BETTE DAVIS on ELIZABETH TAYLOR on BETTE DAVIS - 'What a Dump' - Diva on Diva on Diva 

cranky pisces You've probably got moon in Scorpio. Like this cranky Pisces.

Me too!

I wish she could come back too, What a wonderful dump we would have😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😊😊😊😊😊.

I wish that too. She was a stand up broad! Miss you !

So do I

All about Eve. Bette is really the best to show all the hidden fears and rebellious desires of a woman , in this one she was on fire in front of her younger rival. What an actress.

@@freespirit5662 i still consider what happened to baby Jane her best performance alongside with the letter

Can't say the same about her make up skills

Agreed. She was fearless. Let's not forget she also played Wilma's mother in the Flinstone's movie and was in the assemble cast of These Old Broads TV movie. I could never see Davis taking those risks. Elizabeth wasn't afraid to laugh at herself.

So true! So many uneducated just spout off! Makes me ill.

Davis dared and accepted projects she shouldn't. My God, someone as great as Bette Davis ended up her career with garbage like The Stepmother! Not only for the lack of good offers, but also for money. It was sad. The great Crawford made Trog!!

@@marcosvalenca Crawford was married to the head honcho of Pepsi Co. She broke the man with her crazy spending. She had to take what was offered. Davis had no one taking care of her. Davis was the caretaker.

Hi, Avalanche! The Pepsi executive wasn't really rich in my estimation. Very well off, but not really wealthy as he liked to be seen. Crawford could want a lavish lifestyle as the one she was used to, but he could always refuse. I think Crawford accepted beneath her projects not only for the money but, as Bette Davis, because she liked working a lot. It was a big part of who they were. Did Bette Davis' disabled daughter outlived her? Do you know when she died? I doubt BD had the means to support her sister.

As opposed to what. A corpse?

@@susanb2015 what do you mean?

Too bad the cigarettes cut her life short like they did with Davis 😐

theexmann 55 is not old, for Chrissakes.

Spiral Notebook so? Barbara along with any other woman particularly in journalism has a right and sometimes a duty to maintain a good image. She shouldn't be faulted for that.

To Donald Koelper RE: Your comments about Elizabeth Taylor's acting role as "Martha" in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" My life was changed by her acting in that role. At a young age when the film came out, I saw the movie and was overwhelmed by her performance, not as the glamorous sexy movie star she used to portray, but by her incredible portrayal as mean, vicious Martha. Six years later, I found myself sitting in her Hollywood Hills home, playing piano and entertaining at her party , after I'd written music for one of her films. She was the opposite of Martha. She was rather quiet, observant, reserved but engaged with everyone in her home. I discovered her eyes were not violet, but rather a gray-blue color which adapted to any color she wore. Her home was filled with books, as she was an avid reader. I was so taken with her and the events of the evening that I forgot to tell her that her portrayal of Martha was one of the finest film performances ever recorded in motion picture history. Decades after that night, I still watch the Mike Nichols film and descend into tears when she delivers her soliloquy describing her imaginary son. After she died, I was able to correspond with Haskell Wexler, the cinematographer for the film as well as Alex North who wrote the music. Elizabeth didn't want to do the film, thinking that she "wasn't a good enough actress to play the part of Martha". But with months of Mike Nichols' persistent coaxing as a close friend of the Burtons, he finally made the film happen. It was actually Nichols that worked on the Burtons long before and during the production, that cemented Richard and Elizabeth into the two roles that were perfect for them, and that would become the legendary acting performances that made Albee's play into a motion picture masterpiece.

The oscar for butterfield wasn't pity for Mike Todd's death, that was 3 years earlier and and she had been nominated twice before in those years, but never got it cause of her bad reputation following the Fisher Reynolds scandal. She won for Butterfield 8 because just a month earlier she was close to death. So yes, it was a pity Oscar, but not for the reason you named.

@@frenztrue3216 My favorite quote about it had to come from Shirley Maclaine, who was nominated for THE APARTMENT the same year: "As soon as they cut her throat, I canceled my plane tickets."

@@frenztrue3216 yes she had a bad phenumonia but performance at Butterfield 8 was great also.

She should have won for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Barbara Walters was insulting to a lot of stars she interviewed . She referred to Taylor with her weight problem as " dumpy " What a bitch

@@lindaeasley4336 Her interview w/Maria Callas tends to set my teeth on edge.

@@lindaeasley4336 Thank you, my thoughts exactly!!

Walters made Ricky Martin feel very vulnerable and uncomfortable about his reluctance to speak about his sexuality in an interview. Totally unnecessary

Walters is really more infamous than famous. She made a fool out of herself trying to put celebrities on their guard. Rather hateful like Dorothy Killgallen.

Bettie Davis was a great actress but she thought she was better than anyone else.sorry but Joan Crawford was just as good and other actress at the time.

True, but it was harder for Taylor because she had to transcend her unbelievable beauty to immerse herself in a role. That was always a huge ask. Davis didn't have to deal with that so in a strange way it was an advantage for Davis not to be a world renowned beauty.

@@theexmann Not being a beauty is just as difficult. The life of a true actress is always difficult.

@@johnkaras6384 Bette Davis fought for good roles and her acting was unmatched. Just count the Oscar nominations and wins.

She didn't dump on Liz...she points out that Edward Albee wrote the line and Liz made it famous.

