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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.
After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930, but her early films for Universal Studios (and as loanout to other studios) were unsuccessful. She joined Warner Bros. in 1932 and established her career with several critically acclaimed performances. In 1937, she attempted to free herself from her contract and although she lost a well-publicized legal case, it marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career. Until the late 1940s, she was one of American cinema's most celebrated leading ladies, known for her forceful and intense style. Davis gained a reputation as a perfectionist who could be highly combative, and confrontations with studio executives, film directors and costars were often reported. Her forthright manner, clipped vocal style and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona, which has often been imitated and parodied.
Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and film producer. In a career spanning almost half a century, Midler has won three Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a special Tony Award. She has sold over 35 million records worldwide and along with that has also received four Gold, three Platinum and three Multiplatinum albums by RIAA.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Midler began her professional career in several Off-Off-Broadway plays prior to her engagements in Fiddler on the Roof and Salvation on Broadway in the late 1960s. She came to prominence in 1970 when she began singing in the Continental Baths, a local gay bathhouse, where she managed to build up a core following. Since then, she has released 13 studio albums as a solo artist. Throughout her career, many of her songs became hits on the record charts, including her renditions of "The Rose", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Do You Want to Dance", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", and "From a Distance". In 2008, she signed a contract with Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to perform a series of shows titled Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On, which ended in January 2010.
Bette Davis Eyes is a song written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon, and made popular by American singer Kim Carnes. DeShannon recorded it in 1974; Carnes' 1981 version spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Billboard's biggest hit of the entire year for 1981. The 1981 recording won the 1982 Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
The song was written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon. DeShannon recorded the song that same year on her album New Arrangement. In this original incarnation, the track is performed in an "R&B lite" arrangement, featuring a prominent uptempo piano part, as well as flourishes of pedal steel guitar and horns. However, it was not until 1981, when Kim Carnes recorded her version of the song in a radically different synthesizer-based arrangement, that "Bette Davis Eyes" became a commercial success.
The Carnes version spent nine non-consecutive weeks on top of the US Billboard Hot 100 (interrupted for one week by the "Stars on 45 Medley") and was Billboard's biggest hit of the year for 1981. The single also reached No. 5 on Billboard's Top Tracks charts and No. 26 on the Dance charts. The song won the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The song was also a number one hit in 21 countries and peaked at number 10 in the United Kingdom.
Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945) is a two-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter. Born in Los Angeles, California, Carnes now resides in Nashville, Tennessee, where she continues to write music. She began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a session background singer with the famed Waters sisters (featured in the documentary, 20 Feet from Stardom). After she signed her first publishing deal with Jimmy Bowen, she released her debut album Rest on Me in 1972.
As a solo artist, Carnes saw some success with her singles "More Love," "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)," "Make No Mistake (He's Mine)," with Barbra Streisand, and "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is." Her most successful single was "Bette Davis Eyes," released in 1981. The song won two Grammy Awards; Song of the Year and Record of the Year, and became the best-selling single of the year in the United States.
Carnes' self-titled debut album primarily contained self-penned songs, including her first charting single "You're a Part of Me", which reached number thirty-five on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1975. In the following year, Carnes released Sailin', which featured "Love Comes from Unexpected Places". The song won the American Song Festival and the award for Best Composition at the Tokyo Song Festival in 1976. Other successes as a songwriter include co-writing the number one duet "The Heart Won't Lie" with Donna Weiss, recorded by Vince Gill and Reba McEntire, and co-writing the songs for Kenny Rogers' concept album Gideon (1980).
