Saturday, April 5, 2008

Happy 100 Bette Davis!

This morning while sipping coffee and perusing the movies on Turner Classic Movies, I noticed that there is a Bette Davis movie marathon on today. Why? Well, today marks one hundred years since the birth of Ruth Elizabeth Davis (1908-1989), one of the late great movie stars of the 1930s and 40s. Love those old black and white films where everyone seemed more elegant and clever than today. My memories of Bette Davis are limited to late night television showings of 'All About Eve' and 'Jezebel', and seeing Ms. Davis on 'The Tonight Show' with Johnny Carson in the 1980s. Really tempted to stay in today and watch Bette Davis movies, although I've missed 'The Cabin in The Cotton' from 1932 with one of my favourite movie quotes: "I'd live to kiss you, but I just washed my hair."

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