Many years ago when my passion and strong dedication for classic cinema first evolved, Bette Davis was one of the first stars who I discovered. Due to my love of Bette’s illustrious resume of films, I can easily say that Bette helped establish my love of old movies.
Bette Davis was born on April 5th, 1908. In commemoration of her 107th Birthday, I’ve decided to pay tribute to Bette by hosting a blogathon in her honour. If you love Bette as much as I do, this is your chance to spread the Bette cheer by participating in the blogathon.
BLOGATHON RULES:
1. Feel free to write about any subject relating to Bette Davis or any aspect of her life and career. As long as the topic relates to Bette or her filmography, it’s more than welcome.
2. Due to Bette’s extensive body of work and a diverse range of topics, I’m allowing no more than two duplicate entries. If you have a film or topic in mind, act fast. It’s first in best dressed.
3. When: The Blogathon will be held on April 3rd – 5th, 2016, so you can post on any of those dates.
4. To express your interest in participating in the blogathon, leave a comment on my blog, along with the name and URL of your blog, and the subject you wish to cover, or you can always register by email at: carolelombardforever@yahoo.com. For those of you who wish to register by email, please be sure to include the name and URL of your blog, and the topic you wish to cover. Once you get confirmation, please spread the word about this blogathon by advertising the event on your blog. Below are a few banners, so grab yourself a banner, and let’s celebrate the indelible Bette Davis.
ROSTER, WITH THE LIST OF PARTICIPATING BLOGS:
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood: Bette Davis tribute.
All Good Things: In This Our Life ( 1942 )
Back To Golden Days: Now Voyager ( 1942 )
Pop Culture Reverie: The Old Maid ( 1939 )
Karavansara: The Private Lives Of Elisabeth And Essex ( 1939 )
Old Hollywood Films: The Letter ( 1940 )
Pop Culture Pundit: Whatever Happened To Baby Jane ( 1962 )
The Wonderful World Of Cinema: All About Eve ( 1950 )
Musings Of An Introvert: The Bride Came C.O.D ( 1941 )
B Noir Detour: The Petrified Forest ( 1936 )
Smitten Kitten Vintage: All About Eve ( 1950 )
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies: Dead Ringer ( 1964 )
Bewitched With Classic TV: Bette Davis Television Appearances.
Cinematic Scribblings: The Little Foxes ( 1941 )
Prince Of Hollywood: The Parachute Jumper ( 1933 )
Wolffian Classic Movies Digest: Jezebel ( 1938 )
Le Cinema Dreams: Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte ( 1964 )
Silver Screenings: Dark Victory ( 1939 )
Love Letters To Old Hollywood: Now Voyager ( 1942 )
Critica Retro: Three On A Match ( 1934 )
Portraits By Jenni: A Stolen Life ( 1946 )
Defiant Success: Of Human Bondage ( 1934 )
Serendipitous Anachronisms: The Man Who Came To Dinner ( 1942 )
Lauren Champkin: The Great Lie ( 1941 )
The Cinematic Frontier: Where Love Has Gone ( 1964 )
The Flapper Dame: Satan Met A Lady ( 1936 )
Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog: The Dark Horse ( 1932 ) and early Bette Davis appearances.
LA Explorer: Bette Davis and the Hollywood Canteen and Thank Your Lucky Stars ( 1943 )
A Shroud Of Thoughts: Whatever Happened To Baby Jane ( 1962 )
The Old Hollywood Garden: Mr. Skeffington ( 1944 )
Finding Franchot: Dangerous ( 1935 )
First Impressions Reviews: Mr. Skeffington ( 1944 )
Christina Wehner: Fog Over Frisco ( 1934 )
The Motion Pictures: Mother Goddam with Bette’s commentary.
Cinematic Catharsis: Watcher In The Woods ( 1980 )
Blog Of The Darned: A Pocketful Of Miracles ( 1961 )
Meredy.com: Bette Davis interview and Old Acquaintance ( 1943 )
Thoughts All Sorts: Bette Davis Eyes
100 Films In A Year: Of Human Bondage ( 1934 )
Marielle O’Neill Article Archive: Marked Woman ( 1937 )
Bare, Bones & Ezine: Burnt Offerings ( 1976 )
Girls Do Film: Bette Davis and feminism
Speakeasy: Another Man’s Poison ( 1951 )
Dark Lane Creative: The Virgin Queen ( 1955 )
Movie Classics: The Sisters ( 1938 )
The Girl With The White Parasol: It’s Love I’m After ( 1937 )
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood. 