Actors: Ryan Darst (director), Jyn Hall (actress), Ryan Darst (editor), April Billingsley (producer), April Billingsley (actress), Jamie Moore (actor), Zach Laliberte (actor), Mary McBain (actress), Erik Lingvall (producer), Lillian Shoji (actor), Lynn Stallings (producer), Lillian Shoji (miscellaneous crew), Jonah Verdon (actor), Rachel Blair (actor), Glenn G. Bowman III (actor),
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Short,Actors: Joy Gohring (producer), Joy Gohring (director), Joy Gohring (writer), Jake Abel (actor), Melissa Hunter (actress), Carrie Armstrong (actress), Carrie Armstrong (actress), Ryan Corrigan (editor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Olivier Sitruk (actor), Jean-Claude Dreyfus (actor), Nicolas Traube (producer), Andrea Guerra (composer), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Alessandro Lucidi (editor), Valeria Cavalli (actress), Shirley MacLaine (actress), Anny Duperey (actress), Luca Bernabei (producer), David Traylor (actor), Carla Cassola (actress), Pierre-Yves Gayraud (costume designer), Saverio D'Ercole (producer), Cécile Cassel (actress),
Genres: History, Romance,Actors: David Shackelford (actor), Benjamin John Parrillo (actor), Jenni Pulos (actress), Jay Thames (actor), Kelly Wagner (actress), Chris Elwood (actor), William V. Malpede (composer), Leone Marucci (writer), Leone Marucci (director), Leone Marucci (producer), Melinda Allen (actress), Leslie Ortabasi (editor), Caleb Moody (actor), Tracy Pearce (actor), Lisa D. DiSanto (producer),
Genres: Action, Crime, Short, Thriller,Actors: John Sloss (producer), Caroline Kaplan (producer), Marisa Tomei (actress), Jonathan Sehring (producer), Larry Fessenden (actor), Holland Taylor (actress), Vincent D'Onofrio (actor), Richard Portnow (actor), H. Jon Benjamin (actor), Tovah Feldshuh (actress), Anthony Michael Hall (actor), José Zúñiga (actor), Michael Buscemi (actor), Sean Gullette (actor), Cara Buono (actress),
Plot: Ruby Weaver has man trouble: she tries to fix them, so she's stuck herself with a string of losers. Her current lover, Sam Deed, seems different: he's sweet, tender, just in from Dubuque. But, as Ruby tells her therapist about Sam, in flashbacks we see someone not quite of this world. In fact, Sam informs Ruby that he's from the future, 2470 to be exact, traveling back in time to avoid prosecution for his sister's death, and to find Ruby, whose photo he saw back home. Ruby's sure he's delusional, but most of the time she wants to keep him - and maybe fix him. Although he seems sane, maybe Sam hasn't told her the real story: what's he up to, and who is Chrystie Delancey?
Keywords: barcode-tattoo, changing-the-future, dancing, dating, dramamine, dubuque-iowa, eccentric, english-teacher, flashback, global-warmingActors: Biff Yeager (actor), Del Zamora (actor), Miguel Sandoval (actor), Milton Selzer (actor), Slash (actor), Gary Oldman (actor), Iggy Pop (actor), John M. Jackson (actor), David Hayman (actor), Alex Cox (actor), Xander Berkeley (actor), Sy Richardson (actor), Coati Mundi (actor), Courtney Love (actress), Kathy Burke (actress),
Plot: Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death and Sid is arrested for her murder.
Keywords: 1970s, action-man-doll, airplane-stewardess, american-express, arrest, assault, baby, bar, barbie-doll, bashing-someone's-head-into-a-wallActors: Georges Wilson (actor), Jacques Boudet (actor), Jean Musy (composer), Bernard Cazassus (actor), Gérard Chaillou (actor), Jean-Claude Carrière (writer), Claire Maurier (actress), André Marcon (actor), René Féret (producer), Isabelle Sadoyan (actress), Jean-Gabriel Nordmann (actor), Denise Péron (actress), Rufus (actor), Michel Such (actor), Jean-Claude Frissung (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Shaun Costello (actor), Eric Edwards (actor), Sharon Mitchell (actress), Marlene Willoughby (actress), Ron Dorfman (director), David Williams (actor), Pola Black (actress), Leslie Lamour (actress),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Jamie Gillis (actor), Herschel Savage (actor), Serena (actress), William Lustig (producer), William Lustig (writer), William Lustig (director), Robin Byrd (actress), Colleen Anderson (actress), Lisa Marks (actress), Travis Webb (writer), Chris D'Antoni (composer), Jack Hammer (actor), Henri Havana (editor), Richard Rau (composer),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Crane Wilbur (writer), Virginia Capers (actress), Howard Jackson (composer), Virginia Gregg (actress), Lyle Latell (actor), Crane Wilbur (director), Shirley Knight (actress), Bryan Foy (producer), Larry Kent (actor), Ray Montgomery (actor), Andrew Duggan (actor), Gail Bonney (actress), Meta Rebner (miscellaneous crew), Jeanne Cooper (actress), Helen Eby-Rock (actress),
Plot: Sentenced to 5 years in prison, Erica Hayden is most worried about her unborn child's future. At this prison, they allow the women to keep their children until age 3 but at that point they must be given to a friend or relative outside the prison or surrendered to State authorities who will arrange an adoption. She tries desperately to find someone and the prison doctor even tries to help her out. One person who isn't keen on the arrangement is the new prison warden, Frank Cole, who thinks prison is no place for young children. Her only hope is that she will get parole after three years but when it's refused and her child is taken away without even giving her the chance to say goodbye, the women stage a riot.
