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I never said anything that was unprintable. Never said anything just for the sake of being startling.

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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
Never
Startling
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You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good . . . Joan Crawford is dead. Good.
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