At 50, I thought proudly Here we are, half century Being 60 was fairly frightening. You want to know how I spent my 70th birthday I put on a completely black face, a fuzzy black Afro wig, wore black clothes and hung a black wreath on my door. (Bette Davis)

At 50, I thought proudly Here we are, half century Being 60 was fairly frightening. You want to know how I spent my 70th birthday I put on a completely black face, a fuzzy black Afro wig, wore black clothes and hung a black wreath on my door.

Bette Davis

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