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Aug 10, 2021 · Bette Davis blamed Joan Crawford for the lack of success behind her comedy debut in "Ex-Lady" and this feeling of resentment worsened when Crawford stole actor Franchot Tone away from Davis. According to journalist Michael Thornton, Davis fell in love with Tone when the two worked together on "Dangerous" in 1935.
Feb 22, 2017 · The rivalry between silver-screen icons Bette Davis and Joan Crawford is the stuff of legend, a decades-long battle sparked by both professional and personal resentments and fueled by an...
Feb 21, 2023 · Keystone/Getty Images. Bette Davis' first Academy Award win came in 1936 for her work in Dangerous — yet she wasn't solely after the coveted Oscar. As it turns out, the starlet had her eyes set on the flick's leading man, Franchot Tone. The problem? He was already engaged to Joan Crawford.
Apr 2, 2017 · On Sunday’s episode of Feud, Ryan Murphy kicked his burgeoning Joan Crawford-Bette Davis rivalry up to the screaming crescendo that was the 1963 best-actress race—when Davis earned an Oscar...
Mar 6, 2017 · 5 March 2017. By Keith Uhlich,Features correspondent. Alamy. A new TV series looks at Joan Crawford and Bette Davis’ legendary hatred for each other – but was it real? Keith Uhlich...
Feb 23, 2017 · Leisure. Arts & Culture. The Real-Life Drama That Inspired Feud: Bette and Joan. A new FX series examines the icy relationship between actresses Bette Davis and Joan Crawford....
Mar 2, 2017 · A version of this piece ran on May 16, 2016. We’re re-running it in advance of the premiere of FX’s Feud, which follows Joan Crawford and Bette Davis’s feud on the set of What Ever...
