What Is All About Eve about?

Publish date: 2022-12-13
Backstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington. Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing and tells Margo and her friends a melancholy life story. Margo takes Eve under her wing, only to have Eve use her and connive against her.

Besides, is All About Eve a true story?

IT WAS BASED ON A TRUE STORY. Elisabeth Bergner, a European stage and screen actress, hired a young fan as an assistant in the early 1940s, only to have the girl try to steal her career. Zanuck to buy the rights to Orr's story and turned it into All About Eve, which he both wrote and directed.

Additionally, who won the Oscar for All About Eve? Academy Awards, USA 1951

Winner OscarBest Actor in a Supporting Role George Sanders
Best Picture Darryl F. Zanuck
Nominee OscarBest Actress in a Leading Role Anne Baxter
Best Actress in a Leading Role Bette Davis
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Celeste Holm

People also ask, who Is All About Eve based on?

All About Eve
Produced byDarryl F. Zanuck
Screenplay byJoseph L. Mankiewicz
Based onThe Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr
StarringBette Davis Anne Baxter George Sanders Celeste Holm

Where Is All About Eve on?

All About Eve is at the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End in 2019 for a limited 14-week run, and tickets are on sale now.

How does All About Eve end?

Eve ends up with a literal award—the Sarah Siddons Award for being a wonderful actress. She definitely deserves it, because Eve pretends to be another person both on-stage and off. Eve doesn't quite return to where she started, but the movie does come full circle with Phoebe. Phoebe is like Eve.

How long is all about Eve?

2h 18m

Who wrote the screenplay for All About Eve?

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

How old is Bette Davis All About Eve?

Bette Davis had just turned 42 as she undertook the role of Margo Channing, and Anne Baxter, still an up-and-comer, not only wowed audiences with her performance, but successfully pressured the powers that be for an Oscar nomination in the Best Actress category, rather than Best Supporting Actress.

What color was Bette Davis dress in All About Eve?

Brown

Who played Phoebe in All About Eve?

Barbara Bates

Who played Bill in All About Eve?

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Bette DavisMargo Channing
Anne BaxterEve Harrington
George SandersAddison DeWitt
Celeste HolmKaren Richards
Gary MerrillBill Simpson

When was Betty Davis born?

April 5, 1908

What is the name of the play that the cast are working on throughout the film All About Eve?

Aged in Wood

Is All About Eve a musical?

All About Eve is set to make its West End premiere next February, starring Gillian Anderson and Lily James. The 1950 hit film has been adapted for the stage by Ivo van Hove, who will also direct the production with music provided by two-time Mercury Prize winner PJ Harvey.

Who was the first person to win an Oscar for best actor?

The first Academy Awards ceremony was held in Hollywood on May 16, 1929. The name Oscar was not used for another few years. Emil Jannings was the first Best Actor and Janet Gaynor Best Actress.

What time does All About Eve start?

For evening performances a theatre bar will be open from 6.15pm and the auditorium will open at 7.00pm. For matinee performances a theatre bar will open at 1.45pm and the auditorium will open at 2.00pm.

Does All About Eve have an interval?

Drama | Running Time: 2h, no interval | A razor-sharp, unsettling exposé of the eternal fascination that lies at the heart of show-business, All About Eve follows Margo Channing, a true star of the theatre who positively owns the spotlight, and always has.

Is All About Eve coming to Broadway?

All About Eve follows aspiring actress Eve Harrington (James), who shows up in the dressing room of Broadway star Margo Channing (Anderson) and reveals her sad life story. All About Eve is scheduled to play a limited engagement through May 11, 2019.

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