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If Hollywood didn't work out, I was prepared to be the best secretary in the world.
Bette Davis
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Bette Davis
Age: 81 †
Born: 1908
Born: April 5
Died: 1989
Died: October 6
Actor
Actress
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Film Actor
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East Chelmsford
Massachusetts
Ruth Elizabeth Davis
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