Bette Davis has to be given great credit for appearing as a guest on talk shows such as Letterman and Carson after experiencing severe heath problems, including a stroke. She always appeared dressed to the nines and she was always entertaining. What an icon; she was a walking history of outstanding movies: All About Eve; Now Voyager; The Petrified Forest; Jezebel; The Little Foxes; Dark Victory. An extraordinary life and career.
I have never realized how incredibly funny Bette Davis is! She is spot on! I love when she's talking about the awards. And I laugh and laugh when she laughs. So beautiful she was even at that stage of her life!
No one had the guts to tell her she couldn't smoke and they came to Dave about it and he said "Let her smoke, I'll pay the fine". So every time she came on Dave paid a $1000 fine to NYC
I've got to say that Bette Davis is the most amazing actress I've ever seen! She is always hilarious and so very classy at the same time. Her voice is very unique and everytime I hear it I don't want her to stop talking. She's very frail here (look how skinny her legs are!) but she looks dazzling in that outfit! And if there's one thing she never lost, it was her charm, wit, and delightful sense of humor! :)
Hear! Hear! 1st thought that came to my mind. Give the great lady a standing ovation. she has given you more entertainment and talent than the 5 minute talent show auditionees.
I remember when Bette Davis was quite ill and going around the talk-show circuit for what I look now realize was her VICTORY LAP....a wonderful way to go out! GOD BLESS HER.... She showed up with entertaining stories and always dressed to kill...so thankful that she chose to get out there and let everyone say goodbye...
Elee Moussa There are - as far as their craft is concerned - good actors today; however, there are no longer any "movie stars". Bette Davis was, in every sense of the word, a Star!
I totally agree! I was watching this thinking the same thing, they should have given her a standing ovation. She was the GREATEST actress ever to grace a movie screen, totally the best. The American Film Institute picked Katherine Hepburn as #1, and Bette Davis as #2 in the list of the greatest American actresses. In my book Bette Davis was #1, no one could beat her. A BRILLIANT actress all the way, in a class by herself!! Yes, definitely the greatest actress that ever lived!!
WHAT A CHARISMATIC AND WONDERFUL ACTRESS SHE WAS, WATCHING ANY VIDEO WITH HER , FEELS LIKE SHE'S STILL ALIVE .......................A POWERFULL WOMAN!!!
She is a treat. I love her little questions and then presenting David with plastic lips. And then her comment that he shouldn't bringing up the subject of his pants since he wasn't married. She is so cute!
Amazing how they give a standing ovation forthese hacks today that walk on stage and only one or two in the audience here began to stand up and no one else followed. She deserved an ovationespecially since she was a living legend.
i would pay a pretty penny to have seen her in person - David Letterman and every person in the studio should feel fortunate to have witnessed one of the last great actresess of all time
It's amazing how you can see her spark. And see glimpses of her when she was starring in movies in her twenties. Those looks, that sparkle, her gestures. Just beautiful!
She was the best actress in the world! No one can replace her! Only maybe Isabelle Huppert from France. But even so, Bette Davis was daring and saucy in 30s and 40s. That was a tremendous risk and she did it. She is still remembered. Davis is not only a star, she is one of the great personalities of XXth century in American History. She paved the way to current actors and actresses. Thanks for uploading this interview.
She was a fabulous actress. She was a very truthful person and her own biological daughter treated her disgracefully. BD Hyman is a Born Again Christian who now claims her mother was a Witch 🙄
Why does the audience not stand up for her??? I see one man does, but sits down when he realizes no one else is... Come on, this is a LEGEND here! ;) Anyway, I love her in this.. Yeah, sad to see her as so old but all of her wit and charm are still there and as sharp as ever. RIP Bette!!
The sweetest, most charming, and magnetic and accomplished actress, cinematic presence, and cultural icon. What a joy to watch this! And David Letterman is a very amusing foil to Bette Davis' unassailable glamor. Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I think she has a quality that makes people love her. In fact there's a Rhett Butler quote that goes "You've got more charm than the law allows," and I think it fits Bette very well. When she spilled that water on him I had to laugh. Oh Bette, Bette, Bette! And lol, "And I said, ME!" She's just too much. But that's why we love her :)
She was amazing! She didn’t take a role so she could look beautiful, she took it for the privilege of bringing that character to life. My favorite line of hers is, “I’d like to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.” What is your favorite Bette movie line?
I would have thought more people in the audience would have stood up for Ms. Davis when she came out onto the set. Class and manners are a dying if not dead art. RIP Bette
@@pamm8608 I noticed that 00:23. He shrugged and gave up. The audience didn't calculate or didn't care about all the many hours of wonderful entertainment Bette Davis gave them
Love how she acknowledges her fans by head bows, wavea, and blowing kisses to the crowd. Will never be another like her. Thank you for your talent miss davis
Well it looks like one guy stood up & then looked around & saw no one else was & looked like he said oh, ok, no one else, I'll sit down. A legend & ppl just sit there! Well I stand up for you too & Im with you on that one thesethingz!!! Bravo! A truly great actress- Miss D!!
Bette Davis was a petite woman. I heard she stands 5'2 tall. Women in those days were smaller than today's women. Marilyn Monroe was short too! I love small women! They're so sweet!
I just finished reading her autobiography, "This 'n That", released just two short years before her death. It's a great book! If you get the chance, check it out! :D
All her Characters were Powerful and aloways surprised everyone at her size. She had an indominable spirit. The Lighting they used during the Golden age of Hollywood's Black and White years led us to believe these Incredible actresses were 9 feet tall. Joan Crawford was 4' 11'' as with Judy Garland. but they were all larger than life.. It's a shame today's actresses dont have the talent these women do...
lol no she wasn't. Joan Crawford literally screwed her that one time and Bette probably never forgave her for it. The media folks knew it & would leave no opportunity to bring Joan up. That's all.
God I love her! Lived to 81 - smoked up to two/three packets of cigarettes a day her WHOLE life - heavy drinker too - and full of beans. Strong woman who fought the system way back when many even men did not! Amazing actress - was never typically 'beautiful' like Grace Kelly - but she owned who she was - lived her life the way SHE wanted. And even in this video all her wits about her. My uncle is just 71 and he's a goner. LIFE LIFE! Don't follow rules.
I bet you Dave looks back on this one fondly. Even as a frail old lady all eyes were on Bette. A Star like no other. Smart and funny and quick-witted to the very end.
Her charm, manner, eyes and life are so apparent. 🤩🤩🤩 She died the same day as the 1989 San Francisco area earthquake. Oct 17, 1989. It figures. Love you Bette.
Yes, I know she was petite, but someone can be petite and and not be so frail. What I mean was look how skinny her legs were here. I know she was sick, but I couldn't help to point it out. She looks very cute though. And I absolutely adore her and the way she acted! Fabulous woman! :)
