Marcie Bianco

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  • Colonoscopy

    Colonoscopy   I am the opposite of someone who is crippled by anxiety. When I am anxious about something, I race toward it, sometimes heedlessly, sometimes without proper caution. The drive is one of impatience; positively, this trait could be perceived as bravery, but, realistically, I’ll admit to being impatient. Because I had two young,…

  • “A Tale of Two Bettes: Or, Why Women Need to Tell Stories About Women”

    The below is an excerpt from my paper delivered at the Bette Davis Conference on Oct 5, 2018, at Northwestern University: “No one understood my dreams the way she did. She had been with me as I matured from a young girl to a young woman, and she had witnessed me imagine the future I…

  • “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood”

    Last night, I saw Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, a new documentary by Matt Tyrnauer about Scott Bowers, Hollywood’s ultimate serviceman. The documentary, inspired by Bowers’s tell-all memoir, Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Lives of the Stars, is promising in its subject matter but ultimately fails to deliver. Bowers’s…

  • August 10

    August 10

    It’s my birthday! If you know me, you know that I love Bette Davis. Fittingly, I received this gift—an autographed photo of the queen:   A friend of mine also sent along this amazing image of Bette Davis, chomping on some birthday cake with her bare hands: Thanks to all my friends who sent me…