This woman is the reason I did not get more exercise as a child. If there was a Bette Davis movie on “Dialing for Dollars” movies at 9:00 am or 4:00 pm, I was sitting in front of the TV. Even as a kid, she fascinated me. She was unique. I had never seen anyone like her-strong, forthright, honest and tough. When I was growing up, these were qualities most women in the South were taught to camouflage- at least while they were young.
She’s also probably the main reason I started smoking all those years ago. No one smoked like Bette and I’ve struggled, off and on, to quit for 30 years thanks to her. It’s all the fault of that famous end scene in “Now, Voyager” with Paul Henried.
As I grew older, I was even more intrigued as I read her biographies and learned of her battles with the Studio System for better material and career control. She was definitely one of a kind.
Here is a great tribute video from Meryl Streep and a few scenes as an additional tribute to her on her Birthday, April 5th.
The famous end scene from “Now, Voyager”:
And from my favorite, “All About Eve”:
And, last but not least, “The Little Foxes”. Finally, a Southern woman I recognize:
Lost in the 21st Century 
Scott you are way too young to remember Jo Nelson and “Dialing for Dollars”
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