Do the Good Die Young?

You be the Judge!

Audrey Hepburn, who played innocents in most of her films, died of cancer at age 63. Bette Davis, who played tough broads, also died of cancer but not until age 81.

How else do the #3 and #2 stars on AFI's 100 years ... 100 Stars list compare?

Audrey Hepburn
Academy Award nominations for Best Actress: 5
Oscars for Best Actress: 1 for Roman Holiday (1953)
Top grossing film: My Fair Lady (1964) with $531.2 million/($76.0 million) in all-release domestic box office (in equivalent 2009 $'s/(unadjusted $'s))
Top salary: $7.6 million/($1.1 million) for My Fair Lady (in equivalent 2009 $'s/(unadjusted $'s))

Bette Davis
Academy Award nominations for Best Actress: 11
Oscars for Best Actress: 2 for Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938)
Top grossing film: Watch on the Rhine (1943) with $137.5 million/($5.6 million) in all-release domestic box office (in equivalent 2009 $'s/(unadjusted $'s))
Top salary: $1.4 million/($200,000) for Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) (in equivalent 2009 $'s/(unadjusted $'s) Sphere: Related Content