Film · Music · Literature · 1924–2014
Born: 16 September 1924 · Died: 12 August 2014 · Age: 89
Film star known for her deep voice and sultry looks
Did you know?She met her first husband, Humphrey Bogart, on the set of her very first film when she was only nineteen.
Lauren Bacall was 19 when she first faced Humphrey Bogart on screen. Her husky voice and steady stare made her a star overnight. Their romance on and off screen became a Hollywood legend. After Bogart's death she rebuilt her career on Broadway. There she won two Tony Awards. She was outspoken and witty, and refused to be defined only by her early fame. She kept acting into her late eighties. An honorary Oscar crowned her long career.
Betty Joan Perske (September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014), known professionally as Lauren Bacall, was an American actress. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and was one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
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Profile
American actress, born 1924
Lauren Bacall was born in The Bronx on 16 September 1924.
She made her film debut opposite Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not.
She married Bogart in 1945.
She won two Tony Awards.
Career highlights
Did you know?Her low, sultry gaze became known as 'The Look'.
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