiemae7539]

She was terrible on perry mason

[@maxsmama565]

Joan Crawford is a legend! I absolutely love and adore her. She is my all time favorite movie star. She was fierce and so strong. I also love and respect Bette Davis. They were two Hollywood Legends of all time. Seems like they both shared the same faith, both had hateful, ungrateful daughters. Even so, people’s love and admiration for these two beautiful women never diminished, we love them even more for it. They will always be remembered as the two legends of all time. Love you Joan ❤️Love you Betty ❤️

[@finster1968]

That's not a fair statement at all. You weren't there to hear either daughter's side. And therefore, you shouldn't be so judgemental. Just because these two were great legends in Hollywood doesn't mean we know what kind of parents they were.

[@Secret_Soul_Survivor]

@@finster1968 I agree completely.

[@honestwithmywordshughes3783]

Finally a great comment for 2 unforgettable Legends !!!!!! Well Said and Thank You for sharing your wonderful words !!!!!

[@vitordragon]

Bette Davis didn´t need the Oscar... the Oscar needed Bette Davis! There´ll never be another one like her.

[@Michelle-jz8vl]

Betty Davis! Straight talker! No chaser! Rip! Queen!

[@elviswelling]

She wasn't very smart about what she did... LMFAO Love you, Bette!

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

Davis acted like Baby Jane was a one woman show I suppose Crawford had to do something to knock her rival off her high horse. To remind everyone that it took more than one actress to make the film the hit it was.

[@merrieshields8551]

Confirmation Joan could be nasty.

[@codent]

"Smaht", that was her Massachusetts accent, lol

[@JudgeJulieLit]

@@Garsons-oq4lh Davis perfectly overacted Baby Jane, a character who after having been her family's lone breadwinning child star in vaudeville, after that stardom's end Jane lived in eternal show business, thus personal and sibling-rivalry envy of her sister Blanche, who had grown to surpass Jane as a cinema star. The role called for over-the-top theatricality, and Bette D brilliantly delivered.

[@sugarin4860]

She is.i rather bette davis over joan Crawford anyday just saying.

[@IsabelSantosCunha1972]

She gave one of the best and most memorable performances in film history. She should have won the Oscar.

[@carolsmart238]

There was always something about Crawford. She always seemed hard under her surface. She was a good actress & really worked her way up from nothing. I can’t help but believe Davis was the better actress. I’ve watched both actresses movies since I was 8yrs old. I love classic movies, but I’m in my 70’s now & have watched Miss Davis movies over & over & always find some little look or movement I hadn’t noticed before. I’ve tried & just can’t choose one as my favorite. Thank you for your enormous talent & sharing it with us!

[@77mardi]

For me, Bette Davis is the greatest actress to ever grace Hollywood. Her roles and talents are forever unrivaled.

[@wdh47211]

I loved her attitude....she had balls.

[@raggaman3361]

First to win three Oscars or not: She is a legend, no matter what

[@fayeart5277]

This is a lady that walks the walk and talks the talk. Much respect

[@blacklea20]

Love Bette or loathe Bette (personally I love her) but you can hardly argue with her. When the lady’s right - she’s right!

[@SLynn-yb3uf]

I had a grandfather that danced with her on a warship she came to entertain some men and he told me about it!

[@skinni_the_P00hBear]

Sherry Adams Cool! That must have been an entertaining story to hear 😊

[@BooBoo-pu1jh]

How cool!

[@Holidaygirl7]

Do tell more plz ty 💗

[@BooBoo-pu1jh]

Yes, please tell us more!

[@Rhiaanon]

Yes she have gotten that Oscar! It was an amazing performance!

[@DanielCartierOfficial]

I freakin' love this lady. My only correction is the number of awards she mentions. In my opinion, Bette should have received her 5th Academy Award that year (not her 3rd). Her third should have been for The Letter, her fourth should have been for All About Eve, and her 5th should have been for Baby Jane. The fact that she didn't receive Oscars for any of these performance shows how dumb award shows actually are.

[@goodowner5000]

Ms. Davis' first I think should've been "Of Human Bondage" . Instead they gave a 'consolation' prize the next year for "Dangerous". She was also worthy IMO for "The Little Foxes".

[@gipsy9129]

And let Glenn Close say so.

[@jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

@@goodowner5000 I agree! “Of Human Bondage” was most definitely an Oscar-winning performance. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford are real Hollywood Royalty, two classy dames.

[@billhilton3265]

I love bette, and the Letter is one of her greats, when she reveals she still loves the man she shot!! Shocking for its time. You know a dark cloud hangs over this story andvisnt doing to go well. Beautifully done!

[@Daisnap]

@@billhilton3265 Check out Jeanne Eagels’ “The Letter”. I think it’s here on YT. An early talkie. Her revelation that she still loves the man she killed is played differently than Bette’s, and very impactful as well!

