Screenland (Nov 1937-Apr 1938)

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Personality Portrait of BETTE DAVIS leads a double life! She really does. That doesn't seem at all the sort of thing you'd say about a good friend, unless you meant to be catty, does it ? And I like to think of Bette as one of my good friends — and I haven't the least idea in the world of trying to be catty about her. I don't suppose Bette ever thought about it — but if you asked her she undoubtedly would admit to the double life. It's a double hie brought on by being a Career Woman and a Home Girl at the same time. Bette Davis is a combination of Hard Boiled Gal and Dear Little Woman, Cynical Woman of the World and Sweet Little Home Maker. And difficult as it may sound, she's a success on both sides. Which side do I like best ? That's the funny part of it, I like them both ! Yes, I like Bette when she's gentle and when she's calculating; when she's curled up on a sofa with her knitting — and when her lips are curled with a sharp and rather sardonic epigram. Bette is fun, either way. And 28