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Barbara Davis Hyman (née Sherry) (born May 1 1947) is an American author and pastor, the first child of film star Bette Davis. Early life Born May 1, 1947, in Santa Ana, California, she is the daughter of Davis and artist William Grant Sherry (1914–1995), Bette Davis's third husband. Davis and Sherry divorced in 1950. As an infant, B. D. appeared briefly in her mother's film Payment on Demand (1951). Subsequently adopted by actor Gary Merrill, Davis's fourth husband, she was credited as B. D. Merrill for a minor role in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), as the neighbor's daughter. Marriage B. D. met Jeremy Hyman (b. 1933 in London), the British nephew of Seven Arts Productions owner Eliot Hyman, on a blind date for the screening of Baby Jane at the Cannes Film Festival, in 1963. The couple married when B. D. was age 16 and Jeremy was 29 with her mother's consent and public support of their marriage. The couple remained married for over 50 years until Jeremy's death in November 2017. They have two sons, Ashley and Justin. Books Hyman wrote two books highly critical of her mother, My Mother's Keeper (1985) and Narrow Is the Way (1987). My Mother's Keeper brought Hyman considerable condemnation for the timing of its publication since Davis was in ill health after suffering a stroke during the book's publication process, even though writing of the book had been completed well before the stroke. My Mother's Keeper chronicled a difficult mother–daughter relationship and depicted scenes of her mother as an overbearing alcoholic. Mike Wallace rebroadcast a 60 Minutes interview he had filmed with Hyman a few years earlier in which she commended Davis on her skills as a mother when she (Hyman) was younger, and said that she had adopted many of Davis's principles in raising her own children. My Mother's Keeper was a best-seller; the second book, however, did not generate the same level of interest. Despite the acrimony of their divorce years earlier, Davis's former husband, Gary Merrill, defended Davis and claimed in an interview with CNN that B. D. was motivated by "cruelty and greed". B. D.'s brother through adoption, Michael Merrill, ended contact with B.D., and refused to speak to her again. Bette Davis disinherited B. D. and her grandchildren; her estate was instead divided between her adopted son Michael Merrill and her assistant Kathryn Sermak. Ministry A born-again Christian, Hyman is the head of her own ministry and pastor of her church in Charlottesville, Virginia. She has written three books which were published by her ministry: Oppressive Parents: How to Leave Them and Love Them (1992), The Church is Not the Bride (2000), and The Rapture, the Tribulation, and Beyond (2002). In popular culture Kiernan Shipka portrays a young Hyman in the FX anthology television series Feud (2017), which chronicles the rivalry between her mother Bette Davis and Joan Crawford during the production of their 1962 film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Nora Dunn played Hyman in a 1989 Saturday Night Live sketch, where she views her mother's (Jan Hooks) posthumous video will. Filmography References External links Official website B. D. Hyman at IMDb "She's got Bette Davis Eyes: B.D. Hyman goes from Mommie Dearest to Jesus Dearest"article from The Hook Archived April 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Discover the D B James popular books. Find the top 100 most popular D B James books.
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Three Roads to the Alamo
William C. Davis"William C. Davis's Three Roads to the Alamo is far and away the best account of the Alamo I have ever read. The portraits of Crockett, Bowie, and Travis are brilliantly sketched i...
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If the Allies Had Fallen
Dennis E. Showalter, Harold C. Deutsch & William R. ForstchenWhat if Stalin had signed with the West in 1939? What if the Allies had been defeated on DDay? What if Hitler had won the war?From the Munich crisis and the dropping of the first a...
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Arden B. Slavin Et Al. v. James Polyak Et Al.
Supreme Court of New YorkIn an action to declare a prescriptive easement, plaintiffs appeal from an [99 A.D.2d 466 Page 467]
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Into Goblyn Wood
Anna KempFairies are real, but their power is waning . . . Embark on the adventure of a lifetime and discover the magic of Goblyn Wood, with the first book in a major new fantasy series for...
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People State New York v. James B. Johnson
Supreme Court of New York[115 A.D.2d 330 Page 330] Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted, following a jury trial, of assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [3]) for...
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The Presidents
Leah TinariAcclaimed artist and author of Limitless Leah Tinari offers a spectacular collection of portraits that celebrate the iconic and inspirational presidents of the United States.Fine a...
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James B. Qualley v. International Air Service Company
Third District Court of Appeal of FloridaJusto L. Miranda appeals his conviction for burglary of an unoccupied dwelling. We affirm.
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Jack F. White v. James D. Bourne and Erle B. Askew
En Banc. Supreme Court of FloridaMae Stewart Jungbluth Laidlaw, a resident of St. Petersburg, Florida, died August 3, 1940, leaving a purported Last Will and Testament dated September 21, 1939.
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The Butler
Wil HaygoodThis mesmerizing companion book to the awardwinning film, The Butler traces the Civil Rights Movement and explores crucial moments of twentieth century American history through the...
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Matter William T. Brockman v. James B. Skidmore Et Al.
Supreme Court of New YorkIn our opinion, the finding of petitioner's culpability on each of the six specifications of the charges made against him was not supported by the evidence adduced. As we view it t...
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James B. Dickenson v. Dickenson Agency
Supreme Court of New York[127 A.D.2d 983 Page 983] Order affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff was employed by defendant Dickenson Agency, Inc. as an insurance salesman from 1957 until June 16, 198...
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Modernists and the Theatre
James MoranModernists and the Theatre examines how six key modernists, who are best known as poets and novelists, engaged with the realm of theatre and performance. Drawing on a wealth of unf...
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All Fall Down
M. J. ArlidgeFROM THE MIND OF THE MILLIONCOPY BESTSELLER M.J. ARLIDGE COMES THE BRAND NEW SERIAL KILLER THRILLER STARRING DETECTIVE INSPECTOR HELEN GRACE... "You have one hour to live."Those...
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Otto B. Kiehl and James H. Smith v. Barry D. Brown
Third District Court of Appeal of FloridaAfter the reversal of the dismissal of the amended complaint which was ordered in Anderson v. Brown, 524 So.2d 457 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988), review denied, 531 So.2d 1352 (Fla...
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Billy Graham
Vernon McLellanBilly Graham's legacy is celebrated in a collection of poignant tributes and memories as leaders from the worlds of government, business, sports, entertainment and religion share t...
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Matter Arbitration Between James B. Carey
Supreme Court of New York[6 A.D.2d 582 Page 583] Petitioner union and respondent employer crossappeal from an order of Special Term which denied so much of petitioner's motion as sought to comp...
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Statesmanship
Various AuthorsNo British periodical or weekly magazine has a richer and more distinguished archive than The New Statesman, which has long been at the centre of British political and cultural lif...
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents, Part 2
Steven F. HaywardA book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!
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James B. Thomas v. State Florida
Second District Court of Appeal of FloridaThe appellant, James B. Thomas, after pleading nolo contendere to the charges of burglary of a dwelling and grand theft, challenges a subsequent trial court order direct...
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James J. Fields v. R.S.C.D.B.
Eastern District, Division Four Court of Appeals of MissouriBates, C.J., Parrish, J., Shrum, J., and Barney, J., concur. Prewitt, J., concurs with Judge Rahmeyers opinion. Rahmeyer, J., concurs in part and dissents in part in separate op...
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Carmine A. Battista Et Al. v. James B. Bogan
Supreme Court of New YorkIn a negligence action to recover damages for injuries to person and property, arising out of a collision between a truck operated by plaintiff Battista and owned by the corporate ...