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Flashback: When Bette Davis Became the Academy's First Female President — and Resigned in Disgust – The Hollywood Reporter
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Bette Davis Estate on Twitter: "#BetteDavis with Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly at the 27th Academy Awards. #Oscars https://t.co/39Uv8Tbqu0" / Twitter
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