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Temperament is something that is an integral part of the artist. Not temper, temperament. There is a vast difference.

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Bette Davis
Age: 81 †
Born: 1908
Born: April 5
Died: 1989
Died: October 6
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East Chelmsford
Massachusetts
Ruth Elizabeth Davis
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