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 Eyes Bette Davis Eyes "Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon, and made popular by American singer Kim Carnes. DeShannon recorded it in 1974; Carnes's 1981 version spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was "Billboard"s biggest hit of 1981. The song was written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon. DeShannon recorded the song that same year on her album "New Arrangement." In this original incarnation, the track is performed in an "R&B lite" arrangement, featuring a prominent uptempo piano part, as well as flourishes of