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conversations.value: Provide a plot for a book about Judith, Steele, Ann entitled Dark Victory.
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conversations.value: Dark Victory: Judith Traherne (Bette Davis) is a young, carefree, hedonistic Long Island socialite and heiress with a passion for horses, fast cars, and too much smoking and drinking.\nShe initially ignores severe headaches and brief episodes of dizziness and double vision, but when she uncharacteristically takes a spill while riding, and then tumbles down a flight of stairs, her secretary and best friend Ann King (Geraldine Fitzgerald) insists she see the family doctor, who refers her to a specialist.\ndr Frederick Steele (George Brent) is in the midst of closing his New York City office in preparation of a move to Brattleboro, Vermont, where he plans to devote his time to brain cell research and scientific study on their growth.\nHe reluctantly agrees to see Judith, who is cold and openly antagonistic toward him.\nShe shows signs of short-term memory loss, but dismisses her symptoms.\nSteele convinces her the ailments she is experiencing are serious and potentially life-threatening, and puts his career plans on hold to tend to her.\nWhen diagnostic tests confirm his suspicions, Judith agrees to surgery to remove a malignant brain tumor.\nSteele discovers the tumor cannot be completely removed, and realizes she has less than a year to live.\nThe end will be painless but swift—shortly after experiencing total blindness, Judith will die.\nIn order to allow her a few more months of happiness, Steele opts to lie to Judith and Ann and assures them the surgery was a success.\nAs a poor liar, Ann is suspicious and confronts Steele, who admits the truth.\nSteele tells Ann, "she must never know" she is going to die soon.\nShe agrees to remain silent and continue the lie.\nJudith and Steele become involved romantically and eventually engaged.\nAssuming Steele was marrying her out of pity, Judith breaks off the engagement and reverts to her former lifestyle.\nOne day, her stablemaster Michael O\'Leary (Humphrey Bogart), who for years has loved her from afar, confronts her about her unruly behavior and she confesses she is dying.\nTheir conversation convinces her she should spend her final months happy, dignified, and with the man she loves.\nShe apologizes to Steele, she and Steele marry, and move to Vermont.\n(Throughout the film Judith and O\'Leary engage in arguments about the prospects of a colt, Challenger.\nO\'Leary insists Challenger will never make a racehorse while Judith sees him as a future champion, and just before her death O\'Leary admits she was correct) Three months later, Ann comes to visit.\nShe and Judith are in the garden planting bulbs when Judith comments on how odd it is she still feels the heat of the sun under the rapidly darkening skies.\nShe realizes she actually is losing her vision and approaching the end.\nSteele is scheduled to present his most recent medical findings – which hold out the long-term prospect of a cure for this type of cancer – in New York, and Judith, making an excuse to remain home, helps him pack and sends him off.\nThen, after bidding Ann, her housekeeper Martha (Virginia Brissac), and her dogs farewell, she climbs the stairs and enters her bedroom.\nShe kneels briefly at the side of her bed, apparently praying, then lies down on the bed.\nMartha, who has followed her, drapes a blanket over her.\nJudith asks to be left alone, and Martha withdraws.\nThe camera focuses on the motionless Judith as the screen becomes blurry, fades to black, and the film ends.
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conversations.value: Add another sentence about \nWhile, Vermont, Judith, helping, containing, confirming.
