Bette Davis Aries

Aries Bette Davis (born April 5, 1908) was not the one who enjoyed being second at anything. At the time, she was the most nominated actress of all time (until she was surpassed by Taurus Katharine Hepburn, who herself was later bested by Cancer Meryl Streep), but she only had a couple of Oscars on her mantle. When Hepburn became the first thespian to win three in 1968 while tying Barbra Streisand, Davis had this to say:

I wanted to be the first to win three Oscars, but Miss Hepburn has done it. Actually it hasn’t been done. Miss Hepburn only won half an Oscar. If they’d given me half an Oscar I would have thrown it back in their faces. You see, I’m an Aries. I never lose.