Is it a unforgivable transgression to say “Betty” Davis

Oh, never mind. I mixed that up. DRUNK AGAIN!

I guess people sometimes pronounced in “Bet” (as we pronounce Bette Midler) when she preferred Betty.

Don’t stone me!

I also hit POST too soon, and my incomplete OP doesn’t even make sense.

#WalkOfShame

“Oh, never mind. I mixed that up.”

You Bet you did.

[italic]WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME ? ?

I hope you're in Europe, because it's a little early to be drunk in the U.S.

Fascinating to watch her 'become Joan' in front of our eyes. Great movie stars could turn it on and off.

You’re not too bright, are you, Fern?

Your whole post is an unforgivable transgression.

Brain tumor, darling. You need to see a doctor.

It's never too early to be drunk in the U.S.

Great find, OP. I think she's tremendous! A class act for certain.

Miss Crawford’s mid-Atlantic accent sounds elegant and posh!

Her real name was Ruth Elizabeth Davis. She grew up being called "Betty" (a common nickname for Elizabeth) by her family, and then used it as her first name at school. She changed the spelling herself (when she was older) to "Bette," after the character Bette Fischer in Balzac's novel [italic]Cousin Bette.[/italic]

Fun facts:

(1) Bette Midler, who pronounces the name with just one syllable (i.e. as "BET"), was named after Bette Davis, who pronounced it with two.

(2) Neither woman pronounced/pronounces it the way the characters in Balzac's novel would have pronounced it, which would have been "BET-(tuh)"

Koo-zan[g] Bet-tuh

[italic]La Cousine Bette[/italic] - la kuzin bɛt (tə)

It's really pronounced "Throatwarbler Mangrove."

R6 Whatever. “I” can turn it on and off like that.

The studio suggested Bette change her name to Bettina Dawes.

Ahem… the lyrics are “BETTY Davis Eyes,” not “BET Davis Eyes!”