An icy, elegant blonde with a knack for playing complex and strongwilled female leads, enormously popular actress faye dunaway starred in several films which defined what many would come to call hollywoods second golden age. Did joan crawford really want faye dunaway to play her in. Faye dunaway being sued for calling assistant a little. Faye dunaway stars as aimee, bette davis costars as her domineering mother, and william jordan is maninthemiddle ormiston. And the child portraying christina is amazing as well, a real scene stealer. It seems like ben and faye didnt want to touch on anything that was a touch uncomfortable. The movie is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a mediasavvy religious celebrity.
Bette davis and joan crawford fight timeline and facts. Following her oscar win, dunaway took another break from acting to figure out her personal life. Faye dunaways tea at five firing comes after decades of. Jul 11, 2017 bette discusses working with faye dunaway. After her film debut the happening, she starred in the gangster film bonnie and clyde, in which she was nominated for the. Faye dunaway, american actress known for her tense, absorbing performances on the stage and in films. She comes off selfabsorbed and eccentric but not completely unlikeable. Although christina crawfords exploitation memoir mommie dearest is wellknown thanks in part to the campy adaptation starring faye dunaway, the copycat work of daviss daughter b. Also her work with bette davis was never discussed.
Bette davis and faye dunaway in the disappearance of aimee in. Mommie dearest star dishes faye dunaway carol ann rutanya alda bares all at sfs castro theatre duration. No one of the 1980s hollywood producers gave a fuck about crawford. When she surfaced, she claimed that she had been kidnapped and held prisoner in mexico. With severn darden, lelia goldoni, james sloyan, john lehne, barry brown and james woods.
Also in 1976, dunaway appeared as the lead in the madefortelevision movie, the disappearance of aimee, in which she costarred with bette davis. During her tenure at the top of the box office, she was a more than capable match for some of the biggest macho stars of. With faye dunaway, dick van dyke, ken howard, george coe. Feb 05, 2018 faye dunaway on new film the case for christ, her catholicism. Faye dunaway is amazing as aimee, with bette davis as her controlling and manipulative mother. Bette and joan is as successful as we suspect itll be, perhaps ryan murphy can cobble together a second season by pitting bette davis against faye dunaway an old tonight show clip. With faye dunaway, bette davis, james sloyan, james woods. Creator and host karina longworth shares some of the. Faye lost her looks starting from 1976 because of age and unhealthy lifestyle and her unlikable difficult behavior. Jul 19, 2018 in several interviews from 1988, bette davis throws serious shade at faye dunaway, with whom she costarred in the 1976 tv movie the disappearance of aimee. Faye dunaway was a nightmare during making of mommie.
Michael mcdonald from madtv tells a hilarious story about being faye dunaways comedy coach for a movie she was auditioning for. Feb 26, 2017 bette discusses working with faye dunaway. Dunaway denied davis claims in her autobiography, writing watching her, all i could think of was that she seemed like someone caught in a death. Aspiring actress eva duarte rises from a minor celebrity to the wife of a powerful argentine dictator, but her all consuming fiery rage, ambition, and hatred eventually become her downfall. Bette davis said faye was impossible and the worst to work with. The film originally premiered as a presentation of hallmark hall of fame on nbc on november 17, 1976. Jan 24, 2019 mommie dearest wasnt the one thing that tanked dunaway s career, although it helped. Those bette davis interviews trashing faye dunaway are classic and shocking. Dunaway famously played joan crawford in mommie dearest in which she delivered one of the most memorable line deliveries in cinematic history, but davis experience with dunaway comes from the. With bette davis, james stewart, melinda dillon, priscilla morrill. Three days of the condor, a robert redfordled spy thriller that draws on the paranoia of the era to tell the story of a cia analyst who fights back against a shadowy government conspiracy. Woods went on to say dunaway was so rude and that if the notoriously illtempered bette davis, who also appeared in the tv movie, can be nice to people, faye dunaway ought to be buying them. Faye dunaway was a nightmare during making of mommie dearest.
Her performance alone is reason enough to watch the movie. The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of christina crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen joan crawford, is depicted. Others claimed that she was off carrying on an affair with a married man. An american movie actress, best known for playing dumb blondes, is scotland yards prime suspect when her husband, lord edgware, is murdered. The disappearance of aimee tv1976 dvd faye dunaway bette. Woods went on to say dunaway was so rude and that if the notoriously illtempered bette davis, who also appeared in the tv movie, can be nice to. I just never really got the whole bettedavisasicon thing. Bette davis either said in a book, or an interview and she said faye was the worse actress she ever costarred with. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from. Faye dunaway celebrity profile check out the latest faye dunaway photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. R5 i agree with you, mommie dearest was just an excuse. The disappearance of aimee tv1976 dvd faye dunaway.
