 A few months before her death in 1989, Davis was one of several actors featured on the cover of "Life" magazine.In a film retrospective that celebrated the films and stars of 1939, "Life" concluded that Davis was the most significant actress of her era, and highlighted "Dark Victory" (1939) as one of the more important films of the year.Her death made front-page news throughout the world as the "close of yet another chapter of the Golden Age of Hollywood".