Faye Dunaway vs Bette Davis
jke...@voicenet.com
In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview with
Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
anybody know in what film they worked together and what was the origin
of the bad blood?
TIA, Jack
m...@juno.com
Jean Westley
jke...@voicenet.com wrote:
>
> In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview with
> Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
> such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
> anybody know in what film they worked together and what was the origin
> of the bad blood?
Faye Dunaway portrayed Bette Davis in some film. The film was
not at all flattering towards Davis and subsequently she hated
everybody involved with it.
Jean
Barksdale2
In article <323F1D...@winternet.com>, Jean Westley
<mer...@winternet.com> writes:
No, no, no. Both acted in a TV movie many years ago called "The
Disappearace of Aimee". Bette often spoke about making the show and how
Dunaway kept everyone waiting for hours. Bette waited for NO ONE, and
spent her last years telling anyone would would listen about Dunaway's
rudeness to her (and the rest of the cast). It always sounded to me like
two star egos locked in combat.
BBoy,
who always thought Bette hated Dunaway in part
because Joan Crawford had championed her
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Matt Ackeret
In article <51lcgp$2...@news.pc.centuryinter.net>, <m...@juno.com> wrote:
>jke...@voicenet.com wrote:
>
>>In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview with
>>Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
>>such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
>>anybody know in what film they worked together and what was the origin
>>of the bad blood?
>
>
>They worked in no films together.
Maybe not theatrical movies, but a quick perusal of the Internet Movie
Database brought up:
Disappearance of Aimee (1976) TV
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In article <Dxw7n...@eskimo.com>, mat...@eskimo.com (Matt Ackeret) wrote:
=In article <51lcgp$2...@news.pc.centuryinter.net>, <m...@juno.com> wrote:
=>jke...@voicenet.com wrote:
=>
=>>In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview with
=>>Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
=>>such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
=>>anybody know in what film they worked together and what was the origin
=>>of the bad blood?
=>
=>>TIA, Jack
=>
=>They worked in no films together.
=
=Maybe not theatrical movies, but a quick perusal of the Internet Movie
=Database brought up:
=
=Disappearance of Aimee (1976) TV
As the story goes, Dunaway was consistently late on the set as she
agonized over make-up, costumes, hair and her performance, keeping Ms.
Davis and the extras waiting for hours during a very hot California
summer. Davis entertained the extras by telling stories and singing songs
as she quietly stewed over Ms. Dunaway's lack of professionalism.
Years later, an interviewer (I think it was Johnny Carson) asked if there
was anybody from her career with whom she would never work again. Did La
Davis take another opportunity for a potshot at on- and off-screen rival
Joan Crawford or abusive husband and co-star Gary Merrill. Nope. She
said, "Only one person--Fay Dunaway."
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Frank Miller, ASGTPR #18
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Atlanta, Georgia
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faye played joan crawford in
mommie dearest...
not bette davis
Bill
jke...@voicenet.com
Jean Westley <mer...@winternet.com> wrote:
>> In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview with
>> Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
>> such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
>> anybody know in what film they worked together and what was the origin
>> of the bad blood?
>Faye Dunaway portrayed Bette Davis in some film. The film was
>not at all flattering towards Davis and subsequently she hated
>everybody involved with it.
Jean: Thanks. You satisfied my curiousity. But now you've got me
wondering. If Faye Dunaway has portrayed both Bette Davis and Joan
Crawford, do you think there will ever be a remake of 'Whatever
Happened To Baby Jane' starring just Faye Dunaway?! :-)
Jack
Linda F. Cauthen
jke...@voicenet.com,Internet:
>>>>In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview with
Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
anybody know in what film they worked together and what was the origin
of the bad blood?<<<<
The film was "The Disappearance of Aimee," a TV movie from 1976 about
evangelist Aimee Semple MacPherson. Dunaway played Aimee and Davis her
mother. I recall Davis railing against Dunaway in print for allegedly
unprofessional conduct. I'd have to track down one of my books about Davis
for more details.
Linda
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Mitchell Weitz
m...@juno.com wrote:
>jke...@voicenet.com wrote:
>>In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview with
>>Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
>>such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
>>anybody know in what film they worked together and what was the origin
>>of the bad blood?