[@LB-pg3no]

Bette Davis.....the greatest actress ever!!!!!

[@kathleencarter7231]

I loved Bette Davis in The Corn is Green, she was wonderful! She's tops in my book, and I don't care how many Oscars she's gotten!!!

[@BillBracket]

Once you start watching this movie you can't stop

[@kellie77381]

That is my all time favorite movie followed by Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte. Queen Bette!!

[@brettthebad]

I wonder how Bette and Joan would have reacted to all this bickering over their legacy. I'm glad people are remembering them.

[@BlytheWorld1972]

What a star even though she did not like joan she still said she was a pro that my dears is the mark of a true icon and star miss Davis we love you!!!!

[@meg2231]

when a phenomenal performance gets gypped out of winning the oscar, it often makes us appreciate the level of excellence even more...and little did she know that character would be a cultural icon 60 years later

[@kadiabareld]

I love her so much, she’s badass

[@jennifer23ish]

I love bette davis too , she had such beautiful eyes in her youth

[@dorarouzi]

Yes and I'm sure you've heard the song Bette Davis Eyes from the '80s.It was a huge hit.

[@dennismclaurin1487]

@@dorarouzi It won the song of the year Grammy.

[@patrickryan1515]

Have to agree with Ms. Davis. No one could have handled the role of Baby Jane Hudson like she did. Over-the-top performance; yes, but oh so brilliantly played.

[@danielkelly1210]

Bette Davis was 100% Correct !!

[@bicknell67]

I love her she was so amazing.

[@judyevancic4926]

Bette Davis was an absolutely one of a kind woman actor. She said what she felt and I ADMIRED HER FOR IT!

[@josieraimondi6763]

IN reality, Bette Davis should have gotten the oscar for All About Eve and also Baby Jane -- she should have had four in all.

[@bobbyanderson410]

Love Bette Davis in "Baby Jane" was a great actress.! RIP B.D. 🙏😇❤

[@bevkim3574]

Bette Davis is and will forever be a legend 🌟🌟

[@nitacruise9993]

Bless her little heart!!❤❤❤❤❤💖💖💖💖

[@arontamas5639]

"I should've had it at that year" Her honesty is just something else...I love it so baaad.

[@fruitofspirit]

Love and respect her for her honesty. She was a better actress, and better person, for that matter as well.

[@dblackwell5968]

Bette Davis, my favorite actress...

[@dennismclaurin1487]

Mine, too.

[@mlvc82]

I LOVE THIS!

[@tetrulz]

The media, hollywood and the people pitted these two ladies against eachother untill they passed away. They were actually quite similar in alot of ways.

[@suescherdel6278]

I’ve been watching ‘old’ movies since I was born. My Mom saw them first when they were new. Bette Davis is one of my top few ever. She stood out among the best to ever grace the screen. 💜

[@niamhcraig1350]

I love Bette Davis ❤️

[@sherryhall6946]

One of my favorite actresses. She was good. Real good.

[@tonytrotta9322]

If Betty Davis was in the Movie - it didn't matter which one - you knew it was going to be a Great Movie for she was the best actress. Many women tried to imitated her methods/actions also for my mom mentioned it many times. Thanks for sharing your footage.

[@gregmoorhead7203]

She DEFINITELY should have won!!!

[@BLUEOHIO]

BETTE AND JOAN BOTH QUEENS OF HOLLYWOOD AND LOVE EACH OTHER!!

[@francismackin4681]

Ms Davis should have won for "All About Eve," one of the finest film performances of all time, male or female.

[@MiamiPush2theLimit]

Francis Mackin yes. I adore that film. Only Bette could have delivered those lines.

[@francismackin4681]

MiamiPush2theLimit Zanack, Zanack, Zanack. What are you two? Lovers? Lol. Pretty daring for early 50s!

[@eddiePUGILIST]

She probably would have won had Anne Baxter not campaigned for Best Actress also.. If she had campaigned for Best Supporting they both could have won.

[@arthurmaestrini4350]

But what about Gloria Swanson in 'Sunset Boulevard'?

[@francismackin4681]

@@arthurmaestrini4350 totally agree! Very strong category that year. Similar to 1972 with Liza beating Diana

[@ninivelasquez9031]

Bette davis my fav actress...u should've had that oscar. Your performance in baby jane was great!! RIP the great Bette Davis

[@billhilton3265]

Its ashame that the media can only focus on a feud. When this amazing diva made 89 major films, 11 tv movies, and 3 broadway plays, and countless tv interviews!!! The great Bette Davis, great actress, first woman to be president of SAG, with only the second lady recently. Her greatest work being All about eve, the Letter, all this and heaven too, Now Voyager(my fav). Dangerous, What ever hsppened to baby jane, The star, of human bondage, prehistoric forrest, Mr. Skeffington, And many more!! Love you Bette!!❤

[@jc-qd6be]

love her honesty.great actress