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HOLLYWOOD'S FAMOUS FEUD
BETTE VS JOAN:
Hollywood itself could not have scripted a better plot than the real life feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford
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It boiled over when the ageing stars appeared in 1963's psychological thriller 'Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?'
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The feud began 30 years earlier when Joan Crawford's divorce upstaged Bette Davis' milestone starring role in 'Ex-Lady'
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Two years later, Bette Davis fell in love with co-star Franchot Tone – he married Joan Crawford
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The decades that followed were marked by the actresses undermining and bad-mouthing each other
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In 1952, Bette played a thinly-veiled depiction of Joan as a fading actress in 'The Star'
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In spite of the bitter rivalry, Bette and Joan agreed to co-star in 'Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?'
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Filming was fraught – Bette hit Joan for real in a scene, Joan weighted herself in one where Bette had to drag her
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After the film released, Bette was nominated for an Oscar and Joan was not. More drama ensued
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Joan campaigned against Bette and also arranged with other nominees to collect the Oscar on their behalf
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It worked – Bette lost to Anne Bancroft who couldn't attend. Joan accepted Anne's Oscar
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Bette vs Joan was documented in the series 'Feud,' starring Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange
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