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Cousin Bette

Director:Des McAnuffWriters:Lynn Siefert and Susan TarrDirector of Photography:Andrzej SekulaEditor:Barry BrownMusic:Simon BoswellProduction Designer:Hugo Luczyc-WyhowskiProducers:Sarah…

Balzac, Honoré de

(Encyclopedia) Balzac, Honoré deBalzac, Honoré debălˈzăk, bôl–, Fr. ōnôrāˈ də bälzäkˈ [key], 1799–1850, French novelist, b. Tours. Balzac ranks among the great masters of the novel. Of a bourgeois…

Bette

CBSWednesday 8:00–8:30 p.m. Cast:Bette Midler, Kevin Dunn, Lindsay Lohan, Joanna Gleason The feisty diva takes aim at her own image in this shrill comedy about a larger-than-life star who…

Bette Midler

Bette Midler is the brash, talented and enduring performer whose career across five decades includes pop stardom, an Oscar nomination and Grammy and Tony awards. Bette Midler was a local hit as a…

Bette Davis

Name at birth: Ruth Elizabeth DavisTart-tongued and independent, Bette Davis was one of America's biggest movies stars in the years surrounding World War II. After several supporting roles in the…

Brewer's: Cousin

Blackstone says that Henry IV., being related or allied to every earl in the kingdom, artfully and constantly acknowledged the connection in all public acts. The usage has descended to his…

Davis, Bette

(Encyclopedia) Davis, BetteDavis, Bettebĕtˈē [key], 1908–89, American film actress, b. Lowell, Mass., as Ruth Elizabeth Davis. One of the most durable stars of the American screen, she made her debut…

Bette Davis Biography

Bette Davis(Ruth Elizabeth Davis)actressBorn: 5/5/1908Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts Academy Award -winning film and television actress known for her distinctive appearance and voice, as well as…

Bette Midler Biography

Bette Midlersinger, actressBorn: 12/1/1945Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer and stage and film actress known for her vibrant personality on- and offstage. Her…

Brewer's: Cousin Betsy

A half-witted person, a “Bess of Bedlam” (q.v.). “[None] can say Foster's wronged him of a penny, or gave short measure to a child or a cousin Betsy.” —Mrs. Gaskell. Source: Dictionary…