Bette Davis vs Robert Burns Woodward
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Compare the life timelines of Bette Davis (1908–1989) and Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1917 to 1979.
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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
Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Earned PhD from MIT Verified
- — Joined the faculty at Harvard University Verified
- — Synthesized quinine Verified
- — Achieved total synthesis of chlorophyll Verified
- — Formulated the Woodward-Hoffmann rules Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Death in Cambridge, Massachusetts Verified