Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989)
Bette Davis, a Hollywood legend whose "raw, unbridled intensity
kept her at the top of her profession for 50 years," as Encyclopedia Britannica put it, was born on this day in history, April 5, 1908.
A recipient of two Academy Awards, she was the first thespian
to accrue ten nominations.
1931 (Bette Davis film debut)
1989 (Final film role)