Two Old Hollywood actresses duke it out in ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’
By Jacqueline Spendlove TV MediaHollywood has seen its share of high-profile rivalries over the years, but few are as iconic as that between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. The decades-long enmity between two of the silver screen’s greatest actresses has become the stuff of legend.
It’s all playing out right now on FX, thanks to Ryan Murphy, a lifelong fan of Davis’s and the creator of megahits “Glee” and “American Horror Story,” as well as the executive producer of the Emmywinning “American Crime Story.” Each season is set to portray a different famous feud, and this first season gives a detailed account of what went on between Crawford and Davis, played by Jessica Lange (“American Horror Story”) and Susan Sarandon (“Thelma & Louise,” 1991), respectively, during the one project the stars worked on together. “Feud: Bette and Joan” premiered earlier this month, and a new episode airs Sunday, March 26, on FX.
You have to look way, way back for the earliest evidence of bad blood between the actresses: It all began in the early ‘30s, when the two were still young and fresh and in the meat of their careers. Their mutual antipathy lasted until Crawford’s death in 1977, and, while it wasn’t necessarily evident by way of overt altercations, the sniping and shade-throwing made for frequent tabloid fodder.
The women were two of the most talented and sought-after actresses in Hollywood during
their youth, and both were Old Hollywood starlets to a T, with four marriages apiece and multiple scandalous affairs under their belts. Middle-age did them no favors, however, and by the 1960s, their glamorous, Oscar-winning careers had all but fizzled out.
The 1962 release of “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” was the saving grace of both their careers, and their intense rivalry was a major contributor to the film’s success. The psychological thriller was nominated for five Academy Awards (winner of one), spawned the psycho-biddy subgenre and has become a cult classic.
“There was never a rivalry like theirs,” said Catherine Zeta-Jones (“Chicago,” 2002), in character as the legendary Olivia de Havilland, in the show’s trailer. “For over half a century, they hated each other, and we loved them for it.”
“Feud” covers some of the most storied battles of their rivalry, most of which took place during the filming of “Baby Jane.” The series features other Hollywood figures as well, including the film’s director, Robert Aldrich (Alfred Molina, “The Da Vinci Code,” 2006), and his calculating assistant, Pauline (Alison Wright, “The Americans”); Jack L. Warner (Stanley Tucci, “The Hunger Games,” 2012), head of Warner Brothers Studios; actress and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Judy Davis, “A Passage to India,” 1984); and Davis’s daughter, B.D. Hyman (Kiernan Shipka, “Mad Men”), who was also cast in “Baby Jane.”
Though the barbed comments and catty behavior are well docu-
mented, these aren’t what interested Murphy about the DavisCrawford rivalry. The series delves deeper into an examination of what fame and the pressures of Tinseltown can do to a person — particularly women, and particularly in that era when, however talented, they were often pushed to the sidelines once their youth and beauty started to fade.
“What was really interesting to explore was the idea of what a tragedy the last 15 years was in the lives of these women, and how they deserved so much more,” Murphy said during a promotional panel moderated by “CBS This Morning’s” Gayle King. Lange went on to explain what her research for the show revealed that, though their animosity was indeed very real, Crawford and Davis’s fights were exaggerated to promote the film. “As long as they kept the pot boiling, the publicity was there,” she said.
“There were a lot of people that pitted them against each other for a lot of reasons,” added Sarandon during a visit to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
“There weren’t that many choices for these gals, ‘cause they were older, and they were two good parts. So they thought, yeah, they’ll give it a shot, and that’s what happens when you get older — you don’t get lead parts unless you’re playing someone who’s dying or has Alzheimer’s or something.”
Sadly, things aren’t much better in the industry today, as is evidenced in the plasticky countenances, enhanced body parts and
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33 Star of Peter Jackson’s 1992 flick “Braindead”: Timothy ___
34 Fred Savage’s dad in “The Wonder
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16 It leaves a mark
19 Victorian, for one
22 Famous portrait painter Alice
23 David Bowie’s style of rock
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25 “I Love Lucy’s”
Mrs. Ricardo
26 Operatic solo
27 Japanese indigenous group
32 Lend a hand
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35 FX comedy “Better Things” star Pamela
36 5 Down’s counterpart
38 Early Technicolor Hitchcock thriller
39 Ticks off
40 Close at hand
41 The Starry Night painter Vincent Van
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42 1995’s “Man of the House” director James
