Bette Davis, in her 1962 autobiography, claimed she named it in 1936 after her first husband, Harmon Oscar Nelson, of whom the statue's rear end reminded her.
bˈɛt dˈeɪvɪs, ɪn hɜː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ˌɔːɾoʊbaɪˈɑːɡɹəfi, klˈeɪmd ʃiː nˈeɪmd ɪɾ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ˈæftɚ hɜː fˈɜːst hˈʌsbənd, hˈɑːɹmən ˈɑːskɚ nˈɛlsən, ʌv hˈuːm ðə stˈætʃuːz ɹˈɪɹ ˈɛnd ɹᵻmˈaɪndᵻd hɜː.