Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis

Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis
by Ed Sikov

Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis
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Author: Ed Sikov
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-30
ISBN: 0805088636
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks

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Book Review: "An Excellent Bette Davis Biography"
Summary: 5 Stars

There are virtually dozens of Bette Davis books that have been released over the years, especially since her death. "Dark Victory" is one of the best. Not only does author Ed Sikov give the reader a nice overview of her life in pictures, but he also goes into great detailed discussion about her personal life. If you have never read a book on Bette Davis before, or simply have just discovered her through her films, this book is a fabulous way to start getting anecodotes and information on one of the screen's greatest actresses. All her films are covered here from "Jezebel", "Dark Victory", "All About Eve", to "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?". Her marriages and love affairs and her children are discussed in inate detail as well. Mr Sikov writes candidly on the good side of Bette Davis, but he is not shy in writing about her shortcomings. This is an excellent read; I had the book completed in two days. Publisher's Weekly says the book is "perceptive and superbly written". "Dark Victory" also comes with 35 black and white photographs.

Summary of Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis

The legendary Hollywood star blazes a fiery trail in this enthralling portrait of a brilliant actress and the movies her talent elevated to greatness

 

In Dark Victory, noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of Bette Davis, the 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 depicts 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?winning actress?s unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis?s art was her own dark victory.

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