{"product_id":"books-dark-victory-by-ed-sikov","title":"Dark Victory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe legendary Hollywood star blazes a fiery trail in this enthralling portrait of a brilliant actress and the movies her talent elevated to greatness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDark Victory\u003c\/i\u003e, noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of Bette Davis, the intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who was--in the words of a close friend--\"one of the major events of the twentieth century.\" Drawing on new interviews with friends, directors, and admirers, as well as archival research and a fresh look at the films, this stylish, intimate biography depicts Davis's personal as well as professional life in a way that is both revealing and sympathetic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With his wise and well-informed take on the production and accomplishments of such movie milestones as \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll About Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNow, Voyager\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the turbulent life and complicated personality of the actress who made them, Sikov's \u003ci\u003eDark Victory\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the two-time Academy Award-winning actress's unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis's art was her own dark victory.\u003c\/p\u003e Award-winning actress's unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis's art was her own dark victory.Award-winning actress's unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis's art was her own dark victory.Award-winning actress's unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis's art was her own dark victory.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669300863249,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780805088632.jpg?v=1781507503","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-dark-victory-by-ed-sikov","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}