Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Face Value


"Her face was her talent, and when it dropped, so did her career -- right out of sight!" - Bette Davis on Constance Bennett

4 comments:

  1. I love the pics of Bette from the 30's!

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  2. its so easy to see and hear Bette saying that in my imagination, with a lit cigarette in her hand no doubt.

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  3. Even though Constance' career took a nosedive, she did age much better than Bette did.

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  4. Even though Constance' career took a nosedive, she did age much better than Bette did.

    The facelift in the early '60s helped...but had Connie made a few better career decisions and not alienated so many in the industry along the way, in some alternate universe I could imagine Jackie DeShannon writing a song called "Constance Bennett Eyes."

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