Cushing Academy
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Cushing Academy is a private, coeducational college-preparatory school for boarding and day students in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, United States. It serves approximately 400 students in grades 9–12 an
Cushing Academy seal
Print of Ashburnham from 1886 by L.R. Burleigh with list of landmarks depicted including Cushing Academy
Cushing Academy and Science Building, c. 1908.
Bette Davis
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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympa
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…tennis courts. Lowe Hall, built in 1890 as a dormitory for female students, was named for board of trustees member Abraham T. Lowe. Lore has it that Bette Davis, who lived in Lowe, carved her name into a closet. Lowe was most recently remodeled in 2015. Cushing offers courses in classical and modern languages…
Davis in 1935
Bette Davis and Donald Meek in Broken Dishes (1929). "I was now a bona fide Broadway actress—in a hit," Davis wrote.
Bette Davis in Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
Davis in Of Human Bondage (1934)