Hi! Could I please do “Now, Voyager” (1942)?
My blog: Back to Golden Days (http://back-to-golden-days.blogspot.pt/)
-Cátia. xo
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Hi Catia. You sure can. One of my favorite films.
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Could I do THE OLD MAID?
https://popculturereverie.wordpress.com/
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Sure Robin. It’s all yours. Thanks for joining.
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Great initiative!
I would like to do “The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex”, if it’s not been taken yet.
My blog is http://karavansara.live , and it’s about historical adventure and far away places, so I guess the post would be fitting.
Cheers!
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You’ve got it. Great choice, and yes it is perfect for your blog.
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I’d like to write about The Letter
Amanda from Old Hollywood Films, http://www.oldhollywoodfilms.com
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It’s all yours Amanda. Thanks for joining.
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Can I do What Ever Happened to Baby Jane please?
Pop Culture Pundit, at popculturepundit.wordpress.com
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Yes Definitely. One of my favorite movies. Thanks for joining.
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Hey, great blogathon idea! She’s also one of the first actresses I discovered. I’d like to write about her performance in All About Eve. I haven’t seen this film in ages so it will be a good occasion for me to revisit it!
Blog: The Wonderful World of Cinema
https://thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com
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Hi Virginie. Great choice. “All About Eve” is one of my favorites. Thanks for joining.
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Sounds fun. Sign me up for The Bride Came C.O.D. 🙂
http://cabdriversandcoffeepots.blogspot.com/
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I’ve got you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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I’d like to claim “The Petrified Forest” as pre-noir, please.
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I’ve got you down for it. Thanks for joining, and excellent choice.
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All About Eve if it isn’t taken.
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All About Eve is yours.
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Thanks for the invite! Since I’ve already previously written about Bette’s double performance in “A Stolen Life” I’ll take “Dead Ringer” (1964). It’s showing on TCM next month as was already on my “to watch” list! Looking forward to this!
http://phyllislovesclassicmovies.blogspot.com/
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I love Dead Ringer, and I think you will love it too. Thanks for joining.
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I would also like do a post titled “Guest Star Bette Davis – Her Television Appearances.” This one will be on my classic television blog “Bewitched with Classic TV.” Here is the link – http://bewitchedwithclassictv.blogspot.com/
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Wonderful idea, as Bette’s television appearances ain’t often talked about these days. I’ve got you down for it. I love the name of your classic TV blog by the way. “Bewitched” is my favorite TV series.
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Thanks! It’s one of my favorite shows too 🙂
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I’ve just ordered the “Bewitched” History Book. Have you read it? Looking forward to it.
Also, I’m wanting to let you know that I’m hosting yet another blogathon and wanted to invite you to join in. The link is below so you can ponder over.
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Could I have The Little Foxes? My blog is Cinematic Scribblings: http://cinematicscribblings.wordpress.com. Thank you!
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You certainly can. Thanks for joining.
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I’m interested in writing about her film “The Parachute Jumper” that she starred in with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. My blog is titled Prince of Hollywood and here is the link: http://douglasfairbanksjr.wordpress.com
Thanks!
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I’ve got you down for it. Great choice. Thanks for joining.
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Jezebel review
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Wonderful subject! I’d like to write about “Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte” (1964) http://lecinemadreams.blogspot.com/
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Thanks Ken. Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte is one of my favorite thrillers. Look forward to reading your entry. Thanks for joining.
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LOVE that your’e doing a Bette Davis blogathon! May I have Dark Victory (1939)?
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Certainly. I’m glad “Dark Victory” has finally been claimed. It’s one of my favorite movies.
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Since you’re allowing limited duplicates, may I be the second person to write about Now, Voyager? My blog is LoveLettersToOldHollywood.blogspot.com.
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Hi Michaela. You sure can. I’ve got you down for it. One of my favorite films. Congrats on going to Paris by the way.
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Thanks! I’m super excited! (As if it wasn’t obvious.)
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Sorry I’ve only just seen this comment. Yes it would be exciting. I have always dreamed of going to Paris. One day I will get there.
I don’t know if you will be away then, but I wanted to at least invite you to yet another blogathon that I have decided to host. It seems that I can’t get away from the blogathon hosting circuit. Here is the link for it so you can ponder over.
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Glad to see you back, Crystal! I’d like to write about Three on a Match (1934), a pre-Code I really want to see.
Kisses!
