joan crawford babylon on facebook: 6,320 members..
bette davis babylon on facebook: 3,589 members..
that pretty much speaks for itself as to which star continues to soar in popularity in the internet age..
joan, timeless as always still overshadows her old rival.. brava!
it wasn't the fall from her 16th-floor penthouse that killed her, it was the landing
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shareand i'm afraid that's that..
crawford remains every inch as iconic as she ever was.. while davis is mostly remembered as that old 'what's her name?' who did that one movie with crawford in '62, a mere sideshow to the enduring crawford spectacle..
it wasn't the fall from her 16th-floor penthouse that killed her, it was the landing
I like Joan Crawford. She is in some great movies. Bette does not get outshined by her. They both stand on their own.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jennifer-lawrence-could-end-up-being-another-bette-davis-says-the-hateful-eight-director-quentin-tarantino/1/461075.html
I could have seen Jennifer Lawrence doing a good job with the role. I'm a very big fan of hers.I think she could end up being another little Bette Davis if she keeps on going the way she's going, Tarantino said
The fact that Bette Davis is referenced in the movie industry as someone to mention for high status acting means she has her own legend and iconic status in the industry. She has stood the test of time. I only highlight that stuff, because to me for an actress to have that kind of praise years after her death is one of the best complements she can receive for her talent.
You are cherry picking.
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Joan Crawford(124):
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Bette Davis(1,923)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/463359580365367/
easy.. because davis is a relic of a bygone age for whose older fans the primary outlet of 'devotion' are essentially classic or standard fan pages, as is the case with nearly every other old classic film actress, leading to greater numbers of her fans with no other recourse but to congregate in those 'classic' sites..
crawford is a far more complicated creature for there are far more recent/modern venues for crawford pop culture appreciation than there are for davis as a result of the 'mommie dearest' phenomenon, which means that younger fans of the crawford myth mystique are spread over a much larger array of internet offerings.. for instance, joan crawford's unparallelled web encyclopedia, the best of everything, is an iconic resource of its own with over 3 million visitors to date.. nothing comparable exists for davis..
this tells us that crawford's current fans are generally younger than davis' and on average more computer/internet savvy and aware of the far wider array that exists for appreciating crawford's life beyond a mere classic film page..
again, with crawford, it isn't just her films that drive the younger fans' fascination.. it's her timeless, epic life.. which means that sites like 'babylon,' which encompass far greater ground (not just her old films, but her epic life and pop culture myth as well) represent a far more vibrant reflection of where these two actresses stand vis a vis the current pop culture.. and davis, for better or worse, stands well in crawford's shadow, a trend that shows no signs of reversing..
it wasn't the fall from her 16th-floor penthouse that killed her, it was the landing
liz, i never discounted the fact that davis has her own iconic stature.. indeed she does! i am simply suggesting that crawford offers her fans an infinitely greater and more recent/modern source of fascination and appeal, thanks to the 'mommie dearest' phenomenon, making her not just a creature of dusty, old films but a 'real' individual of epic and modern/relevant pop culture stature that they can relate to..
bette davis: old films
crawford: old films + epic book biopic + epic film biopic = infinitely larger and younger fanbase keeping the crawford myth/mystique very much alive..
it wasn't the fall from her 16th-floor penthouse that killed her, it was the landing
it wasn't the fall from her 16th-floor penthouse that killed her, it was the landing
stating well-known facts is not denigrating.. it's simply sharing interesting facts.. davis was always very competitive so i'm sure she'd appreciate her cyber battle with crawford.. fierce competition is what drove these women after all, no?
it wasn't the fall from her 16th-floor penthouse that killed her, it was the landing