"protective cage. Siddons sat for numerous artists, and her portraits include many that depict her in costume portraying a theatrical role. American director Joseph L. Mankiewicz used the 1784 portrait by Reynolds extensively in his film ""All About Eve"", winner of the 1950 Academy Award for Best Picture. The portrait is seen at the top of an entrance staircase in Margo Channing's apartment, appearing throughout a party scene, and emphasized by a close-up with which the scene ends. Mankiewicz also invented the (then) fictitious Sarah Siddons Society for the film, along with its award, a statuette modelled upon the Reynolds"
"The film opens with the image of an award trophy, described by character Addison DeWitt (George Sanders) as the ""highest honour our theater knows: the Sarah Siddons Award for Distinguished Achievement."" The award was invented by Mankiewicz for the script. In 1952, a small group of eminent Chicago theater-goers, including actress Edith Luckett Davis, mother of future First Lady Nancy Davis Reagan, organized the Society and began presenting an award physically modeled and named after the one in the film. During the Sarah Siddons Society Anniversary Gala in 1973, an honorary Sarah Siddons award was presented to Bette Davis, even"
"depicted in its opening scene was a purely fictitious award. However, in 1952, a small group of distinguished Chicago theatergoers formed the Sarah Siddons Society, and began to give a genuine award by that name. The now-prestigious Sarah Siddons Award is presented annually in Chicago, with a trophy modelled on the statuette of Siddons awarded in the film. Past honorees include Bette Davis and Celeste Holm. Sarah Siddons Sarah Siddons (""née"" Kemble; 5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831) was a Welsh-born English actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. Contemporaneous critic William Hazlitt dubbed Siddons as ""tragedy personified""."
"the famous painting of Siddons costumed as the tragic Muse by Joshua Reynolds, a copy of which hangs in the entrance of Margo's apartment and often visible during the party scene. In 1952, a small group of distinguished Chicago theater-goers began to give an award with that name, which was sculpted to look like the one used in the film. It has been given annually, with past honorees including Bette Davis and Celeste Holm. The first radio adaptation was broadcast on the Lux Radio Theatre on NBC on October 1, 1951 starring Bette Davis, Gary Merrill and Anne Baxter. A"
"getters in each category, Davis placed third for best actress above the officially nominated Grace Moore. The academy's nomination and winner database notes this under the 1934 best actress category and under the Bette Davis search. Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth ""Bette"" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. With a career spanning 60 years, she is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime"
"coincidentally utilized some of the sets from ""The Letter"", the 1940 film starring Davis. Davis won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance, but always felt it was a consolation prize for not having been nominated for ""Of Human Bondage"" the previous year. In 2002, Steven Spielberg anonymously bought the Oscar Davis had won at auction at Sotheby's and returned it to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The statuette had been part of the memorabilia displayed by the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain. ""The New York Times"" wrote, ""That Bette Davis has been unable to match"
"Sidney Fox Sidney Fox (born Sarah Leiffer or Liefer, also cited Sadie Fox; December 10, 1907– November 15, 1942) was an American stage and film actress in the late 1920s and 1930s. Fox’s Hollywood film debut was in Universal Pictures’ 1931 production ""Bad Sister"", which is notable for also being the first film of legendary actress Bette Davis. United States census records document that Sidney “Liefer” Fox was born in 1907 in Eastern Europe, in “Poland-Galicia”. In 1911 Sidney immigrated with her Jewish parents—Rucha Rose (née Szapiro) and Jacob Liefer—to New York, where by 1920 her mother had remarried. Rose’s"
"Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances as Bette Davis's domineering mother in ""Now, Voyager"" (1942), a sceptical nun in ""The Song of Bernadette"" (1943), and Rex Harrison's mother, Mrs. Higgins, in ""My Fair Lady"" (1964). In 1945, after playing the role of Clarissa Scott in the film ""The Valley of Decision"", for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer she was given a contract with the studio. Her credits there included both dramatic and comedy films, including ""The Green Years"" (1946), ""The Cockeyed Miracle"" (1946) and ""The Secret Garden"" (1949). Other notable film roles were ""The Man Who Loved Redheads"" (1955), ""Separate Tables"" (1958)"
"35th Academy Awards The 35th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1962, were held on April 8, 1963, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California, hosted by Frank Sinatra. The Best Actress Oscar occasioned the last act of the long-running feud between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. They had starred together for the first time in ""What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"", a surprise hit the previous summer. Davis was nominated for her role as the title character, a faded child star who humiliates the wheelchair-bound sister who eclipsed her fame in adulthood, while Crawford"
"was inducted into the Online Film & Television Association Award Film Hall of Fame. The moving-image collection of Olivia de Havilland is held at the Academy Film Archive, which preserved a nitrate reel of a screen test for ""Danton"", Max Reinhardt's never-produced follow-up to ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"" (1935). De Havilland, as a confidante and friend of Bette Davis, is featured in the series ""Feud: Bette and Joan"", portrayed by Catherine Zeta-Jones. In the series, deHavilland reflects on the origins and depth of the Davis-Crawford feud and how it affected contemporary female Hollywood stars. On June 30, 2017, a day"
"six-time Emmy Award nominee, including for her guest roles on the sitcoms ""Friends"" (2001) and ""Malcolm in the Middle"" (2002), and appearances in the TV films ""Bernard and Doris"" (2007) and ""You Don't Know Jack"" (2010). In 2017, Sarandon portrayed Bette Davis in the first season of FX's anthology series ""Feud"", for which she was nominated for both for acting and producing Emmys. She was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy award for executive producing ""Cool Women in History"" in 2002. Sarandon was born in the Queens borough of New York City. She is the eldest of nine children of"
"film, but ""School for Girls"" is her final film to be released. Sidney Fox Sidney Fox (born Sarah Leiffer or Liefer, also cited Sadie Fox; December 10, 1907– November 15, 1942) was an American stage and film actress in the late 1920s and 1930s. Fox’s Hollywood film debut was in Universal Pictures’ 1931 production ""Bad Sister"", which is notable for also being the first film of legendary actress Bette Davis. United States census records document that Sidney “Liefer” Fox was born in 1907 in Eastern Europe, in “Poland-Galicia”. In 1911 Sidney immigrated with her Jewish parents—Rucha Rose (née Szapiro) and"
"""Atonement"" – Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer ""'2008: ""The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"" – Donald Graham Burt and Victor J. Zolfo ""'2009: ""Avatar"" – Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, and Kim Sinclair 2010: ""Inception"" – Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, and Doug Mowat 2011: ""Hugo"" – Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo 2012: ""Les Misérables"" – Eve Stewart and Anna Lynch-Robinson 2013: ""The Great Gatsby"" – Catherine Martin and Beverly Dunn 2014: ""The Grand Budapest Hotel"" – Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock 2015: """" – Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson 2016: ""Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"" – Stuart"
"named. Her first film role was in 1987's ""Angel Heart"". Her first major role was as Mabel opposite Brad Pitt in Robert Redford's ""A River Runs Through It"". She portrayed Barbara Soprano on the HBO television series The Sopranos from 2000 to 2001. She received the Best Screenplay Award at the 2001 Newport Beach Film Festival for ""Maze"". She adapted her 1989 play Chelsea Walls into a feature film directed by Ethan Hawke, which premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Burdette has written for magazines such as Bomb and Harper's Bazaar, for which she interviewed Robert Redford in 1992."