Le
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Hi Le. Thanks for joining. That’s one film I still need to see, so I look forward to reading your entry. Hugs.
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If it’s not too late to enter, I’d love to write about an evil twin/good twin movie Davis made in the 1940s, A Stolen Life. Sure it’s a preposterous plot, but Davis gives it her all, and I enjoyed it.
portraitsbyjenni@wordpress.com
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A Stolen Life Is a great film. I’ve got you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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Hi Jenni. I can’t seem to find a better way to contact you rather than replying to old posts. I wanted to let you know that I’m hosting yet another blogathon and would like to invite you to join in. Here is the link below so you can ponder over.
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I’ll think about it. Most of the animal movies I know of aren’t classic, being they’re ones my kids saw from 1995 and forward from that year. Also, I’m substitute teaching full time for our school district now, dusting off my teaching certificate and finding the time to blog has gotten a lot harder!
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Could I write about Of Human Bondage please? My blog is Defiant Success (http://movienut14.blogspot.com).
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Of Human Bondage is all yours. Thanks for joining.
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Okay, everything I want is getting snapped up so can I grab “The Man Who Came to Dinner” before someone takes it?
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Hi Summer. You certainly can. I’m actually seeing that on the big screen at my favorite old movie house in March. I love that film. Thanks for joining.
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Oh, that sounds like a blast! That is such a great show! Have fun 🙂
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Okee dokee! Here’s my post: https://serendipitousanachronisms.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/the-man-who-came-to-dinner-1942/
Thanks for hosting a tribute to such a divine lady!
-Summer
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YAY. Thanks Summer. You’re every efficient. I wish I was as quick getting posts in. I can’t wait to read your article, as I seen this on the big screen last week. Have always loved this film.
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Hey Crystal, Thanks!
After hosting once, I found how crazy the actual event is! A few participants sent me their stuff early, it helped, so my new policy is to try to spare my hosts some show day labor.
I am quite envious of you, I would love to catch this film on the big screen, it might be my favorite classic comedy, it is definitely in the top five.
Thanks for rolling up your sleeves and hosting again, you always have great events I am looking forward to the big read-thru.
Summer
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I’d like to tackle Where Love Has Gone if it’s available.
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It sure is. Nobody has claimed it yet. It’s all yours.
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Thanks!
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Hi! I got your message and I would love to participate in your blogathon! I would love to do Satan Met a Lady (1936)!
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I’ll put you down for it. Look forward to reading your entry. Thanks for joining.
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How about a “Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog” post on The Dark Horse, with a few passing nods to other early Bette Davis appearances (Three On A Match comes to mind).
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Hi Paul. I will put you down for them. Sounds great. Thanks for joining.
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I’d like to write about Hollywood Canteen and Thank Your Lucky Stars on LA Explorer (http://la-explorer.com).
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Hi Melanie. Great choices. Thanks for joining.
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I don’t see that anyone has grabbed Dangerous (1935) yet…if not, I’d love to cover that one on my Finding Franchot Tone blog at http://www.franchottone.blogspot.com
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One of my favorite Bette films. I’ll put you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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I’m so happy to have stumbled upon this blogathon — Bette Davis is one of my favorite actresses. May I write about Mr. Skeffington if it is still available? My blog is First Impressions Reviews (http://www.firstimpressionsreviews.com/) Thanks!
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Hi Whitney. Mr. Skeffington is all yours. So glad to have you on board. Thanks for joining.
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Hi Whitney. Just a reminder that today is the last day of the Bette Davis blogathon, and I have you on the roster to do “Mr. Skeffington.
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Could I do Fog Over Frisco? I’m Christina Wehner: https://christinawehner.wordpress.com/
Thanks for the invite! I’m looking forward to this!
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You sure can. I will put you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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Hi Crystal,
Sorry to have to write to you hear but I couldn’t find your email. I really thank you for the invitation to participate in this blogathon. But I’ve changed my direction with my blog and I no longer blog about classic films. That’s why you couldn’t find my blog posts – I deleted my blog to make room for the new one on another site.
I still tune in to your posts and repost them on my Facebook page when I like them, so I’ll be following this blogathon, since I love Bette Davis.
Tam
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I’d like to contribute a post on “Mother Goddam,” Whitney Stine’s book with running commentary by Bette. My blog is The Motion Pictures, http://themotionpictures.net. Thanks!
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Excellent choice. I love that book. I’ll put you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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Greetings, Crystal:
Thanks for the invite! I’d like to review The Watcher in the Woods (1980).
