Bette Davis theatrical actress Margo Channing in "All About Eve" (1950). Davis read the script, described it as the best she had ever read, and accepted the role. Within days, she joined the cast in San Francisco to begin filming. During production, she established what would become a life-long friendship with her co-star Anne Baxter and a romantic relationship with her leading man Gary Merrill, which led to marriage. The film's director, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, later remarked: "Bette was letter perfect. She was syllable-perfect. The director's dream: the prepared actress." Critics responded positively to Davis' performance, and several of her lines became
Augie and Margo Rodriguez Deerfield Beach, Florida home on July 18, 2014. Augie and Margo Rodriguez Augustin "Augie" Rodriguez (May 13, 1928 - July 18, 2014) and Margo Bartolomei Rodriguez were American dancers who helped popularize the Mambo. Both were born in New York City. They married in 1950 and opened shows for Sammy Davis, Jr. and other stars throughout North America, and Europe. Their professional debut was at the Waldorf Astoria in 1955 with Harry Belafonte but, prior to this, they were the popular adagio dance team at both the New York City Palladium Ballroom, and Roseland Ballroom where the Mambo craze began.