false 589523 3 The legendary Hollywood star blazes a fiery trail in this enthralling portrait of a brilliant actress and the movies her talent elevated to greatness. She was magnificent and exasperating in equal measure. Jack Warner called her an explosive little broad with a sharp left. Humphrey Bogart once remarked,Unless you're very big she can knock you down. Bette Davis was a force of nature, an idiosyncratic talent who nevertheless defined the words movie star for more than half a century and who created an extraordinary body of work filled with unforgettable performances. In Dark Victory, the noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of this 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 reveals Davis's 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, Sikov's Dark Victory brings to life the two-time Academy Award inning actress' unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis' art was her own dark victory. 576294 30 10 2007 Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis total:51|5:6|4:17|3:23|2:3|1:2| 51 175 111 20 0 1 false false Sun Nov 11 06:51:11 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 11 06:52:38 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 07 15:12:32 -0800 2007 Fri Apr 18 08:19:57 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 04:34:36 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 04:41:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 10 14:05:04 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 14:08:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Mar 28 15:58:36 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 15:59:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 10:31:34 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 10:32:43 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 15:29:36 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 15:30:24 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 13:16:36 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 14:01:10 -0700 2008 I enjoyed the first half or so of the book, with detailed discussions of Davis' great movies from the...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 09:55:19 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 14:52:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 16 18:48:44 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 18:51:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 10:13:39 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 10:14:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 02:25:51 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 17:34:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 31 11:35:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 08:19:50 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 11:35:00 -0700 2008 The Girl Who Walked Home Alone." Nonetheless - Bette Davis is always fascinating!more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 11:08:20 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 15 14:20:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Oct 13 15:33:14 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 19 16:44:40 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 23 10:17:24 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 10:20:02 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Mar 23 17:41:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 17:41:26 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Thu Jun 12 17:48:17 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 17:48:17 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 30 06:14:51 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 06:15:47 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 05 10:25:01 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 10:58:09 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=589523