The illuminating, comprehensive biography of Bette Davis, one of the most electrifying Hollywood stars ever to grace the silver screen.
With a career spanning six decades and more than eighty films, Bette Davis is synonymous with Hollywood legend. From her incandescent performance as Margo Channing in All About Eve, to her terrifying, psychopathic Jane Hudson in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Davis generated electricity wherever she appeared, whatever she did—and not just on the silver screen. Her personal life was as passionate as her career and was so fiery that it eventually consumed her. In this landmark biography, Lawrence J. Quirk takes us behind the scenes of all of Davis’s movies, from her early unpromising roles, to her commanding presence at the pinnacle of stardom, to her degrading exploitation in horror films at the end of her career. Quirk delves into Davis’s four unhappy marriages, as well as her frosty, manipulative relationships with her three children. Also revealed are her many affairs through the years with leading men, bit players, servicemen during World War II, and, very late in her life, much younger men, who repaid her by using her and deserting her. Intense, volatile, ruled often by her emotions, Bette Davis was described by one critic as "a force of nature that could find no ordinary outlet." Fasten Your Seat Belts brilliantly explores the life and career of Bette Davis to show us the fascinating original she was.

Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis

Biographies & Memoirs

Quirk, Lawrence J.

Arts & Literature

William Morrow Paperbacks

From Publishers Weekly\nThis is the latest of Quirk's many books ( Claudette Colbert , Bette Davis et al.) on Hollywood in its heyday, when the stars really glittered, none more brightly than Norma Shearer. Thoroughly researched, the biography describes her life from her birth in Montreal in 1900 until her death at age 83. Refuting the arguments that the actress owed her triumphs to her first husband, Irving Thalberg, head of MGM, the author includes informed critiques of her memorable performances. He also emphasizes Shearer's successes after Thalberg's death at age 37, as well as the business sense that left her in control of the couple's stock in the studio. When she retired in 1942, the actress had made an enviable reputation as the incomparable, elegantly sexy character of such major films as The Barretts of Wimpole Street , A Free Soul , Escape , The Women and others. Photos not seen by PW. 
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Norma: The Story of Norma Shearer

St Martins Pr

The Rat Pack -- Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop -- had talent, money, and power to burn. They also had something else even more important.
They had fun.

The Rat Pack: Neon Nights with the Kings of Cool

Literature & Fiction

Schoell, William

Dramas & Plays

It Books

Based on interviews with the lovers, friends, and associates of the late Bette Davis, this comprehensive biography explores the extraordinary life and career of the legendary actress. Filmography. Bibliog

Fasten Your Seatbelts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis

Signet

William Morrow

Totally Uninhibited: The Life and Wild Times of Cher

Looks into the uninhibited private life of Cher, reveals her stormy family relationships, and follows her roller-coaster career to the top of the film and recording industries

William Morrow & Co.

Arts & Photography

Music

Quill

Recounts Hope's rise from poverty in England to success as a comedian and actor, and discusses his relationships with his wife, Dolores, and other women, his adopted children, allegations of homophobia, and other details of his private life.

Bob Hope: The Road Well-Traveled

Humor & Entertainment

Thorndike Pr

Films of Joan Crawford (Film Books)

Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.

A beautiful depiction of Ingrid Bergman's films, movies, and TV performances.

The films of Ingrid Bergman,

Citadel Press

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