43 Feathery wrap
44 The “I” in ABC’s T.G.I.F.
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ESPN2 NCAA Women’s Final Four Special (Live) (0:30)
FSN The Yearbook Published by PrepSpotlight.tv 2016-17 (0:30)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 2 ANA Inspiration. Rancho Mirage, Calif. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN Tomboy (1:00)
6:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball
Women’s Final Four Semifinal Division I Tournament. Dallas, Texas (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Baseball Vir. at Ok. St. Stillwater, Okla. (Live) (3:00)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball S.A. at Okl. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN ISU Figure Skating Short Dance World Championship. Helsinki, Finland (2:00)
8:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
SPIKE Bellator MMA (3:15)
8:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Final Four Semifinal Division I Tournament. Dallas, Texas (Live) (2:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 1 Mississippi Resort Classic. Biloxi, Miss. (2:00)
9:00 p.m. NBCSN ISU Figure Skating Women’s Free World Championship. Helsinki, Finland (2:00)
TBS ELeague (1:00)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
ESPN NBA Basketball Hou. at G.S. Oakland, Calif. (Live) (2:30)
FSN Twins Season Preview (0:30)
10:00 p.m. FSN The Yearbook
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GOLF LPGA Golf Round 1 ANA Inspiration. Rancho Mirage, Calif. (3:00)
Friday, March 31
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FSN Wolves Live Post-game (0:30)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (2:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
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ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN UEFA Soccer Round of 16 Leg 2 Champions League. Ben. vs. BVB (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
NBCSN ISU Figure Skating Pairs Free World Championship. Helsinki, Finland (2:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 H.S. Basketball Boys Semifinal Nationals. Queens, N.Y. (Live) (1:30)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
2:30 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (1:00)
FSN Fish Addictions TV (0:30)
3:00 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Houston Open. Humble, Texas (Live) (3:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
ESPN2 College Basketball Live (Live) (0:30)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 H.S. Basketball Boys Semifinal Nationals. Queens, N.Y. (Live) (1:30)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
11:00 a.m. ESPN H.S. Bass Fishing Boys Championship National Tournament. Queens, N.Y. (Live) (2:00)
11:30 a.m. (11) KARE EPL Soccer Bou. at SOU Southhampton, England (Live) (2:00)
Noon ESPN2 WTA Tennis Women’s Final Miami Open. Key Biscayne, Fla. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Houston Open. Humble, Texas (Live) (2:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Spring Training. Bos. vs. Wash. Annapolis, Md. (Live) (3:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Nash. Nashville, Tenn. (Live) (2:30)
1:30 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR Pre-Race Show (Live) (0:30)
(11) KARE Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (0:30)
2:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NASCAR Truck Racing Camping World Series Alpha Energy Solutions 250. Martinsville, Va. (2:30)
(11) KARE PGA Golf Round 3 Houston Open. Humble, Texas (Live) (3:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 2 Mississippi Resort Classic. Biloxi, Miss. (Live) (2:00)
2:30 p.m. (5) KSTP 30 for 30 (1:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Baseball Tex.A&M at LSU Baton Rouge, La. (Live) (3:00)
3:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN College Gameday (1:00)
10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)
10:30 p.m. FSN UEFA Champions League Magazine (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Houston Open. Humble, Texas (3:00)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN UEFA Europa League Magazine (0:30)
NBCSN Shotgun (1:00)
11:30 p.m. FSN Golf Life (0:30)
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FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
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8:30 a.m. (29) WFTC Sports Stars of Tomorrow (0:30)
FSN Musky Hunter Television (0:30)
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8:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)
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ESPN2 H.S. Basketball Girls Championship Nationals. Queens, N.Y. (Live) (1:30)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 3 ANA Inspiration. Rancho Mirage, Calif. (Live) (4:00)
5:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Division I Tournament. Glendale, Ariz. (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Softball Women’s Aub. at Ga. Athens, Ga. (Live) (2:00)
6:30 p.m. (29) WFTC Soccer Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Division I Tournament. Glendale, Ariz. (Live) (3:00)
(11) KARE ISU Figure Skating Women’s Free Program Helsinki, Finland (2:00)
(29) WFTC MLS Soccer RSL at MIN Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Sac. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 30 for 30 (1:00)
NBCSN Curling World Championship. Edmonton, Alta. (Live) (3:00)
9:00 p.m. (29) WFTC Soccer Post-game (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL Football Pro Bowl Skills Challenge. Orlando, Fla. (1:00)
9:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Mar 26, 2017 to Apr 1, 2017
Cake and royalty go way back. Wasn’t it French queen Marie Antoinette who supposedly said “let them eat cake” as her subjects were starving? Regardless of whether that little historical tidbit is true (for the record, historians say it’s not), this week Food Network combines royalty and cake in an episode of “Cake Wars” that should end on a much happier note than the story of the ill-fated French queen. After all, Disney princesses always get happy endings.
The flour-covered competition has been fierce since the tournament began in early February, and finally, “Cake Wars: Champs” is
ready for its finale. The final episode of the season airs Sunday, March 26, on Food Network.
Disney’s leading ladies are the focus of this week’s competition, and with some of the best pastry chefs around going to work in the kitchen, the cakes they come up with are guaranteed to be sweet indeed. The likes of Jasmine, Cinderella, Ariel and more play a major role in this magical episode.
“Cake Wars: Champs” brought back some of the show’s most memorable winners from the past, and gave them a shot at taking home another $10,000 prize for outbaking the competition. So far, the championship has included Dr. Seuss-, Lego- and Pokémonthemed bake-offs, as well as the Avengers and Shrek.
In each episode of “Cake Wars,” four professional bakers compete to have one of their frosted creations featured in a special event. With the help of some assistants, they create huge edible displays with an eye on the $10,000 prize that comes with beating out the competition.
As usual, Jonathan Bennett presides over the champions’ tournament, with Disney visual artist Brittney Lee sitting in as the third judge as a number of classic prin-
cesses come to life with the help of flour and eggs. Expert pastry chefs and regular “Cake Wars” judges Richard Ruskell and Waylynn Lucas fill the other two judges’ seats. Despite this week’s Disney princess theme, not everyone gets a happy ending. Only one baker takes home $10,000 and gets to have his or her beautiful creation be the centerpiece at a special event, and since this is their second win, it really is the icing on the cake.
Sunday, March 26
2:00 p.m. (8) WDSE A Chef’s Life
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE The Mind of a
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Monday, March 27
Friday, March 31
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Scientists have found a way to grow human tissue on apples. Now the only thing left for them to discover is a REASON to grow human tissue on apples.
In the U.K., a group of scientists successfully taught bumblebees how to play soccer. And now they’re trying to get American bumblebees to watch it.