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Item Number: 3739
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Circa: 1987
Condition: used
Type: Hardbound
Publisher: Putnam's Sons
ISBN: 0399132465
Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety, wrote Shakespeare of Cleopatra. If the Bard of Avon had been a Hollywood screenwriter, Bette Davis would have played the part. This 'n That is by a super actress and an extraordinary human being. The 207-page hardbound book was published in this apparent FIRST EDITION in 1987 by Putnam's Sons, New York, and is full of anecdotes as well as opinions pro and con on a wide range of subjects. It’s also filled with several wonderful black/white photo sections showing the actress as a child, as a star and as a woman in her later years.
A woman of strong appetites and opinions, Miss Davis minces no words. In frank, no-nonsense terms she talks about her stroke and mastectomy and inspires the reader with the story of her complete recovery -- a lively and encouraging account shot through with the star's unique blend of spunk and wit. The real terror for Bette Davis was the possibility that she would never work again. For her, this would have been a living death.
It was Kathryn Sermak, her assistant of eight years, who had full faith in her employer's ability to come back. Day after day, hour after hour, Kathryn would say, "We'll make it." And they did. Without Kathryn, Bette admits with undying gratitude, she might never have been well enough to work again. Yet, when in her mid-seventies, Bette Davis was completing two TV film specials, and was about to start on two more.
Bette Davis is famous for being as unsparing of herself as she is of others. Among the others in this book are Ronald Reagan, who was a contract player at Warner Bros. when she was; Joan Crawford, her costar in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?; Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and Helen Hayes, Bette's costar in her first film after her illness, Murder with Mirrors.
But This 'n That is much more than a collection of anecdotes. Miss Davis writes lovingly and with astonishing insight about the joys, the sorrows, and the responsibilities of being a mother and a mother-in-law -- the most difficult responsibility of them all. As a grandmother of four grandsons, she reminisces over the joys and disappointments of seeing what kind of parents her children have become and what kind of people their children will be.
This is a unique and controversial book by one of the most incandescent and unconventional acting talents of all times, as magnetic and supremely colorful as the lady herself. 'If everyone likes you, you're doing your job wrong,' Miss Davis declares. And when asked if she is a 'liberated' woman, she answers, 'I was born liberated.' This book bears her out.
It’s in Very Good condition with no apparent defects on covers or inside pages. The dust jacket is present and shows some very minor edge wear. Here’s a great gift for a friend who enjoys the films and life of this renowned star … or for yourself! (3739) |
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