March 10, 1938 –
Bette Davis won her second Academy Award and re-ignited her sagging career when Jezebel, opened in New York City on this date.
Following a quarrel with William Wyler, with whom she was having an affair, Bette Davis embarked on an affair with Henry Fonda that greatly increased tensions on the set. After a phone call from Fonda’s pregnant wife, she called things off.
The Haus of Dcaligari 