October 13, 1950 –
Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s brilliantly caustic valentine to Broadway, All About Eve premiered in NYC on this date.
Margo Channing’s famous cocktail dress was an Edith Head creation. To Head’s horror, just as they were about to go film the cocktail party, she found that the dress didn’t quite fit Bette Davis in the shoulders. There was no time to fix the dress, but fortunately Davis hit on the bright idea of simply slipping the dress off her shoulders.
The Haus of Dcaligari 