Oscar winner faye dunaway talks with jimmy carter youtube. Bette and joan is as successful as we suspect itll be, perhaps ryan murphy can cobble together a second season by pitting bette davis against faye dunaway. Even more so then joan crawford, or mirim hopkins who were 2 actresss that bette ever worked with. If davis gave that interview today it would make headlines on internet news sites for days and would take on a life of its own. Faye dunaway was a nightmare during making of mommie dearest, remembers costar by editors january 28, 2014 at 8.
That, in addition to being an all around diva and such a bitch that nobody wanted to hire her or work with her again. Davis said to be one of the most cantankerous women in hollywood. A feud between bette davis and faye dunaway never materialized in the same. The rivalry between silverscreen icons bette davis and joan crawford is the stuff of legend, a decadeslong battle sparked by both professional and. With a career spanning 60 years and 100 acting credits, she is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in hollywood history. Faye dunaway fired from broadway for slapping a crew member bette davis warned us all. April 5, 1908 october 6, 1989 was an american actress of film, television and theater. Bette davis and faye dunaway in the disappearance of aimee in 1976 nbc. Bette, i believe, had more respect for joan than for faye and wouldve happily worked again with the former than the latter. James woods, who costarred with bette and faye on aimee, singled out faye in a 1979 people magazine interview as. The disappearance of aimee is a 1976 american madefortelevision biographical drama film directed by anthony harvey and starring faye dunaway as the evangelist aimee semple mcpherson, costarring bette davis, james sloyan and james woods.
Aug 16, 2019 faye dunaway is having a rough summer once called the worst person in hollywood by bette davis, the academy award winner is once again in hot water amid the unfolding disaster of her busted. Written by john mcgreevey, the disappearance of aimee was the november 17, 1976, presentation of nbcs hallmark hall of fame. To me, she was a movie star, a part of hollywood history i admired the way she took on the studio bosses when they and she were at the peak of their powers, but with the exception of all about eve where she really used her movie star megawattage as part of the role, i hadn. After her film debut the happening, she starred in the gangster film. Faye dunaways decadeslong reputation for bizarre diva. A dying woman and her husband agree to a jointsuicide pact, whether others like it or not.
Director bernie dodd hires alcoholic hasbeen actor frank elgin and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actors wife georgia. The sets are impressive, clothing is appropriate, and the actors give the feel that you are really seeing joan living her life. They illustrate the power of new media, the internet, etc. Her bestknown movies included bonnie and clyde 1967, the thomas crown affair 1968, chinatown 1974, three days of the condor 1975, network 1976, and mommie dearest 1981.
Mommie dearest wasnt the one thing that tanked dunaways career, although it helped. Insiders not surprised by faye dunaways alleged diva. You must remember this is the podcast that tells the secret and forgotten history of 20thcentury hollywood. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses of her generation, she was one of the leading actresses during the golden age of new hollywood. Faye dunaways 10 best movies dunaway was on a major roll in the mid1970s, surging on the strength of a career comeback that included chinatown, the musketeers movies, and the towering inferno. In 1926, famous evangelist aimee semple mcpherson disappeared for six weeks. Aug 03, 2019 if bette davis also in the movie can be nice to people, faye dunaway ought to be buying them limousines as presents. Did portraying joan crawford in mommie dearest have a. With peter ustinov, faye dunaway, david suchet, jonathan cecil. Apr 24, 2017 a feud between bette davis and faye dunaway never materialized in the same. With faye dunaway, diana scarwid, steve forrest, howard da silva.
Apr 24, 2017 davis says that joan crawford wants faye dunaway to portray her in a movie and as any film fan knows even before feud notes it in the end of the april 23 episode, that desire came to fruition. Davis says that joan crawford wants faye dunaway to portray her in a movie and as any film fan knows even before feud notes it in the end of the. In several interviews from 1988, bette davis throws serious shade at faye dunaway, with whom she costarred in the 1976 tv movie the disappearance of aimee. The great detective, hercule poirot, digs deeper into the case. He never names the movie but im guessing it was the bette midler travesty isnt she great faye was fortunate she didnt get cast. With faye dunaway, james farentino, pedro armendariz jr. If bette davis also in the movie can be nice to people, faye dunaway ought to be buying them limousines as presents. Davis and dunaways participation in the film is a footnote. To not talk about the most controversial film in your repertoire makes no sense. Faye dunaway is an american actress who appeared in over seventy films, thirty television shows, thirteen plays and two music videos. Jul 27, 2019 if bette davis also in the movie can be nice to people, faye dunaway ought to be buying them limousines as presents. Did joan crawford really want faye dunaway to play her in a.