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Bette and Joan: No  Collision Course  for  Hollywood Stars by Hedda Hopper Originally appeared in the  Los Angeles Times , September 16, 1962 Stars of the night sky tend to keep to fixed orbits and never interfere with one another. Things sometimes operate that way in  Hollywood , too.  Bette Davis  and  Joan Crawford , stars of equal magnitude who ruled in motion pictures during the fabulous 30s, never got to know each other. They met briefly on one occasion but no friendship developed, social or otherwise. Now, in the Indian summer of their careers they're co-starred in a chilling thriller, " What Ever Happened to Baby Jane ?" Good Copy Before shooting started I had them to my home for an interview dinner and came to the conclusion they'd missed a lot by not getting to know each other sooner. Everyone expected a power play from these two who are accustomed to dominating the scene. Rumors of bad feelings and tart exchanges between ...