A 1950 Bette Davis classic.
14 Oscar nominations - still tied with Titanic for most nominations ever.
DID YOU KNOW...
The working title was "Great Performances." Script notes came back - more Eve, what about Eve, all about Eve, etc. written, circled onto the pages of the working script...All About Eve became the title.
Bette Davis was not exactly the first choice to play the iconic lead character, Margo Channing. Claudette Colbert had the role, got injured just prior to production and Bette got the role by default - she was available. Bette was fading at the time, temperamental and feuding with Producer, Darryl Zanuck. She read the script, loved it, and played nice.
This classic marked the first feature film appearance of Marilyn Monroe. She had been fired two years prior by Zanuck for being "unphotogenic!"
All About Eve was the first film with two leading ladies nominated for Best Actress: Bette Davis and Anne Baxter. They split the Oscar votes and Judy Holiday took the award for her work in Born Yesterday.
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