BOOKS: Super-trouper star; Bette Davis is The Girl Who Walked Home Alone by Charlotte Chandler, published Simon & Schuster, pounds 7.99. Reviewed by Alison Jones.(Features)

The Birmingham Post (England) | June 10, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: by Alison Jones

As an actress Bette Davis was a formidable woman. An independent spirit who few men could get the better of.

And yet, both professionally and personally, she was shaped by men, first bidding for her father's attention then battling for the respect of her male employers, all the time trying to find a long lasting love -marrying four times in the attempt.

She failed on two out of three counts, triumphing only in terms of her lengthy career.

A daughter of New England from Puritan stock, Ruth Elizabeth Davis was born ...

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