{"product_id":"dark-victory-the-life-of-bette-davis-9780805088632","title":"Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe legendary Hollywood star blazes a fiery trail in this enthralling portrait of a brilliant actress and the movies her talent elevated to greatness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDark Victory\u003c\/i\u003e, noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of Bette Davis, the intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who was--in the words of a close friend--\"one of the major events of the twentieth century.\" Drawing on new interviews with friends, directors, and admirers, as well as archival research and a fresh look at the films, this stylish, intimate biography depicts Davis's personal as well as professional life in a way that is both revealing and sympathetic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his wise and well-informed take on the production and accomplishments of such movie milestones as \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll About Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNow, Voyager\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the turbulent life and complicated personality of the actress who made them, Sikov's \u003ci\u003eDark Victory \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to life the two-time Academy Award-winning actress's unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis's art was her own dark victory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilm critic \u003cb\u003eEd Sikov\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eOn Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilde\u003c\/i\u003er and \u003ci\u003eMr. Strangelove: A Biography of Peter Sellers\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at Columbia University, Haverford College, and Colorado College, and lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461206905106,"sku":"9780805088632","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_41b1b285-deb9-4184-b96c-0a9f4853afd5.jpg?v=1730059875","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dark-victory-the-life-of-bette-davis-9780805088632","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}