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BAKER, ROGER / REF: BETTE DAVIS Bette Davis - a Tribute 1908 - 1989
New York: Gallery Pub, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos Throughout. 9 x 12 " 1989 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... Very Good Plus condition ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... 2 tiny tears , light shelf chip to edges of jacket ; not as noticeable inside new sleeve ... Nice Clean Gift Giving quality ... Big Beautiful Book, 9 x 12" size ... 64 pages , illustrated with many B&W photographs throughout ... In a career that spanned almost 60 years ... the legendary New Englander , the legendary Bette Davis took Hollywood by storm, and made more than 80 films ... she was The Queen of Hollywood, and, after winning 2 Oscars ... she appeared in an unforgettable sequence of dramas, from Dark Victory ... and Now, Voyager ... to All About Eve ... Unlike many of her contemporaries, she refused to rest on her laurels as she grew into middle-age, but continually sought scripts that would reflect her talent .... the result was another sequence of memorable movies, including Whatever happened To Baby Jane ? ... Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte .... Bette Davis worked all over the world & in her later years she lent her power to all-star epics such as Death on The Nile ... and her truly beautiful last film The Whales of August ... made in 1988 , the year before her death .... This lavishly illustrated biography tells the story of a legend, who gave real meaning to the term super star , the like of which we shall not see again .... When he was a regular columnist for the magazine Films Illustrated, Roger Baker once commented that he had been educated at his local movie theatre, where, in the 1940's & early 1950's, one could see 6 movies in a week ! ..... Naturally, Bette Davis starred in a number of them .... As a result, the film world, its stars & its techniques have played a large role in his journalistic career ... He has been film reviewer for several magazines & newspapers, & his books include biographies of several stars as well as a study of film comedy techniques with specific reference to the director Billy Wilder ... This is a beautiful tribute to one of the greatest screen actresses of the 20th century, and incidentally one gutsy lady ... Hours of enjoyment for the fans of Miss Davis ... and , if you didn't know much about her before, then you're in for a treat ! ... " Bette Davis - A Tribute 1908 - 1989 " ... by Roger Baker ... published by Gallery Books, New York 1989 ***. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus .
Offered for US$ 55.00 by: Cavendish International Books & Music - Book number: 633
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