Miss D & Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis
Kathryn Sermak · Danielle Morton
Oct 2017 · Hachette+ORM
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"Endearing. . . . offers an intimate glimpse into the last ten years of the screen icon's life, until her passing in 1989 with Sermak by her side." — The Hollywood Reporter
Miss D and Me is a story of two powerful women, one at the end of her life and the other at the beginning. As Bette Davis aged she was looking for an assistant, but she found something more than that in Kathryn Sermak: a loyal and loving buddy, a co-conspirator in her jokes and schemes, and a competent assistant whom she trained never to miss a detail. Throughout their time together, the two grew incredibly close, and Kathryn had a front-row seat to the larger-than-life Davis's career renaissance in her later years, as well as to the humiliating public betrayal that nearly killed Miss D.
The frame of this story is a four-day road trip Kathryn and Davis took from Biarritz to Paris, during which they disentangled their ferocious dependency. Miss D and Me is a window into the world of the unique and formidable Bette Davis, told by the person who perhaps knew her best of all.
"A beautifully insightful look at the real Bette Davis." —George Hamilton
"A wonderful read." —Stefanie Powers
"None of us knew or loved Bette Davis during her later years more than Kathryn Sermak. This is a wonderful book." —Robert Wagner
"Kathryn Sermak tells it like it was: with candor and style." —Greg Gorman, celebrity photographer
"Fascinating. . . . I highly recommend it." —Ann-Margret
"Well-written and vivid." —Olivia de Havilland
'Delightful." — New York Daily News
"Deeply personal, strangely enthralling." — New York Times Book Review
Miss D and Me is a story of two powerful women, one at the end of her life and the other at the beginning. As Bette Davis aged she was looking for an assistant, but she found something more than that in Kathryn Sermak: a loyal and loving buddy, a co-conspirator in her jokes and schemes, and a competent assistant whom she trained never to miss a detail. Throughout their time together, the two grew incredibly close, and Kathryn had a front-row seat to the larger-than-life Davis's career renaissance in her later years, as well as to the humiliating public betrayal that nearly killed Miss D.
The frame of this story is a four-day road trip Kathryn and Davis took from Biarritz to Paris, during which they disentangled their ferocious dependency. Miss D and Me is a window into the world of the unique and formidable Bette Davis, told by the person who perhaps knew her best of all.
"A beautifully insightful look at the real Bette Davis." —George Hamilton
"A wonderful read." —Stefanie Powers
"None of us knew or loved Bette Davis during her later years more than Kathryn Sermak. This is a wonderful book." —Robert Wagner
"Kathryn Sermak tells it like it was: with candor and style." —Greg Gorman, celebrity photographer
"Fascinating. . . . I highly recommend it." —Ann-Margret
"Well-written and vivid." —Olivia de Havilland
'Delightful." — New York Daily News
"Deeply personal, strangely enthralling." — New York Times Book Review
"Endearing. . . . offers an intimate glimpse into the last ten years of the screen icon's life, until her passing in 1989 with Sermak by her side." — The Hollywood Reporter
Miss D and Me is a story of two powerful women, one at the end of her life and the other at the beginning. As Bette Davis a...
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ANNA SIMPSON
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February 12, 2018
Loved the moments between the two women and the highs and lows were heart felt
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A Google user
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January 28, 2019
Fabulous book! And anytime I can visit Bette Davis again is a good thing!!
Ritchie Bailey
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September 21, 2017
Loved the book, love the inside look at a great Legend...thank you Kath.
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About the author
Kathryn Sermak is the co-founder of the Bette Davis Foundation and co-executor of the Bette Davis Estate. In addition to Bette Davis, Kathryn has been personal assistant to HH Princess Shams Pahlavi; French actress, Isabelle Adjani; the statesman and journalist, Pierre Salinger; astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Motown Founder, Berry Gordy Jr.; famed American designer, Patrick Kelly; and the co-creator of Where's Waldo, Michael Gornall. Kathryn was also among the first to receive the Personal Assistant Career Award in 2003. Visit her at missdandme.com.
Kathryn Sermak is the co-founder of the Bette Davis Foundation and co-executor of the Bette Davis Estate. In addition to Bette Davis, Kathryn has been personal assistant to HH Princess Shams Pahlavi; French actress, Isabelle Adjani; the statesman and journalist, Pierre Salinger; astronaut Dr. Buz...
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