“Bette Davis’ greatest creation was Bette Davis. She was - indeed - a fine actress but s

“Bette Davis’ greatest creation was Bette Davis. She was - indeed - a fine actress but she made sure that the world knew it, knew how hard she worked and what opposition she had to overcome to get great acting roles. She wanted to be known as an “actress” and she gritted her teeth, bulged her eyes and succeeded, winning two Oscars, eight nominations and numerous other awards. She became the Queen of Hollywood as surely as Clark Gable became its King.” 

/ From The Illustrated Encyclopedia of The World’s Great Movie Stars and Their Films by Ken Wlaschin, 1979 / 

Born on this day: eternally fierce Miss Bette Davis (Ruth Elizabeth Davis, 5 April 1908 – 6 October 1989), concisely summarized by film historian John Kobal as “the most starry of actresses and the most actressy of stars.”