Bette Davis
1908 to 1989
10 documented presences
9 places
Quo Fuit places 10 dated presences for Bette Davis across 9 places, from 1908 to 1988. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Bette Davis was documented, and when
5 April 1908exact date
Lowell, Massachusettsattested
“Ruth Elizabeth Davis, known from early childhood as "Betty", was born on April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Harlow Morrell Davis (1885–1938), a law student from Augusta, Maine, and subsequently a patent attorney, an…”
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5 April 1908exact date
Augusta, Maineattested
“Ruth Elizabeth Davis, known from early childhood as "Betty", was born on April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Harlow Morrell Davis (1885–1938), a law student from Augusta, Maine, and subsequently a patent attorney, an…”
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5 April 1908exact date
Tyngsborough, Massachusettsattested
“Ruth Elizabeth Davis, known from early childhood as "Betty", was born on April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Harlow Morrell Davis (1885–1938), a law student from Augusta, Maine, and subsequently a patent attorney, an…”
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1921year
New York Cityattested
“In the fall of 1921, Davis' mother rented an apartment on 144th Street and Broadway and moved the children to New York City.”
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1921year
New Yorkattested
“In the fall of 1921, Davis' mother rented an apartment on 144th Street and Broadway and moved the children to New York City.”
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1930year
Hollywood, Los Angelesattested
“After appearing on Broadway in New York, the 22-year-old Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930 to screen test for Universal Studios.”
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1930year
New Yorkattested
“After appearing on Broadway in New York, the 22-year-old Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930 to screen test for Universal Studios.”
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1983year
United States Department of Defenseattested
“In 1983, Davis received the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal from the Department of Defense for her work with the Hollywood Canteen.”
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1988 to 1989period
Franceattested
“And I'd always hear her described by that awful word, feisty." During 1988 and 1989, Davis was honored for her career achievements, receiving the Legion of Honor from France, the Campione d'Italia from Italy, and the Film Society of Linc…”
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1988 to 1989period
Italyattested
“And I'd always hear her described by that awful word, feisty." During 1988 and 1989, Davis was honored for her career achievements, receiving the Legion of Honor from France, the Campione d'Italia from Italy, and the Film Society of Linc…”
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Places Bette Davis is documented in
New York2 presences · 1921 to 1930France1 presence · 1988Hollywood, Los Angeles1 presence · 1930Italy1 presence · 1988New York City1 presence · 1921
Augusta, Maine1 presence · 1908
Lowell, Massachusetts1 presence · 1908
Tyngsborough, Massachusetts1 presence · 1908
United States Department of Defense1 presence · 1983
Other places tied to Bette Davis in the record
In each of these, a source puts Bette Davis and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Bette Davis was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1915year
Lanesborough, Massachusettsmentioned
“In 1915, after Davis's parents separated, Davis and her sister Barbara attended a spartan boarding school named Crestalban in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, for three years.”
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1929year
Philadelphiamentioned
“After performing in Philadelphia, Washington, and Boston, she made her Broadway debut in 1929 in Broken Dishes and followed it with Solid South.”
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1931 to 1932period
Waterloo Bridgementioned
“Universal Studios renewed her contract for three months, and she appeared in a small role in Waterloo Bridge (1931), before being lent to Columbia Pictures for The Menace, and to Capital Films for Hell's House (all 1932).”
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9 September 1936exact date
Englandmentioned
“On September 9, 1936, Warner Brothers filed a legal injunction against Davis in England which forbade her from appearing in film productions without their consent.”
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December 1940month
Rimrock, Arizonamentioned
“Davis and Farnsworth were married at Home Ranch, in Rimrock, Arizona, in December 1940, her second marriage.”
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December 1940month
Home Ranchmentioned
“Davis and Farnsworth were married at Home Ranch, in Rimrock, Arizona, in December 1940, her second marriage.”
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1949year
Los Angelesmentioned
“Dorothy Manners, at the Los Angeles Examiner, said of her performance in the poorly received Beyond the Forest (1949): "No night club caricaturist has ever turned in such a cruel imitation of the Davis mannerisms as Bette turns on hersel…”
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1951year
Englandmentioned
“The family traveled to England, where Davis and Merrill starred in the murder-mystery film Another Man's Poison (1951).”
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1960year
Los Angelesmentioned
“In 1960, Davis, a registered Democrat, appeared at the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, where she met future President John F.”
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1985year
Englandmentioned
“With her health stable, she traveled to England to film the Agatha Christie mystery Murder with Mirrors (1985).”
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6 October 1989exact date
Neuilly-sur-Seinementioned
“Too weak to make the long journey back to the U.S., she traveled to France, where she died of metastasized breast cancer on October 6, 1989, at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine.”
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6 October 1989exact date
Francementioned
“Too weak to make the long journey back to the U.S., she traveled to France, where she died of metastasized breast cancer on October 6, 1989, at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine.”
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Documented at the same place, the same year
Kenneth ArrowNew York City · 1921Murray BookchinNew York City · 1921Giuseppe ConteItaly · 1988Jackson PollockNew York · 1930Harold BloomNew York · 1930Marlene DietrichHollywood · 1930Gloria StuartHollywood · 1930Anna May WongHollywood · 1930Thomas MertonNew York City · 1921
Two people documented in the same place in the same year is a correlation, not a meeting. Quo Fuit will never say they met without a source that says so.
How to read this page
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Sources
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