Bette Davis: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Gene Ringgold, The Films of Bette Davis (1966, reissued 1973); Barbara Leaming, Bette Davis: A Biography (1992); James Spada, More Than a Woman: An Intimate Biography of Bette Davis (1993).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: AllMusic - Bette Davis. Jun 29, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano. Dec 13, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 02, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - A Revelation on Screen: Bette Davis. Mar 29, 2025
Add new Web site: BFI - Where to begin with Bette Davis. Feb 11, 2025
Add new Web site: BFI - Where to begin with Bette Davis. Feb 11, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Bette Davis. Nov 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Independent - Bette Davis: The Jezebel spirit. Sep 09, 2024
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Bette Davis. Jun 19, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Bette Davis�s 20 greatest performances � ranked! May 07, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 26, 2024
Add new Web site: The Trump Kennedy Center - Bette Davis. Feb 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Reel Classics - Bette Davis. Jan 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame - Bette Davis. Jun 14, 2022
Add new Web site: LiveAbout - Biography of Bette Davis, First Lady of the American Screen. Jun 14, 2022
Article revised and updated. Mar 27, 2020
Media added. Dec 13, 2017
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of Bette Davis. Jan 20, 2014
Add new Web site: Official Site of Bette Davis. Jun 17, 2013
Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Bette Davis. Jun 17, 2013
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Bette Davis. Jun 17, 2013
Added photographs. Jan 13, 2012
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Bette Davis. Nov 29, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Bette Davis. Nov 29, 2011
Add new Web site: Distinguished Women of Past and Present - Biography of Bette Davis. Nov 29, 2011
Add new Web site: Official Site of Bette Davis. Nov 29, 2011
Changed "Massachussetts" to "Massachusetts." Jul 22, 2010
Corrected styling of film title "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" May 18, 2010
Media added. Jan 08, 2007
Article revised. Feb 16, 2001
Article revised. Feb 10, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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