"an Academy Award. She retained a cult status throughout the remainder of her career, and appeared in several other thriller films, such as ""Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte"" (1964) and ""The Nanny"" (1965). She also appeared on television later in her career. Davis agreed to star in the spoof film ""Wicked Stepmother"" (1989), although she felt the script was poor. The film was marked with production problems from the beginning, with Davis often quarreling with director Larry Cohen, and she withdrew from the film shortly after production began. After 58 years of acting, it became her final film appearance. Bette Davis filmography"
"""Be better!"" However, Heston notes that by the time a scene is done, regardless of how hard it was to do, it always came off well: Fourteen actors won Oscars under Wyler's direction, including Bette Davis in ""Jezebel"" (1938) and her nomination for ""The Letter"" (1940). Davis summed up their work together: ""It was ""he"" who helped me to realize my full potential as an actress. I met my match in this exceptionally creative and talented director."" Other Oscar winners were Olivia de Havilland in ""The Heiress"" (1949), Audrey Hepburn in her debut film, ""Roman Holiday"" (1953), Charlton Heston in"
"every night, a few important ""names"" would be there for the visiting soldiers to meet. She appeared as herself in the film ""Hollywood Canteen"" (1944), which used the canteen as the setting for a fictional story. Davis later commented: ""There are few accomplishments in my life that I am sincerely proud of. The Hollywood Canteen is one of them."" In 1980, she was awarded the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, the United States Department of Defense's highest civilian award, for her work with the Hollywood Canteen. Davis showed little interest in the film ""Now, Voyager"" (1942), until Hal Wallis advised her"
"released at Audible.com. Sarandon was the voice actor for the character of Granny Rags, an eccentric and sinister old lady, in the stealth/action video game ""Dishonored"", released in 2012. She appeared in the films ""Arbitrage"" (2012), ""Tammy"" (2014), and ""The Meddler"" (2015). In 2017, Sarandon portrayed Bette Davis in the first season of FX's anthology series ""Feud"". Sarandon is known for her active support of progressive and liberal political causes, ranging from donations to organizations such as EMILY's List to participating in a 1983 delegation to Nicaragua sponsored by MADRE, an organization that promotes ""social, environmental, and economic justice"". In"
"poll showing Bette Davis the audience favorite for the role, Selznick never seriously considered her for it. This was her second Best Actress Oscar win after winning for ""Dangerous"" three years earlier. This win established her as a leading lady from this point on. Contemporary reviews were generally positive and praised Davis' performance in particular, although some found her character's redemption at the end of the film to be unconvincing. Frank S. Nugent of ""The New York Times"" wrote that the film ""would have been considerably more effective ... if its heroine had remained unregenerate to the end. Miss Davis"
"who was impressed enough to cast her as Mildred in his 1934 film ""Of Human Bondage"", which went on to cement Davis' reputation as one of the best actresses of the era. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The Cabin in the Cotton The Cabin in the Cotton is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay by Paul Green is based on the novel of the same title by Harry Harrison Kroll. The film perhaps is best known for a line of dialogue spoken by a platinum-blonde Bette Davis in"
"he had been a decade earlier. In the last six films he made, he played supporting roles. In 1942, he appeared in a revival of Robert E. Sherwood’s ""The Petrified Forrest"", and afterwards he went on tour with the play to Northern England and Wales. Nares married actress Marie Pollini in 1910; the couple had two sons, David and Geoffrey. During tour through Wales, touring Army training camps, he visited Brecon, and the ""Shoulder of Mutton"" (now the ""Sarah Siddons public house""), the birthplace of actress Sarah Siddons. While he was in the very room where Siddons had been born,"
"only film ever directed by Taradash. The film is also notable for featuring an early poster and title sequence created by noted graphic designer Saul Bass. The opening title sequence features flames that eat away at both the face of a boy and pages from a book. While the events in the movie were largely fictional, the character played by Bette Davis was based on Ruth W. Brown, the Bartlesville, Oklahoma, librarian, and her struggle with the county commission over communist literature. In his review in ""The New York Times"", Bosley Crowther felt that ""the purpose and courage of the"
"film adaptation of ""Fences"", for which she received critical acclaim and her third Academy Award nomination, making her the first black actress in history to achieve this feat. She subsequently went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. On January 6, 2017, Davis was presented with the 2,597th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by her ""Doubt"" co-star and friend Meryl"
"Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth ""Bette"" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. With a career spanning 60 years, she is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films, suspense horror, and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood in the summer of 1930. However,"
