Who is Bette Davis?

Question

The song was made popular by Kim Carnes and she sings about Bette Davis eyes who was Bette Davis? was she a pin up girl? im really confused about why shes singing about Bette Davis eyes

Answer 1

Bette Davis was an actress. She died around the age of 81. She stared in films like Dangerous and Jezebel. I think the year she died was either 1988 or 1989.....

In 1981, she recorded the Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss song "Bette Davis Eyes". As the first single released from the album Mistaken Identity, it spent nine weeks at number one on the US singles charts and became a worldwide hit. The song's success propelled the album to No. 1 for four weeks. The single became the No. 1 song of 1981 and is second only to Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" as the biggest hit of the 1980's. The song earned both the Record of the Year and Song of the Year awards at the 1982 Grammys and Carnes was nominated for Best Pop Female.

Ironically, "Bette Davis Eyes", written in 1974, was originally rejected by Carnes. It was only after a new instrumental arrangement was done by Bill Cuomo that Carnes agreed to record the song and it became a huge hit. Bette Davis admitted to being a fan of the song and approached Carnes and the songwriters to thank them. Davis wrote to Carnes after the song was released and stated that she was very pleased with the song as it made her seem very up-to-date with her grandson. She had Carnes sing the song live for her at a tribute held just before her death. The song was also used in a 1982 advertising campaign for 7-Up, with the lyrics slightly altered and Pac-Man characters starring in the commercial spots. Found this on the web =P

Answer 2

Bette Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989), born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress of film, television and theatre. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were romantic dramas.

Answer 3

she was a two time academy award winning actress, most popular in the 30's and 40's. the reason the song mentions her eyes is probably because:
"Davis's distinctive eyes were used to dramatic effect"

Answer 4

she was a famous movie actress. she also had pin up posters during world war two. But her main claim to fame is as an actress. and she had distinctive eyes that she used to dramatic effect in her movies, hence the lyrics in that song

Answer 5

Yeah, she was a pin-up girl back in the 30s or 40s sometime. I think they used to mention her in old war movies, like the soldiers would put up pictures of her by their bunks and stuff.

Answer 6

She was one of the best actresses of the clark gable era. she had these large beautiful hypnotic eyes with long lashes and she made a lot of scary movies with joan crawford.very good actress.