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Biography (print)
Whitney Stine. Mother Goddam: The Story of the Career of Bette Davis. New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1974.
Alfred Dunkel (Deutsche übersetzung). Bette Davis Ihre Film-ihr Leben. München: Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1988. ISBN 3453860047
Lawrence Quirk. Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis. New York: Signet,
Boze Hadleigh. Bette Davis Speaks. Barricade Books, 1996. ISBN 1569800669
Lawrence J. Quirk. Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis. William Morrow & Co, 1990.
James Spada. More Than a Woman. Bantam, 1994. ISBN 055356868X
Whitney Stine. I'd Love to Kiss You: Conversations With Bette Davis. Pocket Books, 1990.
Roy Moseley. Bette Davis: An Intimate Memoir. Dutton Books, 1990. ISBN 1556112181
Shaun Considine. Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud. E P Dutton, 1989.
Gene Ringgold. Films of Bette Davis. Lyle Stuart, 1970.
Bette Davis. This 'N That. Putnam Publishing Group, 1987.
Barbara Merrill (as Barbara Davis Hyman). My Mother's Keeper. New York: William Morrow & Co, 1987.
Barbara Merrill (as B.D. Hyman), Jeremy Hyman. Narrow is the Way. New York: William Morrow & Co, 1987.
Barbara Leaming. Bette Davis: A Biography. Summit Books, 1992.
Gary Merrill. Bette, Rita, and the Rest of My Life. 1990.,
Charles Higham. Bette: The Life of Bette Davis. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1982.
Elizabeth Fuller. Me and Jezebel. 1995. ISBN 082221427X
Elizabeth Fuller. Me and Jezebel. 1995. ISBN 0822214989
Bette Davis. The Lonely Life. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1962. ISBN 112196124X
Bette Davis. The Lonely Life. Berkley Pub Group, 1962. ISBN 0425123502
Jack Allen. Bette Davis: Her Life and How She Lived It.
Charlotte Chandler. The Girl Who Walked Alone: Bette Davis, a Personal Biography. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. ISBN 0743262085
Ed Sikov. Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2007. ISBN 0805075488
Bette Davis with Michael Herskowitz. This 'N That. New York City: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1987.
Peter McNally. Bette Davis: The Performances That Made Her Great. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2008. ISBN 0786434996
Richard Schickel and George Perry. Bette Davis: Larger than Life. philadelphia, PA: Running Press, 2009. ISBN 0762436883
Biographical movies
All About Bette (1994) (TV)Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (1983) (TV)
Bette Davis and William Wyler (2003) (TV)
_Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis (1996) (TV)_
Bette Davis - Star und Rebellin (1965) (TV)
"Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis" (1996)
"Biography: Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill" (1994)
Portrayed in
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV)Lucy (2003) (TV)
The Autograph Hound (1939)
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985) (TV)
She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)
Hollywood Daffy (1946)
Dangerous Dan McFoo (1939)
Malibu Beach Party (1940)
Interview
| Hollywood Life (USA) | May 2006, Vol. 17, Iss. 3, pg. 32-33, by: Dionescu, Sorina (from Charlotte Chandler biography), ""Hype: Tea With Bette Davis"" |
| Humo (Belgium) | 6 November 2001, Iss. 3192, pg. 56, "Bette van de filmvedetten" |
| Playboy (USA) | July 1982, Vol. 29, Iss. 7, pg. 67-94, by: Bruce Williamson, "Playboy Interview" |
| Films Illustrated (UK) | November 1971 |
Article
