Following her oscar win, dunaway took another break from acting to figure out her personal life. 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. Others claimed that she was off carrying on an affair with a married man. Davis and dunaways participation in the film is a footnote. Davis said to be one of the most cantankerous women in hollywood. The film originally premiered as a presentation of hallmark hall of fame on nbc on november 17, 1976. With severn darden, lelia goldoni, james sloyan, john lehne, barry brown and james woods. With a career spanning 60 years and 100 acting credits, she is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in hollywood history. Bette davis described dunaway as the worst person she had ever worked with in an interview with johnny carson in 1988, calling her totally impossible, uncooperative, and very unprofessional. Faye dunaway celebrity profile check out the latest faye dunaway photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. He never names the movie but im guessing it was the bette midler travesty isnt she great faye was fortunate she didnt get cast. Faye dunaway was a nightmare during making of mommie. 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.
Feb 26, 2017 bette discusses working with faye dunaway. With faye dunaway, diana scarwid, steve forrest, howard da silva. Apr 24, 2017 a feud between bette davis and faye dunaway never materialized in the same. Bette davis either said in a book, or an interview and she said faye was the worse actress she ever costarred with. Faye dunaways tea at five firing comes after decades of. A dying woman and her husband agree to a jointsuicide pact, whether others like it or not. Bette davis said faye was impossible and the worst to work with. Faye dunaway was a nightmare during making of mommie dearest, remembers costar by editors january 28, 2014 at 8. To not talk about the most controversial film in your repertoire makes no sense. A feud between bette davis and faye dunaway never materialized in the same.
With bette davis, james stewart, melinda dillon, priscilla morrill. 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. Also in 1976, dunaway appeared as the lead in the madefortelevision movie, the disappearance of aimee, in which she costarred with bette davis. In 1926, famous evangelist aimee semple mcpherson disappeared for six weeks. The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of christina crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen joan crawford, is depicted. R5 i agree with you, mommie dearest was just an excuse. And the child portraying christina is amazing as well, a real scene stealer. 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. With peter ustinov, faye dunaway, david suchet, jonathan cecil. 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. 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. 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. Faye dunaway fired from broadway for slapping a crew member bette davis warned us all. Bette davis and faye dunaway in the disappearance of aimee in 1976 nbc.
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. Did joan crawford really want faye dunaway to play her in. Michael mcdonald from madtv tells a hilarious story about being faye dunaways comedy coach for a movie she was auditioning for. With faye dunaway, james farentino, pedro armendariz jr. James woods, who costarred with bette and faye on aimee, singled out faye in a 1979 people magazine interview as. Insiders not surprised by faye dunaways alleged diva. The great detective, hercule poirot, digs deeper into the case. Faye dunaways decadeslong reputation for bizarre diva. After her film debut the happening, she starred in the gangster film. Bette davis and faye dunaway in the disappearance of aimee in. April 5, 1908 october 6, 1989 was an american actress of film, television and theater. 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.
Written by john mcgreevey, the disappearance of aimee was the november 17, 1976, presentation of nbcs hallmark hall of fame. 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. That, in addition to being an all around diva and such a bitch that nobody wanted to hire her or work with her again. 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. They illustrate the power of new media, the internet, etc. Faye dunaway was a nightmare during making of mommie dearest. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses of her generation, she was one of the leading actresses during the golden age of new hollywood. If bette davis also in the movie can be nice to people, faye dunaway ought to be buying them limousines as presents. The rivalry between silverscreen icons bette davis and joan crawford is the stuff of legend, a decadeslong battle sparked by both professional and.
The sets are impressive, clothing is appropriate, and the actors give the feel that you are really seeing joan living her life. Faye dunaway being sued for calling assistant a little. 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. Creator and host karina longworth shares some of the. You must remember this is the podcast that tells the secret and forgotten history of 20thcentury hollywood. Mommie dearest star dishes faye dunaway carol ann rutanya alda bares all at sfs castro theatre duration. After her film debut the happening, she starred in the gangster film bonnie and clyde, in which she was nominated for the. I just never really got the whole bettedavisasicon thing. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from. 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. Jan 24, 2019 mommie dearest wasnt the one thing that tanked dunaway s career, although it helped. With faye dunaway, dick van dyke, ken howard, george coe. Faye dunaway, american actress known for her tense, absorbing performances on the stage and in films. Did portraying joan crawford in mommie dearest have a.
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. Even more so then joan crawford, or mirim hopkins who were 2 actresss that bette ever worked with. 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. It seems like ben and faye didnt want to touch on anything that was a touch uncomfortable. Director bernie dodd hires alcoholic hasbeen actor frank elgin and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actors wife georgia. 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. 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. The disappearance of aimee tv1976 dvd faye dunaway bette. 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. 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. With faye dunaway, bette davis, james sloyan, james woods. 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.
Oscar winner faye dunaway talks with jimmy carter youtube. Bette davis and joan crawford fight timeline and facts. Did joan crawford really want faye dunaway to play her in a. 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. The disappearance of aimee tv1976 dvd faye dunaway. Her performance alone is reason enough to watch the movie. Also her work with bette davis was never discussed. Faye dunaway is amazing as aimee, with bette davis as her controlling and manipulative mother. When she surfaced, she claimed that she had been kidnapped and held prisoner in mexico.
Mommie dearest wasnt the one thing that tanked dunaways career, although it helped. Faye dunaway is an american actress who appeared in over seventy films, thirty television shows, thirteen plays and two music videos. Bette, i believe, had more respect for joan than for faye and wouldve happily worked again with the former than the latter. Those bette davis interviews trashing faye dunaway are classic and shocking. 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. Faye dunaways decadeslong reputation for diva behaviour. She comes off selfabsorbed and eccentric but not completely unlikeable. Faye dunaway stars as aimee, bette davis costars as her domineering mother, and william jordan is maninthemiddle ormiston. Feb 05, 2018 faye dunaway on new film the case for christ, her catholicism. An american movie actress, best known for playing dumb blondes, is scotland yards prime suspect when her husband, lord edgware, is murdered. The movie is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a mediasavvy religious celebrity. No one of the 1980s hollywood producers gave a fuck about crawford. Faye dunaway on new film the case for christ, her catholicism.