Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis Review

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Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis ReviewAt last a biography that strikes the right balance on the life of Bette Davis. Ed Sikov has written a detailed life of the great actress, covering all the familiar points but without sensationalism and emphasis on irrelevant issues such as that dumb feud with Joan Crawford. (In fact, he deals with this particular issue with superb wit). Everyone knows that Davis was difficult, a control freak with a lightening fuse - she admitted so herself often. She also had a good sense of humour and a work ethic second to none, of course. The book, by intention, keeps the focus on Davis the performer and her extraordinary legacy. This is ultimately what she would have wanted because she knew her private life became a shambles as she broke away from her upbringing as a New England puritan and the marriages piled up.
The author has used Davis's own biographies and personal papers as a reference point and never was her motivation more intelligible. He also seems to have carefully viewed all her films, especially such rare early ones as "Bad Sister", in which she debuted. His analysis of her emerging persona and nervous style is enlightening. Also, there are common themes of Yankee guilt, fear of loneliness and aggressive behaviour fuelled more and more by alcohol. I have never doubted that the bulk of her daughter's book was accurate even if the motivation to write it was mean spirited and commercial. This book adds credibility to "My Mother's Keeper" but certainly not by endorsing it - simply by logic. You might not like Davis much as the author states in the opening chapter, but you may understand her better.
The book is very well written but one of the photos looks suspiciously like Patricia Neal and there are a few holes in the discussion of her performances, most notably, her superb characterisation in "The Catered Affair".Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis Overview

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