{"product_id":"dark-victory-ed-sikov-9780805088632","title":"Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe legendary Hollywood star blazes a fiery trail in this enthralling portrait of a brilliant actress and the movies her talent elevated to greatness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDark Victory\u003c\/i\u003e, noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of Bette Davis, the intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who was--in the words of a close friend--one of the major events of the twentieth century. Drawing on new interviews with friends, directors, and admirers, as well as archival research and a fresh look at the films, this stylish, intimate biography depicts Davis's personal as well as professional life in a way that is both revealing and sympathetic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his wise and well-informed take on the production and accomplishments of such movie milestones as \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll About Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNow, Voyager\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the turbulent life and complicated personality of the actress who made them, Sikov's \u003ci\u003eDark Victory \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to life the two-time Academy Award-winning actress's unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis's art was her own dark victory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ed Sikov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805088636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805088632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.40d","brand":"Ed Sikov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988273168639,"sku":"9780805088632","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_981488c0-d4d0-4981-b088-c30aa6ee3bdd.jpg?v=1683293597","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dark-victory-ed-sikov-9780805088632","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}