>>TIA, Jack
>They worked in no films together.
>Mike Rice
They made a TV movie together, about Aimee Semple McPherson, in which
Faye played Aimee and Bette played the mother. During one of Bette's
last appearances on the Tonight Show, Carson asked her who was the
worst person she ever worked with. Bette said it was Faye and went on
for about 5 minutes about what a pain in the ass Faye Dunaway was.
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Linda F. Cauthen
jke...@voicenet.com wrote:
>
> In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview with
> Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
> such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
> anybody know in what film they worked together and what was the origin
> of the bad blood?
Jean Westley,mer...@winternet.com,Internet:
>>Faye Dunaway portrayed Bette Davis in some film. The film was
not at all flattering towards Davis and subsequently she hated
everybody involved with it.<<<
Don't you have Davis confused with her archenemy Joan Crawford, who was
portrayed by Dunaway in "Mommie Dearest?" (Crawford was mercifully already
dead by the time the movie was made in 1981 and could only hate everyone
involved from the grave.)
Jean Westley
> > In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview
with
> > Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
> > such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
> > anybody know in what film they worked together and what was the
origin
> > of the bad blood?
Jean Westley,mer...@winternet.com,Internet:
> >>Faye Dunaway portrayed Bette Davis in some film. The film was
> not at all flattering towards Davis and subsequently she hated
> everybody involved with it.<<<
> Don't you have Davis confused with her archenemy Joan Crawford, who was
> portrayed by Dunaway in "Mommie Dearest?" (Crawford was mercifully already
> dead by the time the movie was made in 1981 and could only hate everyone
> involved from the grave.)
Yes - you're right. I was confusing Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
However, that realization only came to me early this morning, hours
after my inaccurate post was planted on the web for all to see.
Jean
cane...@gold.tc.umn.edu
>> In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview with
>> Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
>> such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
>
>not at all flattering towards Davis and subsequently she hated
>everybody involved with it.
>
Um, not really...Faye Dunaway portrayed Joan Crawford in "Mommie
Dearest", who was Bette Davis nemesis in those days of Hollywood.
Bette and Faye worked together in "The Disappearance of Aimee", where
Bette claims Faye was dishing out 'star' behavior like coming late to
shootings and holding up everyone else (including Bette), or coming to
the next days shoot drunk and stoned out...Bette said she would never
work with Faye after that movie, ever again...she kept her word.
joe
Kevin Philbin
In article <51lcgp$2...@news.pc.centuryinter.net>, m...@juno.com says...
>
>>>In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview with
>>Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
>>such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
>>of the bad blood?
>
>
>They worked in no films together.
>
>Mike Rice
>
called "The Disappearance of Aimee", about the 1920's evangelist Aimee Semple
MacPherson (spelling approximate). According to Bette in her muddled sort-of
autobiography "This 'n' That", there were a lot of delays because Faye would
keep everyone waiting while she had her hair, makeup, whatever touched up.
Bette felt she was being rude to all the other cast members and the many
extras working in the heat for a big crowd scene. So Bette kindly entertained
them by singing "I've Written a Letter to Daddy" from "Whatever Happened to
Baby Jane?"
Remember though, this is Bette's side of the story - I don't know Faye's.
From other things I've heard, both could be impossible to work with. And in
the above book, Bette always made herself out to be little Miss Always True
Artist and Professional. She even had one or two nice things to say about
Joan Crawford (but got down to some dirt later - Miss Davis had little
patience with women overly concerned about their appearance.)
Colleen Frankhart
cane...@gold.tc.umn.edu wrote:
<ipsnay>
>Bette and Faye worked together in "The Disappearance of Aimee", where
>Bette claims Faye was dishing out 'star' behavior like coming late to
>shootings and holding up everyone else (including Bette), or coming to
>the next days shoot drunk and stoned out...Bette said she would never
>work with Faye after that movie, ever again...she kept her word.
