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1. Bette Davis
   Bette Davis was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress of film, television and theatre. Ruth Elizabeth Davis, known from early childhood as "Betty", was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Harlow Morrell Davis and Ruth Augusta Favor; the family was of English, French, and Welsh ancestry. In 1915, Davis's parents separated and, in 1921, Ruth Davis moved to New York City with her daughters, where she worked as a photographer. Betty was inspired to become an actress after seeing Rudolph Valentino in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) and Mary Pickford in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921), and changed the spelling of her name to "Bette" after Honoré de Balzac's La Cousine Bette. She received encouragement from her mother, who had aspired to become an actress. She attended Cushing Academy, a finishing school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts where she met her future husband, Harmon "Ham" Nelson. In 1926, she saw a production of Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck with Blanche Yurka and Peg Entwistle.
2. Thomas Betts
   Thomas & Betts Corporation is a leading manufacturer of electrical components used in construction, industrial and utility markets. The company is ... a leading producer of commercial heating and ventilation units and highly engineered steel structures used primarily for utility transmission. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., the company has manufacturing, distribution and office facilities worldwide. In 2006, the company reported $1.9 billion in revenues. More information on the company, its products and markets can be found at www.tnb.com.
3. Bette Midler
   Bette Midler was a local hit as a bathhouse and cabaret singer in New York in the early 1970s. (As her website puts it, "Bawdy humor, revealing costumes and a distinctive voice made for an act that was poignant, tacky, and altogether fabulous.") Her 1972 album, The Divine Miss M, included the hit single "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and won her both a Grammy as best new artist and a national following. In 1979 she became a star in the movies as well, earning an Oscar nomination for her performance as a Janis Joplin-like singer in The Rose; the soundtrack album was a hit as well. After a few less-successful films she starred in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986, with Nick Nolte) and Beaches (1988). She continued to tour, known for her elaborate, high-energy stage productions and her loyal following. Her other films include Hocus Pocus (1993, with Sarah Jessica Parker), The First Wives' Club (1996, with Diane Keaton) and Drowning Mona (2000, with Neve Campbell).
4. Thomas Betts -- Thomas Betts Corporation
   Thomas & Betts Corporation (Thomas & Betts), incorporated in 1917, is a designer and manufacturer of electrical components used in industrial, commercial, communications and utility markets. Thomas & Betts ... produces highly engineered steel structures, used primarily for utility transmission, and commercial heating units. It has operations in approximately 20 countries. Manufacturing, marketing and sales activities are concentrated primarily in North America and Europe. Thomas & Betts sells its products through three channels: electrical, telephone, cable, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning distributors; directly to original equipment manufacturers, utilities and certain end users, and mass merchandisers, catalog merchandisers and home improvement centers. It classifies its products into three business segments: Electrical, Steel Structures and Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC).
5. Bette Midler -- Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary
   From music to movies and back again the multi-talented Bette Midler has done it all. On her latest CD the "Divine Ms. M" teams up with Barry Manilow to produce a heartfelt tribute to the legendary jazz singer Rosemary Clooney. Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook honours the memory and work of the one of the most talented jazz singers of the 20th century. It was a labour of love for Midler. "I did it because I loved it and I just want people to remember that her music is still out there," Midler told CTV's Canada AM. "She was a great mentor to me. She was a friend, and I have tremendous admiration for her.".
6. Bette Davis -- New York
   Bette Davis in the Man Who Came to Dinner -- Often referred to as "The First Lady of the American Screen," Bette Davis created a new kind of screen heroine. She was a liberated woman in an industry dominated by men. Six small films later, Bette's contract with Universal was not renewed. In 1932, s Product Type Examples and . . .
7. Bette Davis -- Eve
   Synopsis: Just before filming All About Eve, Bette Davis starred in the marital melodrama Payment on Demand. Davis plays the wife of Barry Sullivan, who one fine morning demands a divorce. Most of the film is in flashback, recounting the events leading up to the marital schism. After Sullivan takes up with Frances DeeRead More
8. Bette Davis -- Cushing Academy
   Bette Davis was born Ruth Elizabeth Davis on April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Bette’s father left the family when she was 10 years old. Her mother had very little money, but she sent Bette and her sister, Barbara, to boarding school. When Bette graduated from Cushing Academy, she enrolled at John Murray Anderson’s Dramatic School, where she became a star pupil.
9. Bette Davis -- North Hollywood
   Ed Sikov's new biography of Bette Davis, Dark Victory, is for people who love old movies and great acting. Readers who adore celebrity life stories and Hollywood dish will be sorely disappointed.
10. Bette Davis -- Plays
    Bette Davis is unforgettable as the matriarch of a down-and-out Southern family who drives them unmercifully in her quest for wealth and status. Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright co-star; based on Lillian Hellman's play. 116 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.

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