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Born May 1, 1947, in Santa Ana, California, she is the daughter of Davis and artist William Grant Sherry (1914–1995), Bette Davis's third husband. Davis and Sherry divorced in 1950. As an infant, B. D. appeared briefly in her mother's film Payment on Demand (1951). Subsequently adopted by actor Gary Merrill, Davis's fourth husband, she was ...
Sep 12, 2017 · Bette Davis, daughter B.D., and husband William Grant Sherry walk through New York’s Central Park in their Easter best in 1949. Marcie Bianco See More By Marcie Bianco »
Mar 19, 2017 · Meanwhile, Davis was accompanied to set by Barbara Davis—her biological child with her third husband William Grant Sherry, whom Davis affectionally called “B.D.”
A detective's report on Sherry commissioned by Bobby confirmed the mother's statement, but Davis refused to read the report and became Mrs. William Grant Sherry on November 29, 1945. The physical abuse began on their wedding night, when Davis claimed Sherry threw a suitcase at her.
Bette Davis in front of a plane with her third husband, William Grant Sherry, who was studying to become a pilot under the G.I. Bill. Loomis Dean The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock
May 28, 2021 · Out with the old and in with the new: So began the decade for Davis, with a divorce from her third husband, William Grant Sherry, and, mere weeks later, a fourth and final marriage to Gary Merrill.
Apr 3, 2014 · With third husband William Grant Sherry, Davis had a daughter named Barbara. While married to Gary Merrill, her co-star in All About Eve, she adopted two children, Margot and Michael; the...
