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, ...

Two-time Academy Award winner Bette Davis insisted she was the first to call the film industry's highest award an Oscar. "I named it after the rear end of my husband," she said. "Why? Because that's ...

In March 1963, New York Times film critic Bosley Crowther mocked Bette Davis in a pre-Oscars commentary, while tipping his hat to her competitors in the Best Actress category. “Three other nominees — ...

The Hope College Knickerbocker Theatre will show four films featuring Bette Davis every Monday from Nov. 18 to Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. The series will screen “Of Human Bondage,” “Now, Voyager,” “The Man Who ...