Bette Davis of Margo Channing in the film as fifth on their list of 100 Greatest Performances of All Time, commenting: "There is something deliciously audacious about her gleeful willingness to play such unattractive emotions as jealousy, bitterness, and neediness." While reviewing "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962) in 2008, Ebert asserted that, "No one who has seen the film will ever forget her." A few months before her death in 1989, Davis was one of several actors featured on the cover of "Life" magazine. In a film retrospective that celebrated the films and stars of 1939, "Life" concluded that Davis
Margo Jones concept of theater-in-the-round to television with his "Cameo Theatre". The Margo Jones Award was established in 1961 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The television series Curious & Unusual Deaths features an episode of Season 2 about Jones' death. In 2006, a documentary film about her life and career, "Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater", was shown on PBS. With Jones portrayed by Judith Ivey, the film dramatized scenes from her life, adapted from her letters and correspondence with Broadway producers and Tennessee Williams (portrayed by Richard Thomas). The film features interviews with people who worked with