Actresses can not always choose their roles, they have casting people for that, you can accept or deny, or, if you're very lucky, (and very good) sometimes a role is actually written for you, as in Ms. Taylor's case. Often, it is the producers and even the writers who choose the people for their work. You rarely get to pick and choose all on your own!

I think Elizabeth Taylor is unbelievably underrated as an actress.

I guess you have never seen Giant, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Place in The Sun or Suddenly Last Summer, cause if you had you wouldn't say she wasn't versatile

One of the very best!!

No “I’m a star” ego with Miss Davis. Down to earth, and never took herself seriously.

Elizabeth had beauty, Bette had CLASS 👑

Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Ava Gardner and Sofia Loren were the most beautiful out there.

Naa, Elizabeth is equally known for her ACTING and performances in Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf (one of the best performances in the history of American films ever), Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Suddenly Last Summer, Giant...

Obviously you haven't seen Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolff or Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Liz was brilliant.

Elizabeth is known for her acting, being beautiful and her relentless work at ending AIDS (imo her most important public 'role'). What a legend.

This is how she died. I hate smokers

I'm 63 and still enjoy my cigarettes. Bette gives me hope. Tehehe

Emily Veronica I mean she was born in 1907 or thereabouts and died in ‘89. That’s a pretty full life.

@@edienandy 1908

@@Hamigal Please consider quiting. Cigarettes are bad for you.

Don't forget that Liz Taylor was also exceptional in "Giant", Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Suddenly, Last Summer", and "The Taming of the Shrew" as well. Liz needed a great director to get her engaged and inspired. She responded beautifully to great direction. Davis used to fight with her directors while Taylor utilized them. Two legends.

Correction. Those MGM child stars had many acting tutors and trainers. Those trainers also made the determination which child actor really COULD NOT SING.

Actually, she and Burton would take acting classes together everytime they were in London

I don’t think she did so bad during her long life and career ….

deano Laurence yeah that was a super phony laugh

Elizabeth and Bette were friends

Not Bette.Liz and Bette were not enemies.

But why?! Barbara Walters is so professional a journalist! Like when she published a memoir naming the (still alive & not at all pleased) married man she slept with for years, or the time she flat-out asked Lady Gaga "do you have sex with women?" like she was Tom Cruise or something.

Exactly! and that voice, a cat being tortured. and don't forget for playing the victim to the point of stealing a husband to DReynolds and showing off her diamonds. Vapid, is what comes to mind. Mean while Bette was all over the place scaring men (The letter, and Of Human Bondage, and the Petrified Forest)She may not have been a classic beauty, but who wants beauty with no substance. Best villain ever, you are never bored with Bette never. That is a promise.

@INTERNETWORK It's pretty much a film of a play, as was Virginia Woolf. (Not putting either one down at all.)

Elizabeth Torrales Does it have to be Either/Or? Must we compare them? Personally, I’m glad I’m not world famous. It’s a terrible burden.

Joan Crawford never accomplished anything remotely as good as Virginia Woolf.

That would have made for a very meta moment when Bette as Martha would have imitated herself as Bette the actress.

Best leading lady actress

I scrolled down to say the same thing. Jaw-droppingly beautiful. Just at that right age.

When did she suddenly become a frump?

@@zootsoot2006 😂

! I think that was the only time I've seen Taylor laugh when it wasn't a fake laugh. She really was a lousy actress and so was Marilyn Monroe, but when your face is a miracle of nature who needs talent. Even Greta Garbo was all style and little substance as an actress, but the most photogenic face up to that time in cinema. Bette Davis was just a freak of nature and therefore fascinating to watch. For a perfect acting performance see Ingrid Bergman in 'Gaslight', Wendy Hiller in 'Pygmalian', Liv Ullman in 'The Emigrant Saga', Vanessa Redgrave in 'Isadora', and Meryl Streep in anything.

Roger Propes totally agree!!!!

Messylin EXACTLY! 😂

😎 To me, it's the laugh of a Woman who is very RARELY satisfied for any length of time by the same Man. The Laugh of a Woman who's been around the World and has met all sorts of unusual Characters. Ms. Taylor possessed the amused, beguiling, "CACKLE" of a Woman who knew how to have a good time and didn't give a damn what ANYONE thought of it❗ Needless to say, Women like that usually don't have many Female Friends. 😅 I wonder why⁉️ (San Francisco)

But she DID. ALL THE ACTRESSES ADMIRED BETTE DAVIS. She was quite the excellent actress.

John Palermo amen!

Not in the same league in my opinion.

I see grace and raise you Hedy Lamar

Agree

Elizabeth Taylor thought Vivien Leigh to be the most beautiful woman in the world. And personally, I couldn’t agree more.

Are you in Miss Moffat?

Marcos Valenca I was not cast, but was according to my agent at the time a "First Choice", for a replacement. Sadly, Miss Davis suffered a bad injury to her back during the out of town tryouts before coming to Broadway and the show closed. BETTE DAVIS WAS NOT REPLACEABLE AND HAD NO UNDERSTUDY.

A place in the sun for Elisabeth Taylor, and Mr. Skeffington for Bette Davis are my favorites for both of them. Yes those other movies for each actress are great too. Their signature roles respectively.

@@lettyguerra371 - Mr. Skeffington is a great movie and Bette is amazing in it. Also, the issues the movie deals with are still so relevant today.

The purpose of this video isn't to compare the two women.

Stay classy

It was: 'Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night.'