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Editorial Review:
NonfictionLarge Print Edition(Bette Davis fans) will purr with delight . . . starred, BooklistBette Davis was both a box-office superstar and a consummate actress, whose career spanned the early 1930s and the late 1980s. Since her death, a new generation of fans has been fascinated by this woman ahead of her time. Unlike the prior biographies, this is a book of interviews conducted by the author from the mid 1970s on. Davis candidly discusses (and dishes) husbands, beaux, costars, rivals, movies and growing old. This is her story in the voice of the woman who always spoke for herself.
Bette Davis Speaks Reviews:
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A GREAT AMERICAN WOMAN ACTRESS 
2009-03-27 - BEING VERY NEW AT AMAZON I MUST SAY THIS PURCHASE CAME EASILY WITHOUT FUSS OR TROUBLES. BEING I ORDERED THIS AND MANY OTHER BOOKS LATELY EVEN MOVIES, OUT OF THEM ALL ONLY ONE ERROR, BEING MINE.
I DO WORRY ABOUT MY CREDIT CARD NUMBER "OUT THERE" NOW AND HOPE IT WILL STAY SAFE AND PRIVATE SO TO SPEAK.
I AM SO GLAD THAT AMAZON CARES TO CARE ABOUT THE OPINIONS OF BUYERS AND I DO LIKE HOPE THEY KEEP TRACK OF OTHER BOOKS AND ALL THAT INTEREST ME BY SHOWING THEM OFF WHEN I AM ON LINE, VERY GOOD SALESMANSHIP.
SO THIS ALL IS A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME WHO CAN'T FOR HEALTH REASONS GET OUT MUCH.THANK YOU.
AND MAY I MENTION SOME SALES WOULD BE NICE.
LINDA SCHIERBERG
Bette tells all - or did she? 
2006-02-27 - Some resident reviewers say that this is Bose's book made up about Bette. There is enough material here that reads like the Bette we all read about, to make a good read with confidence she pitched her remarks where she wanted them to go. The only dubious report is Bose getting her in interview to almost admit to her affair with Howard Hughes whereas our Bette was quoted as saying she was "the only star in Hollywood who didn't have an affair with H.Hughes". Well, it's iffy. But who cares now? Her photos included here are lovely - it breaks your heart. Anyone who has worked in the industry knows they all dished the dirt - it was their world, present and future and they reveled in it. They were all larger than life. This book does in effect find a balance between Bette the Difficult and Bette, the professional actor born with great drive and talent who just wanted to do the best job everytime.
a little too polished, if you catch my drift 
2004-01-03 - As a newspaper editor for over 30 years, I've learned how to judge a writer -- If he consistently comes up with quotes "too good to be true," they usually are.
What a dupe!
2003-10-01 - More posthumous interviews from beyond the grave, courtesy of one of Hollywood's most prolific and definitely least credible star scribblers. Funny how Boze Hadleigh (a total unknown when these sessions allegedly took place)somehow coaxed these incredibly candid (and wildly out-of-character) remarks from some of the most publicity-savvy stars in show biz.
So what do Davis and every other big name in this book have in common?THEY'RE NOT AROUND TO DEFEND THEMSELVES--AND EVERYONE KNOWS YOU CAN'T LIBEL THE DEAD. If he's really smart, Hadleigh would market a CD compilation of all his old taped interviews. But that might be problematic, eh, Boze???
Highly Questionable "Interviews"
2002-07-11 - These "interviews" sound nothing like Bette Davis as anyone who ever read the scores of bona fide interviews she gave over the years. Miss Davis was hot-tempered and sharp-tongued at times but her fans know she was really something of a prude so it seems highly questionable she would dish dirt like this. (Remember she had a feud with her last film director because the film included a dark comic joke concerning Joan Crawford which Miss Davis thought was in terrible taste. And Joan was of course no friend of Bette's!!) This frankly reads more like a drag queen's nightclub act not an interview with a star. I don't know a single movie buff who believes Mr. Hadleigh's books.
