Arthur Conan Doyle vs Bette Davis
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) and Bette Davis (1908–1989) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 22 years, from 1908 to 1930.
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Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Verified
- — Opened a medical practice in Southsea, Portsmouth Verified
- — Married Louisa Hawkins Verified
- — Published A Study in Scarlet, introducing Sherlock Holmes Verified
- — Holmes short stories began in The Strand Magazine Verified
- — Published The Hound of the Baskervilles Verified
- — Knighted by King Edward VII Verified
- — Married Jean Leckie Verified
- — Died at Crowborough, East Sussex Verified
Bette Davis (1908–1989)
- — Born in Lowell, Massachusetts Verified
- — Signed a contract with Warner Bros. Verified
- — Won her first Academy Award for Dangerous Verified
- — Won her second Academy Award for Jezebel Verified
- — Served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Verified
- — Co-founded the Hollywood Canteen Verified
- — Starred in All About Eve Verified
- — Starred in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Verified
- — Received the AFI Life Achievement Award Verified
- — Died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France Verified