Keywords: birth-in-prison, expectant-mother, jail, lesbian, lesbianism, mother-daughter-relationship, nice-girl-in-prison, pregnancy, pregnancy-and-incarceration, pregnantMusic video by Kim Carnes performing Bette Davis Eyes.
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Magical song by Bette Midler - The Rose. (licensed by WMG) I am in no way associated with the content of this video, and in no form am I trying to take credit for the content shown.
Bette Midler’s new album ‘It’s The Girls!’ is out now! Download it today: http://bit.ly/1IBLaWJ See Bette on tour in 2015: http://bit.ly/1yAq2YE - - - - Bette Midler’s new album ‘It’s The Girls’ is out on November 4th (US)/ November 17th (UK). Find out more and pre-order at http://smarturl.it/bettemidlerofficial
From 2008 to 2010, the Divine Miss M Bette Midler - the people's diva - was in a residency show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas. Set: 1- Video introduction 2- Big Noise from Winnetka" 3- The Showgirl Must Go On" 4- Friends 5- The Rose 6- Do You Want to Dance? 7- Dancers interlude 8- From a Distance 9- Dancers interlude 10- When a Man Loves a Woman 11- Dancers interlude 12- Pretty Legs, Big Knockers/ Oy, It's Hot in Here/ Sophie Tucker Jokes 13- The Glory of Love 14- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 15- My Heart will Go On/ Wind Beneath My Wings
Bette Midler’s new album ‘It’s The Girls!’ is out now! Download it today: http://bit.ly/1IBLaWJ See Bette on tour in 2015: http://bit.ly/1yAq2YE - - - - Bette Midler’s new album ‘It’s The Girls’ is out on November 4th (US)/ November 17th (UK). Find out more and pre-order at http://smarturl.it/bettemidlerofficial
Original version by Jackie DeShannon co written by Donna Weiss and appears on the album New Arrangement (1975) Lyrics: ... Her hair is Harlow gold, her lips sweet surprise Her hands are never cold, she's got Bette Davis eyes She'll turn the music on you, you won't have to think twice She's pure as New York snow, she 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 got Greta Garbo standoff sighs, she's got Bette Davis eyes She'll let you take her home, it whets her appetite She'll lay you on the throne, she 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 y...
"Actors are complete suckers for good parts. And just saying: 'You did a good job, Bette.' Never. Never. Never." [Bette Davis]
That's how heartaches are made.
That's how heartaches are made.
They told me I was such a fool to love you.
They said that you're the kind who'd never be true.
Pretty soon the day would come when I'd be the sorry one.
But I said that I'm not afraid.
Well, that's how heartaches are made.
That's how heartaches are made.
I went ahead and my heart opened the door.
I gave you so much love. No one could love more.
You pretended to be mine. How could you be so unkind,
with all the other girls you play?
Well, that's how heartaches are made.
That's how heartaches are made.
Woah-oh-oh, that's how heartaches are made.
That's how heartaches are made.
I know you're not sincere and you'll never be.
But still I want those kisses so desperately.
I could never let you go, baby even though I know
every rule in love you disobeyed.
Well, that's how heartaches are made.
That's how heartaches are made.
That's how heartaches are made.
That's how heartaches are made.
That's how heartaches are made . . .