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
Margo Leavin and Architecture to rebuild and expand its aging graduate art studio facilities in Culver City; the complex will be renamed the UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios. The following is a partial list: Margo Leavin Margo Leavin is an American art dealer, who was born in New York, but spent her career in Los Angeles. In 1970 she opened the Margo Leavin Gallery in West Hollywood, CA which she operated until it closed in 2013. Leavin is known for her wit, her relationships with her artists and business savvy. The longevity of her career is a testament to these attributes.