On this day in history, April 5, 1908, actress Bette Davis born in Massachusetts: 'Strong-willed woman'
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Hollywood icon Bette Davis was born on April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Davis would go on to win two Academy Awards for Best Actress and was nominated 10 times for the award.
Born Ruth Elizabeth Davis in Lowell, Massachusetts to parents Ruth and Harlow, Davis was raised primarily by her mother after her parents divorced in 1915. Davis and Warner Brothers had a "stormy relationship." "The role gave Davis an opportunity to cut loose, with her riveting performance garnering her first substantial critical acclaim." She was first woman to receive the American Film Lifetime Achievement Award. Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
She later attended Cushing Academy in Massachusetts, where she was voted "best looking" and "best actress" for the class of 1926, notes a 2017 article by Mike Richard published in The Gardner (Massachusetts) News.