| The Washington Post (USA) | 15 September 2008, Vol. 81, Iss. 4168, pg. 1+40, by: Rick Miller, "Hollywood legend Bette Davis honored on new stamp to be issued Sept. 18 in Boston" |
| Veronica (Netherlands) | 5 April 2008, Iss. 14, "Digitale TV-Tips" |
| The New York Times (USA) | 30 March 2008, Vol. 157, Iss. 54,265, pg. AR1 & AR20, by: Terrence Rafferty, "The Bold and the Bad and the Bumpy Nights" |
| The Los Angeles Times (USA) | 30 March 2008, pg. E14, by: Dennis Lim, "Again, the Eyes Have It" |
| The Times (UK) | 27 March 2008, by: Joan Collins, "Bette Davis taught me to be a bitch" |
| The Guardian (UK) | 26 March 2008, by: Francesca Martin, "Fasten your seat belts with Bette" |
| Empire (UK) | October 1997, Iss. 100, pg. 190, by: Ian Freer and Jake Hamilton, "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" |
| TV Filmes (Portugal) | 1997, Iss. 8, pg. 56, by: Manuel Pereira |
| Radio Times (UK) | 11 March 1995, Vol. 284, Iss. 3712, pg. 40, by: Barry Norman, "Barry Norman on the talent and courage that made Bette Davis one of the screen's best actresses" |
| Wilhelm Heyne Verlag (West Germany) | 1988, pg. 87, by: Max Reinhardt, "The Miracle (1938)eine, Rolle,die sie niemals spielte:die junge Novizin." |
| Photoplay (USA) | September 1979, Vol. 93, Iss. 7, pg. 60-63+84-85, by: Stephen Schaefer, "Photoplay's Star of the Month" |
| Ciné Revue (Belgium) | 5 May 1977, Iss. 18, pg. 7-11, by: J. v. Cottom, "Bette Davis: 48 ans de larmes, de sang et de sueur..." |
| Dagens Nyheter (Sweden) | 18 May 1941, "Filmens första dam - just nu" |
Pictorial
| Veronica (Netherlands) | 5 April 2008, Iss. 14, by: TCM, "Digitale TV-Tips" |
Magazine cover photo
| People (USA) | 23 October 1989 |
| Films and Filming (UK) | March 1988 |
| Films in Review (USA) | November 1984, Vol. 35, Iss. 9 |
| Films in Review (USA) | November 1978, Vol. 29, Iss. 9 |
| American Film (USA) | March 1977, Vol. 2, Iss. 5 |
| Films and Filming (UK) | January 1968 |
| Films and Filming (UK) | April 1963 |
| Films and Filming (UK) | February 1959 |
| What's On In London (UK) | 25 May 1956, Iss. 1071 |
| Films and Filming (UK) | May 1956 |
| Films and Filming (UK) | September 1955 |
| Cahiers du Cinema (France) | May 1951, Vol. 1, Iss. 2 |
| Look (USA) | 13 March 1951, Vol. 15, Iss. 6 |
| Mon Film (France) | 21 July 1948, Iss. No. 101 |
| Cinemonde (France) | 22 July 1947, Iss. 677 |
| Screen Romances (USA) | December 1943 |
| Picture Post (UK) | 18 April 1942 |
| Photoplay (USA) | March 1942 |
| Silver Screen (USA) | August 1941 |
| Photoplay (USA) | February 1941 |
| Modern Screen (USA) | October 1940 |
| Photoplay (USA) | August 1940 |
| Silver Screen (USA) | June 1940 |
| Photoplay (USA) | June 1939 |
| Film Weekly (UK) | 22 April 1939 |
| Silver Screen (USA) | March 1939 |
| Life (USA) | 23 January 1939, Vol. 6, Iss. 4 |
| Photoplay (USA) | October 1938 |
| Modern Screen (USA) | August 1938 |
| Time (USA) | 28 March 1938 |
| Silver Screen (USA) | February 1938 |
| Motion Picture (USA) | November 1937 |
| Silver Screen (USA) | September 1936 |
| Photoplay (USA) | August 1936 |
| Motion Picture (USA) | April 1936 |
| Film Weekly (UK) | 21 December 1935 |
| Film Pictorial (UK) | 6 July 1935, Vol. 7, Iss. 176 |
| Film Weekly (UK) | 5 July 1935 |
| Motion Picture (USA) | May 1935 |
| Film Pictorial (UK) | 7 July 1934, Vol. 5, Iss. 124 |
| Motion Picture (USA) | December 1933 |
| Photoplay (USA) | June 1933 |
| Modern Screen (USA) | February 1933 |
| Film Pictorial (UK) | 8 October 1932, Vol. 2, Iss. 33 |
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