Eleanor Parker of theatrical productions, including the role of Margo Channing in "Applause", the Broadway musical version of the film "All About Eve". The role was originally played in the musical by Lauren Bacall and in "All About Eve" by Bette Davis. In 1976, she played Maxine in the Ahmanson Theater revival of "The Night of the Iguana". She was replaced in the Circle in the Square Theatre revival of "Pal Joey" during previews. Eleanor Parker has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6340 Hollywood Boulevard. Parker was married four times: She was the grandmother of one-time child actor
Bette Davis studio executives and film directors, as well as many of her co-stars. Her forthright manner, idiosyncratic speech, and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona that has often been imitated. Davis was the co-founder of the Hollywood Canteen, and was the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue 10 Academy Award nominations for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. Her career went through several periods of eclipse, and she