The main cast of the 1962 film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? includes:
- Bette Davis as Jane Hudson, the aging former child star who becomes mentally unstable and abusive
- Joan Crawford as Blanche Hudson, Jane's paraplegic sister and former successful film star
- Victor Buono as Edwin Flagg, a pianist hired by Jane
- Wesley Addy as Marty McDonald
- Anne Barton as Cora Hudson
- Marjorie Bennett as Dehlia Flagg
- Maidie Norman as Elvira Stitt, the housekeeper
- Robert Cornthwaite as Doctor Shelby
The film was directed and produced by Robert Aldrich and is based on the 1960 novel by Henry Farrell
. Regarding what happened to the cast after the film:
- Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were already established stars, and the film helped revitalize their careers.
- Victor Buono made his major film debut in this movie and went on to have a successful career in film and television.
- Both Davis and Crawford continued acting in films and television for many years after, with Davis receiving her tenth and final Academy Award nomination for this film.
- Joan Crawford also enjoyed a career resurgence, although Baby Jane remains one of her most iconic roles.
The film itself became a cult classic, noted for the off-screen rivalry between Davis and Crawford, and it was preserved in the U.S. National Film Registry for its cultural significance
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