ing the iconic All About Eve, which starred Bette Davis. Merrill appeared in many films includ- few bitchy quotes. Gary in 1950and she dutifully moved to Cape Elizabeth, I also interviewed Gary Merrill for Interview Maine to be with him and bring up their two children for and, although I was tempted to run it as a companion piece, you’ll have to settle for a nearly ten years. Bette married interviews, excerpts of which appear below. Mummy was proud but, and knew a juicy scoop when I bumped into one we agreed to the first of several later in life, I was told Bette wasn’t amused. I was workBette’s son Michael, who she adopted with the actor Gary ing for Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine Merrill, played a secondary one. I had a starring role while Much to my surprise, Bette remembered everything, and we laughed about those times while getting shampooed. were all backstage at the Wynflete School in Portland, Maine after our school play. Merrill, the mother of one of my schoolmates. Years later, after the Merrills divorced and My mother introduced me not to the legendary star but I lost track of Michael, I ran across Bette at Cinandre we both had the same hairdresser, as Mrs. I FIRST MET BETTE DAVIS WHEN I WAS A TODDLER.
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