She Did It The Hard Way

I hate to do two Bette Davis posts in one week, especially one right after another, but a stamp is being released in Boston to honor Davis. CNN did the story on the stamp, which features Davis dressed as Margo Channing from All About Eve. Channing is one of Davis’s most memorable roles. The article outlines Davis’s film and even discusses the Kim Carne’s song “Bette Davis Eyes” that the actress inspired. Davis’s trademark were her large, expressive eyes and the fact that she could say more with a mere look from them than most actors do the entire time they practice their craft.

Davis contributed a lot in her time, helping sell war bonds during World War II, organizing the “Hollywood Canteen” that entertained troops, raised her three children as a single mother, and was first female president of the Academy. Her roles remain timeless and her spirit still lives on through her work. She has a reputation for being cantankerous but her talent and grace has earned her a place among the greatest of Hollywood's stars. Bette was a woman who truly did it the hard way.