Looking forward to participating!
– Barry P. (Cinematic Catharsis)
http://cinematiccatharsis.blogspot.com/
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Hey Barry. Thanks for joining. We need more latter day Bette. I will put you down for it.
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Okay, I’m in. I see no one is doing Pocketful of Miracles.
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Hi Chris. I’ll put you down for it. Thanks for joining. I just noticed that your hosting a blogathon in April too. I will definitely join, and will head over to your blog to submit my choice.
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Thanks for the invitation. May I do a little BD overview and write about Old Acquaintance? My blog address: http://mrsskeffington.blogspot.com/ Thanks! Meredy
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Hi Meredith. That sounds wonderful. I will put you down for it. I love “Old Acquaintance”. Thanks for joining.
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Hi Crystal, thanks for the invite. Could I also tackle Of Human Bondage, please? Thanks!
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Sure. I’ll add you to the roster. Thanks for joining
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Hi Crystal –
The team at bare•bones are happy to participate, and would like to take on Burnt Offerings.
John
http://barebonesez.blogspot.com/
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Hi John. Great choice. I’ll add you to the roster. Thanks for joining.
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I’m a little late to the party and most of my choices are taken (Bette’s a popular gal) please could I take an overarching career piece examining the actress within the framework of feminism (there’s a great interview on PBS that inspired the post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNnTUyrxzWY)
Hope that works? Thanks!
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That definitely works for me. I’ve put you down for it. Thanks for joining.
Also, I’ve announced another blogathon and would love to invite you to join in. Here is the link below.
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Hi there! I am going to go with Another Man’s Poison (1951) 🙂 thanks for the invite!
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Hi Kristina. I’ve got you down for “Another Man’s Poison”. Thanks for joining. Look forward to your Great Villain Blogathon too by the way. Loved doing it last year.
Oh also, I’ve just announced another blogathon. It seems that I can’t resist them. Here is the link below if you want to join in.
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Many thanks for the invitation, Crystal – count me in for ‘The Virgin Queen’!
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Hi James. Great choice. I’ve got you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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Hi Crystal, could I do ‘The Sisters’ from 1938, where Bette starred opposite Errol Flynn? I’ve been meaning to write about it for years!
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Hi Judy. You sure can. I love that movie. Thanks for joining.
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Hi Crystal,
Could I do a post on “It’s Love I’m After” (1937)? My blog address is: http://thegirlwiththewhiteparasol.blogspot.com/. It looks like a great blogathon so far!
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Hi Aubyn. You certainly can. I’ll add you to the roster. Thanks for joining.
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My post is up: https://bnoirdetour.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/bette-davis-blogathon-the-petrified-forest/
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Thanks. I look forward to reading your post.
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My post is up a wee bit early:
http://loveletterstooldhollywood.blogspot.com/2016/04/a-thank-you-note-to-charlotte-vale.html
Thanks for hosting such a swell event!
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No worries Michaela. Thanks for joining in.
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Hi there, I’m a day early but my post is up at https://hqofk.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/another-mans-poison-1951/ Thanks!
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Thanks Kristina. No problems about being early. Look forward to reading your entry.
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Hi! I uploaded my post here: http://silverscreenings.org/2016/04/02/bette-davis-post-op-bender/
Thanks for hosting this. I’m looking forward to reading all the posts over the next couple of days. 🙂
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Thanks Ruth. Look forward to your entry as Dark Victory is one of my all time favorite films.
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Here’s my post: https://cinematicscribblings.wordpress.com/2016/04/03/eating-up-the-whole-earth-the-little-foxes-1941/ Thank you!
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Thanks Erin.
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Here’s my post: https://thoughtsallsorts.wordpress.com/2016/04/03/shes-got-bette-davis-eyes/
Thanks for hosting!
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Thanks for participating, and I look forward to reading your entry.
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My post: http://bit.ly/betteoa – Will be mentioning the blogathon on Twitter and Facebook shortly. Thanks muchly!
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Thanks Meredith, and thanks for the plug. I look forward to reading your entry.
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Here is my post:
Thanks again for letting me participate in your blogathon! I look forward to reading everyone’s pieces.
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Thanks Elizabeth. I look forward to your entry. Thanks for joining in.
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Here’s my post on Dangerous for my Finding Franchot blog: http://www.franchottone.blogspot.com/2016/04/bette-davis-blogathon-dangerous-1935.html
Thanks!
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Thanks Emily. Look forward to reading it.
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