Bette Davis ain't for sissies /
An Off-Broadway sensation, actress and playwright, Jessica Sherr, powerfully channels Bette Davis' fight against the male-dominated studio system. On the night of the 1939 Oscars, Bette Davis returns home knowing she's to lose Best Actress to Vivien Leigh's Scarlett O'Hara, becau...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York, NY :
Broadway Licensing,
2020.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | An Off-Broadway sensation, actress and playwright, Jessica Sherr, powerfully channels Bette Davis' fight against the male-dominated studio system. On the night of the 1939 Oscars, Bette Davis returns home knowing she's to lose Best Actress to Vivien Leigh's Scarlett O'Hara, because the press has leaked the winners. Miss Davis takes us on the bumpy ride of her tumultuous rise, as the tenacious actress fights her way through the studio system to the top. Witness Bette triumph over misogyny to win roles and compensation on par with her male counterparts and see what happens when someone who always wins ... loses. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed April 03, 2023). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (71 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:10:47 |