She was again nominated for an Academy Award, and critics such as Gene Ringgold described her Margo as her "all-time best performance". He remarked, "If anybody wants to put me into perpetual servitude on the basis of that remuneration, I shall prepare to consider it." [78] However, Jack Warner had refused to allow her script approval, and cast her in Beyond the Forest (1949). [19], Carl Laemmle, the head of Universal Studios, considered terminating Davis' employment, but cinematographer Karl Freund told him she had "lovely eyes" and would be suitable for Bad Sister (1931), in which she subsequently made her film debut. She insisted that she be portrayed realistically in her death scene, and said: "The last stages of consumption, poverty, and neglect are not pretty, and I intended to be convincing-looking. "[81], Critics responded positively to Davis' performance, and several of her lines became well-known, particularly "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night". More deservedly, she would win a second Oscar three years later for Jezebel.
Mike Wallace re-broadcast a 60 Minutes interview he had filmed with Hyman a few years earlier in which she commended Davis on her skills as a mother, and said that she had adopted many of Davis' principles in raising her own children. He mocked Davis' description of her contract as "slavery" by stating, incorrectly, that she was being paid $1,350 per week. She received another Academy Award nomination for her performance, and never worked with Wyler again. [17], In 1930, 22-year-old Davis moved to Hollywood to screen test for Universal Studios. [79] Hedda Hopper wrote: "If Bette had deliberately set out to wreck her career, she could not have picked a more appropriate vehicle.
Just thought I would die. Davis disagreed, and insisted on playing the part as written, and wore a gray wig and padding under her clothes, to create a dowdy appearance. [74], In 1948, Davis was cast in the melodrama Winter Meeting. Davis' grandson was impressed that she was the subject of a hit song and Davis considered it a compliment, writing to both Carnes and the songwriters, and accepting the gift of gold and platinum records from Carnes, and hanging them on her wall. Convinced that her career was being damaged by a succession of mediocre films, Davis accepted an offer in 1936 to appear in two films in Britain. [89], In the early 1970s, Davis was invited to appear in New York City in a stage presentation titled Great Ladies of the American Cinema. "[133], A few months before her death in 1989, Davis was one of several actors featured on the cover of Life magazine. Davis starred in three movies in 1941, the first being The Great Lie, with George Brent.
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