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conversations.value: Dark Victory: Judith Traherne (Bette Davis) is a young, carefree, hedonistic Long Island socialite and heiress with a passion for horses, fast cars, and too much smoking and drinking. \nShe initially ignores severe headaches and brief episodes of dizziness and double vision, but when she uncharacteristically takes a spill while riding, and then tumbles down a flight of stairs, her secretary and best friend Ann King (Geraldine Fitzgerald) insists she see the family doctor, who refers her to a specialist. \ndr Frederick Steele (George Brent) is in the midst of closing his New York City office in preparation of a move to Brattleboro, Vermont, where he plans to devote his time to brain cell research and scientific study on their growth. \nHe reluctantly agrees to see Judith, who is cold and openly antagonistic toward him. \nShe shows signs of short-term memory loss, but dismisses her symptoms. \nSteele convinces her the ailments she is experiencing are serious and potentially life-threatening, and puts his career plans on hold to tend to her. \nWhen diagnostic tests confirm his suspicions, Judith agrees to surgery to remove a malignant brain tumor. \nSteele discovers the tumor cannot be completely removed, and realizes she has less than a year to live. \nThe end will be painless but swift—shortly after experiencing total blindness, Judith will die. \nIn order to allow her a few more months of happiness, Steele opts to lie to Judith and Ann and assures them the surgery was a success. \nAs a poor liar, Ann is suspicious and confronts Steele, who admits the truth. \nSteele tells Ann, "she must never know" she is going to die soon. \nShe agrees to remain silent and continue the lie. \nJudith and Steele become involved romantically and eventually engaged. \nWhile helping his assistant pack the office prior to their departure for Vermont, Judith discovers her case history file containing letters from several doctors, all of them confirming Steele\'s prognosis. \nAssuming Steele was marrying her out of pity, Judith breaks off the engagement and reverts to her former lifestyle. \nOne day, her stablemaster Michael O\'Leary (Humphrey Bogart), who for years has loved her from afar, confronts her about her unruly behavior and she confesses she is dying. \nTheir conversation convinces her she should spend her final months happy, dignified, and with the man she loves. \nShe apologizes to Steele, she and Steele marry, and move to Vermont. \n(Throughout the film Judith and O\'Leary engage in arguments about the prospects of a colt, Challenger. \nO\'Leary insists Challenger will never make a racehorse while Judith sees him as a future champion, and just before her death O\'Leary admits she was correct) Three months later, Ann comes to visit. \nShe and Judith are in the garden planting bulbs when Judith comments on how odd it is she still feels the heat of the sun under the rapidly darkening skies. \nShe realizes she actually is losing her vision and approaching the end. \nSteele is scheduled to present his most recent medical findings – which hold out the long-term prospect of a cure for this type of cancer – in New York, and Judith, making an excuse to remain home, helps him pack and sends him off. \nThen, after bidding Ann, her housekeeper Martha (Virginia Brissac), and her dogs farewell, she climbs the stairs and enters her bedroom. \nShe kneels briefly at the side of her bed, apparently praying, then lies down on the bed. \nMartha, who has followed her, drapes a blanket over her. \nJudith asks to be left alone, and Martha withdraws. \nThe camera focuses on the motionless Judith as the screen becomes blurry, fades to black, and the film ends.
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conversations.value: Provide a plot for a book about Judith, Vermont, Dark entitled Dark Victory.
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conversations.value: Dark Victory (play): Judith Traherne is a Long Island socialite whose life is spent in frivolous, hedonistic pastimes.\nShe indulges in alcohol and cigarettes, and enjoys horse riding.\nShe experiences dizziness and headaches, and after an uncharacteristic riding accident, she is referred to a specialist, dr Frederick Steele.\nSteele is in the midst of closing his New York City office in preparation of a move to Brattleboro, Vermont, where he plans to devote his time to brain cell research.\nHe reluctantly agrees to see Judith, who is initially antagonistic towards him.\nShe shows signs of short-term memory loss, but dismisses these and other symptoms.\nSteele convinces her the ailments she is experiencing are serious and potentially life-threatening, and puts his career plans on hold to tend to her.\nSteele finds that she has an inoperable brain tumor, and predicts she has only a year to live.\nShortly after becoming blind, she will die.\nJudith falls in love with the idealistic doctor, and they enjoy a brief respite in the Vermont countryside before she faces imminent death.\nShe comes to the realization that their relationship has brought meaning to the life she had been leading.
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conversations.value: Provide the first four paragraphs for this book.
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conversations.value: Dark Victory
  Biographies couldn't be written without the librarians and archivists who care for the infinitely valuable records in which famous people's lives are chronicled, in this case: J. C. Johnson, Sean Noel, and the staff of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University; Haden Guest and the staff of the Warner Bros. Archive at the University of Southern California; Barbara Hall and her colleagues at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library; Michael Neault and Jim Healy at George Eastman House; and Vicky Hedley, Ayesha Khan, Anastasis Kerameos, and the other librarians at the British Film Institute.
  The Davis Girls: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
  Harlow Morell Davis: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
  With a Ribbon in Her Hair: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
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conversations.value: The Davis Girls: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
  Harlow Morell Davis: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
  With a Ribbon in Her Hair: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
  Bette, by Ruthie: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
  Wedding Day Number 2: Photofest Sisters on the Set: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
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conversations.value: Joan, by Bette: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
  Lush Life: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
  Bette, her Daughter Margot, and Dinner: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
  Mother, Daughter, and Son: From the Bette Davis Collection in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
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