I'm late to the party (obviously) but I can't say I find either of them very likeable. It seems like Bette disliked
fakeJoan Faye Dunaway more than Joan anyway
It's never too late to join a thread here. I've been known to toss my two cents worth in on a forum that's heyday was clearly behind. This thread has been going steady for close to two years (if my memory serves me correctly), so there's no worries.
In discussing Davis and her relationship with Crawford and Dunaway, it appears she had differently opinions on them as ladies, artists, and professionals overall. Her distaste for Crawford reaches back to the 1930s when studio moguls felt Davis paled in comparison with Crawford, both in talent, popularity, and especially in beauty. Their "scrap" over Franchot Tone was minor when leveled beside Davis' contempt for the material Crawford was receiving in the latter half of the 1940s, at a time when they were each contracted to Warner Brothers.
Despite all of this, when asked directly about Crawford, Davis' remarks weren't always entirely negative. Professionally, she commended Crawford for being on time, knowing her lines, and the ability to work sufficiently despite the restrictions of a lackluster budget (as in the case with
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?). Her personal opinions, of course, probably weren't as a rewarding, but being the pro she was, Davis, at least at first, didn't always down Crawford.
It seems to be the complete opposite with Davis concerning Dunaway. Davis' initial impression wasn't a positive one, and after Dunaway's consistent delays and unprofesisonal behavior while filming
The Disappearance of Aimee, she concluded that she was a pampered star who lacked in genuine manner or discipline the stars had prided themselves with in Davis' heyday. Every time I've heard an interviewer ask Davis about Dunaway, her reaction and statements were certainly not positive.