Bette In The Words Of Others
Impressions and Reflections On The Late And Great
Muse For Musicians
"Her hair is Harlow gold
Her lips a sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll turn her music on you
You won't have to think twice
She's pure as New York snow
She's got Bette Davis eyes
And she'll tease you
She'll unease you
All the better just to please you
She's precocious
and she knows just what it takes
to make a pro blush
She's got Greta Garbo's stand-off sighs
She's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll let you take her home
It whets her appetite
She'll lay you on her throne
She's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll take a tumble on you
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come up blue
She's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll expose you
when she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you
She's ferocious
and she knows just what it takes
to make a pro blush
All the boys think she's a spy
She's got Bette Davis eyes."
~Lyrics by Kim Karnes
"What a loss... She was a remarkable person to work with, highly professional, innovative, brilliant and quick. She was very well disciplined. I thought she had some marvellous personal qualities and I was very fond of her." ( said academy award winning actress Olivia de Havilland, having heard of Davis' passing. The actress had been in four films with Davis)
Her Work and Mark
"She had extraordinary energy; she was a genius." (veteran actor Vincent Price, who had worked with Davis in two films)
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Her Brand of Beauty: Unconventional
"...her face is better than beautiful. It is mysterious, intriguing, capable of an extraordinary expressiveness... she is able to convert herself with striking intensity." (Highman, p. xv)
