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Bette Davis Mural

501 E. Washington St. (Route 66) Cuba, MO
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The mural on the Cuba Free Press building tells the story of a day in 1948 when the actress and movie star Bette Davis and her husband stopped for a meal at the Southern Hotel in Cuba.

Apparently the visit went a bit differently than anyone had hoped when a photographer for the local newspaper snapped a photo of Davis as she and her husband left the hotel. They had already declined the photographer's request to take a photo, but he snapped a couple anyhow. That led to Davis husband giving chase on foot through the streets of Cuba. The chase apparently went on for several blocks but ended without the two men actually coming together to settle the matter, probably just as well.

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Photo(s): 2012

 



 

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