I do know Bette Davis said it, although I may not have quoted it accurately. The good lines often get stolen and passed around quite a bit.
“You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good . . . Joan Crawford is dead. Good.”
Actually, Bohunk68, your post put me into a curious mood so I went looking - and this little bit of verbal astringent is not the ONLY cheeky thing she said:
Meow! Bette Davis discusses her dear colleague Joan Crawford
16 Sep 2011 | Film Tags: bette davis · hollywood history · joan crawford
by debra levine
Quotations from Chairman Bette:
“I wouldn’t piss on her [Joan Crawford] if she was on fire.”
“She [Joan Crawford] has slept with every male star at MGM except Lassie.”
“Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it’s because I’m not a bitch. Maybe that’s why [Joan Crawford] always plays ladies.”
“[Joan Crawford] and I have never been warm friends. We are not simpatico. I admire her, and yet I feel uncomfortable with her. To me, she is the personification of the Movie Star. I have always felt her greatest performance is Crawford being Crawford.”
“You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good . . . Joan Crawford is dead. Good.”
Not a Joan Crawford dig, but I do like this next one:
“There was more good acting at Hollywood parties than ever appeared on the screen.”
http://artsmeme.com/2011/09/16/meow-bette-davis-discusses-her-dear-colleague-joan-crawford/
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