The Whales of August. "Bette" Davis

 

Davis (aged 79) completed her final role in The Whales of August (1987), which brought her acclaim during a period in which she was beset with failing health and personal trauma.

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical films, suspense horror, and occasional comedies, although her greater successes were in romantic dramas.^[2] A recipient of two Academy Awards, she was the first thespian to accrue ten nominations.

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Hollywood legend Bette Davis was born on this day in 1908. Here she is reading the newspaper at home as part of her first LIFE cover shoot in 1939.

When the magazine asked about her favorite roles, Davis said, "I like to play gutty girls and attractive wenches." (Alfred Eisenstaedt/LIFE Picture Collection)

For more Bette at home, check out: https://www.life.com/people/bette-davis-1947-photos

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The Whales of August tells the story of two elderly widowed sisters from Philadelphia, near the end of their lives, spending their annual summer in a seaside house in Maine. The surroundings cause them to recall their relationship as young women, and the summers they had enjoyed there in the past. They reflect on the passage of time, and the bitterness, jealousies and misunderstandings that slowly festered over the years and kept them from establishing a true closeness in the……
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The Whales Of August 1987 (Bette Davis)
Director: Lindsay AndersonStars: Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent PriceGenres: Drama


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