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BETTE DAVIS Bette Davis was an actress. Her name was Ruth Elizabeth Davis and she was known as "The Fifth Warner Brother" because of her success in joining Warner Bros. She was born on April 5, 1908 and died on October 6, 1989. As an actress she was known for her willingness to interpret risky characters in every movie or play. She interpreted characters in crime melodramas, comedies to time periods of historical themes. She moved from her hometown, Massachusetts, to Broadway where she participated in many theater plays such //as Broken Dishes//. When a Universal Studios talent scout saw her perform on one of her plays, he invited her to join her in Hollywood for a screen test. This is how her career began.
 * Who was Bette Davis?**

Famous Quotes This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.  **[|**Bette Davis**] **

I work to stay alive .  **[|**Bette Davis**] **

I do not regret one professional enemy  I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business .  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> **<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">[|**Bette Davis**] **

<span style="color: #56b927; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">Old age is <span style="color: #56b927; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal;">no place <span style="color: #56b927; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;"> for sissies. <span class="body" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> **<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">[|**Bette Davis**] ** <span style="color: #ff00bd; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">I survived because <span style="color: #ff00bd; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17pt; line-height: normal;">I was tougher than anybody else <span style="color: #ff00bd; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">[|**Bette Davis**] **

I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay. [|**Bette Davis**] I will  never be below the title. [|**Bette Davis**]

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