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 a troubled actress, and received very good reviews. E. Arnot Robertson wrote in "Picture Post": I think Bette Davis would probably have been burned as a witch if she had lived two or three hundred years ago. She gives the curious feeling of being charged with power which can find no ordinary outlet. "The New York Times" hailed her as "becoming one of the most interesting of our screen actresses". She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the role, but commented that it was belated recognition for "Of Human Bondage", calling the award a "consolation prize". For the