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Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

Bette Davis

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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
Wonder
Acting
Actors
Without
Insight
Trade
Creation
Becomes

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