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I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packs more sex than two naked bodies in bed.

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Bette Davis
Age: 81 †
Born: 1908
Born: April 5
Died: 1989
Died: October 6
Actor
Actress
Autobiographer
Character Actor
Film Actor
Musician
Stage Actor
Television Actor
East Chelmsford
Massachusetts
Ruth Elizabeth Davis
Bed
Packs
Sex
Emerging
Often
Shoulder
Two
Slightly
Body
Exposed
Long
Shoulders
Think
Bodies
Nightgown
Thinking
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Satin

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