All About Eve is showing at the historic Senate Theatre in Detroit this Saturday, March 8, at 8:00 pm, closing out Bette Davis Weekend, in tribute to the screen icon.
“Despite the overwhelming anxiety and struggles Monroe had on the set of All Above Eve, years later Bette Davis would comment on the actress in a surprisingly positive light. If you have any background knowledge of the legendary Davis, you’d know that this was no small thing. Kindness and praise were hard to come by from Davis.
During her interview on The Stanley Siegel Show in 1977, the topic of Marilyn Monroe came up. Despite all the difficulties with the young actress on the set of All About Eve, Davis had nothing but kind things to say.
‘Oh, I knew she had a long way to go. Definitely, no question, I knew she was going to make it. She was a very ambitious girl, [and] knew what she wanted [and was] very serious about it.’ She later added, ‘I thought she had talent,’ and noted how the camera loved Monroe as well.”
– Sarah Musnicky, Slash Film
The Marilyn Report 