{"product_id":"9781429921954","title":"Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe legendary Hollywood star blazes a fiery trail in this enthralling portrait of a brilliant actress and the movies her talent elevated to greatness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was magnificent and exasperating in equal measure. Jack Warner called her \"an explosive little broad with a sharp left.\" Humphrey Bogart once remarked, \"Unless you're very big she can knock you down.\" Bette Davis was a force of nature—an idiosyncratic talent who nevertheless defined the words \"movie star\" for more than half a century and who created an extraordinary body of work filled with unforgettable performances. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDark Victory\u003c\/i\u003e, the noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of this intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who was—in the words of a close friend—\"one of the major events of the twentieth century.\" Drawing on new interviews with friends, directors, and admirers, as well as archival research and a fresh look at the films, this stylish, intimate biography reveals Davis's personal as well as professional life in a way that is both revealing and sympathetic. With his wise and well-informed take on the production and accomplishments of such movie milestones as \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll About Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVoyager\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the turbulent life and complicated personality of the actress who made them, Sikov's \u003ci\u003eDark Victory\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the two-time Academy Award–winning actress's unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis's art was her own dark victory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134109139184,"sku":"9781429921954","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429921954_p0.jpg?v=1769901845","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429921954","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}