If that last bit is a direct paraphrase, shouldn't it read: "Bette said she would NEVAH
work with Faye after that movie, EVAH again!"
xxoo
colleen
Linda F. Cauthen
=In article <51lcgp$2...@news.pc.centuryinter.net>, <m...@juno.com> wrote:
=>jke...@voicenet.com wrote:
=>
=>>In the new issue of Premiere magazine there is a short interview with
=>>Faye Dunaway. When asked to comment on Bette Davis she declines in
=>>such a way as to imply that there was bad blood between them. Does
=>>anybody know in what film they worked together and what was the origin
=>>of the bad blood?
=>
=>>TIA, Jack
=>
=>They worked in no films together.
=
=Maybe not theatrical movies, but a quick perusal of the Internet Movie
=Database brought up:
=
=Disappearance of Aimee (1976) TV
Frank M. Miller,frn...@mindspring.com,Internet:
>>>>As the story goes, Dunaway was consistently late on the set as she
agonized over make-up, costumes, hair and her performance, keeping Ms.
Davis and the extras waiting for hours during a very hot California
summer. Davis entertained the extras by telling stories and singing songs
as she quietly stewed over Ms. Dunaway's lack of professionalism.
Years later, an interviewer (I think it was Johnny Carson) asked if there
was anybody from her career with whom she would never work again. Did La
Davis take another opportunity for a potshot at on- and off-screen rival
Joan Crawford or abusive husband and co-star Gary Merrill. Nope. She
said, "Only one person--Fay Dunaway.">>>>>
I'll bet Crawford and Merrill were both dead by then, so she picked someone
still alive to zing.
PRINCESSPK
In article <3244b5e9...@news.clark.net>, jcb...@clark.net (Jessie
Blalock) writes:
> Linda_F....@vine.org (Linda F. Cauthen) wrote:
>>Years later, an interviewer (I think it was Johnny Carson) asked if
there
>>was anybody from her career with whom she would never work again. Did
La
>>Davis take another opportunity for a potshot at on- and off-screen rival
>>Joan Crawford or abusive husband and co-star Gary Merrill. Nope. She
>>said, "Only one person--Fay Dunaway.">>>>>
>>
>>I'll bet Crawford and Merrill were both dead by then, so she picked
someone
>>still alive to zing.
>
>Crawford was long-dead by that time, but Gary Merrill outlived Bette; in
>fact,
>when Bette's evil daughter B.D. wrote that scathing book about her
mother,
>Merrill sent his condolences to Bette and publicly made positive
statements
>about Bette.
>
>As for Faye Dunaway, her autobiography ("Looking For Gatsby") was
recently
>published, and in it she makes the following statements about Bette
Davis:
>
>
>(starting on page 305, several pages about how Bette had coveted the role
of
>Aimee Semple Macpherson for many years, but never got her hands on the
part
>and then eventually grew too old to play it........stuff about how the
>director
>Tony Harvey was a shit.......bad weather.....)
>
>(p. 307) "Throughout the production of _The _Disappearance_of_Aimee_,
there
>was a struggle for power. It was palpable and people noticed it. Bette
was
>not
>content playing a supporting character. While I understood that it must
be
>difficult for her to watch someone else in a role she had wanted for
herself
>for so many years, it is something else again to attempt to refocus the
>story,
>particularly one that was already so problematic."
I thought that I had seen every Bette Davis film that had been made,
but, recently, I found "The Star", which recounts the tale of a faded film
actress, who cannot accept the reality of passing time, and sagging chins.
She wins the chance to test for the supporting role of a bitter, plain,
older sister, then plays it as a vamp, after altering her makeup, to go
from frau to glamour-puss. She, it turns out, had optioned the play,
coveting the role of the 18 year old sister, as hers, years earlier. The
character undergoes a two stage salvation, first she sees the test, and
realizes how pathetically inappropriate it is, then, rushes from the world
of Hollywood, into the arms of her younger, studly lover, after a director
describes to her, a part that he thinks would be perfect for her, that,
unbeknownst to him, is pointedly a sumation of her life. With the
exception of the happy, ("Since I can no longer be a sex symbol, I'll
content myself to marry Mr. Perfectlywonderful, and live
happily-ever-after."), ending, it sounds like a presage to her real life.
Sorta sad.
Pink wishes
The Princess \*****/