The Oscar-winning director explained that the actress refused to call him by his first name and only by "Mr. Howard" Howard directed Davis, then 72, in the 1980 NBC TV movie, which served as the third ...

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly ...

Ruth Elizabeth Davis (she got the "Bette" from the Balzac novel "Cousin Bette") of Lowell, Massachusetts, arrived in Hollywood in 1930 to instant non-acclaim. She became known for the series of tense, ...