"""Stranger than Paradise"" (Jim Jarmusch, 1984), ""Blue Velvet"" (David Lynch, 1986), ""The Civil War"" (Ken Burns, 1990), ""The Crying Game"" (Neil Jordan, 1992), ""Mulholland Drive"" (David Lynch, 2001), ""Brokeback Mountain"" (Ang Lee, 2005), ""The Imitation Game"" (Morten Tyldum, 2014), ""Sully"" (Clint Eastwood, 2016), ""Moonlight"" (Barry Jenkins, 2016), and ""Lady Bird"" (Greta Gerwig, 2017). Since 1995 a special medallion has also been presented annually, usually to a non-filmmaker who has had a major impact on American or international film culture. Past recipients include Milos Stehlik (founder of Facets Multi-Media), HBO, the French film magazine ""Positif"", Ted Turner, and Janus Films. Each"
"Broderick, Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks, Albert Brooks, and Ron Howard commented on her brilliance, warmth, generosity, and wit. At the Karlovy Vary Film Festival of that year, actresses Helen Mirren and Susan Sarandon, who were honored with the ""Lifetime Achievement Award"", paid tribute to her during their speeches. The 2017 film ""The Post"" is dedicated to her. The Nora Ephron Prize is a $25,000 award by the Tribeca Film Festival for a female writer or filmmaker ""with a distinctive voice"". The first Nora Ephron Prize was awarded in 2013 to Meera Menon for her film ""Farah"
"present the Sarah Siddons Award annually in Chicago to a distinguished actress. Siddons was born Sarah Kemble in Brecon, Brecknockshire, Wales, the eldest daughter of Roger Kemble, a Roman Catholic, and Sarah ""Sally"" Ward, a Protestant. Sarah and her sisters were raised in their mother's faith and her brothers were raised in their father's faith. Roger Kemble was the manager of a touring theatre company, the Warwickshire Company of Comedians. Although the theatre company included most members of the Kemble family, Siddons' parents initially disapproved of her choice of profession. At that time, acting was only beginning to become a"
"there. At the ball on the night of the 1908 presidential election, Frank and Louise are reunited and decide to give their marriage another chance. The film was based on a popular novel. Miriam Hopkins and Kay Francis were originally announced as female stars. Following ""Jezebel"", Bette Davis was dismayed to be assigned to ""Comet Over Broadway"", a melodrama in which she would portray a Broadway actress who sacrifices her career to care for her ne'er-do-well husband when he is released from prison. ""This was the first nothing script I was given since my court battle in England,"" Davis later"
"Ford Rainey, Donald Moffat, Whit Bissell and Royal Dano also appear. Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film directed by Milton Katselas and starring Bette Davis and Gena Rowlands. It was broadcast May 13, 1979 on CBS. Davis won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her performance. Bette Davis stars as Lucy Mason, an embittered New England widow who, after an estrangement of 20 years, is reunited with her daughter Abigail (Gena Rowlands). The two women attempt"
"The Star (1952 film) The Star is a 1952 American drama film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Bette Davis. The plot tells the story of an aging, washed up actress who is desperate to restart her career. Even though the film was a critical and commercial failure, Bette Davis received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Academy Award-winning star Margaret ""Maggie"" Elliot (Bette Davis) is a bankrupt actress of a certain age struggling to accept her new non-wealthy reality. She is in denial, and confident she can somehow build herself up again and re-launch her career to its"
"1977. Other stage credits included ""The Fourposter"", ""Enter Laughing"", and ""Barefoot in the Park"". In 1982, Sidney was awarded The George Eastman Award by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film. Sidney was married three times. She first married publisher Bennett Cerf on October 1, 1935, but the couple divorced six months later on April 9, 1936. She later married actor and acting teacher Luther Adler in 1938, by whom she had her only child, a son Jacob (""Jody""; 1939–1987), who died of Lou Gehrig's disease while his mother was still alive. Adler and Sidney divorced"
"the AFI Awards). When the AFI launched the AACTA in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. From 1971–1975 it was presented as a special award and was accompanied with a cash prize, before it became a competitive award from 1976 onward. Judy Davis is the most nominated actress in this category, with eight nominations, including five wins, most recently for her role in ""The Eye of the Storm"" (2011). Candidates for this award must be human and female,"
"accepted the award on Bancroft's behalf. Davis also received her only BAFTA Award nomination for this performance. Daughter Barbara (credited as B. D. Merrill) played a small role in the film, and when Davis and she visited the Cannes Film Festival to promote it, she met Jeremy Hyman, an executive for Seven Arts Productions. After a short courtship, she married Hyman at the age of 16, with Davis' permission. In October 1962, it was announced that four episodes of the CBS-TV series ""Perry Mason"" would feature special guest stars who would cover for Raymond Burr during his convalescence from surgery."