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At Humphrey Bogart’s funeral, Bacall placed a whistle in his coffin, referencing their first film together To Have and Have Not 1944 and the line: You know how to whistle, don’t you? You just put your lips together and blow.
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When Howard Hawks discovered her, she was offered a choice to work with either Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart. She was tempted by Grant but was cast with Bogart, starting one of Hollywood’s greatest romances.
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She met and became close friends with Gregory Peck at age 17 while working as an usherette; they remained close until his death.
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Alongside Veronica Lake, Julie London, and Rita Hayworth, her persona helped inspire the character Jessica Rabbit.
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After being dismissed by Howard Hawks for a high nasal voice, she spent two weeks developing a deep husky voice, which she later used to visit Hawks and win the role.
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According to her autobiography By Myself and Then Some, Bacall lost her virginity to future husband Humphrey Bogart at age 19 when they began an affair in February 1944.
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Her son Sam Robards, born December 16, 1961, with second husband Jason Robards, had Katharine Hepburn as his godmother.
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Bacall lived in the same New York apartment building as John Lennon when he was shot on December 8, 1980. She told a British TV host she heard the gunshot but thought it was a car tire bursting.
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Those close to her called her by her real first name, Betty.
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Though respected for sixty years, she was only nominated once for an Academy Award, at age 72 for The Mirror Has Two Faces 1996.
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Her screen persona was based on Howard Hawks’s wife Slim, whose name she used in To Have and Have Not 1944.
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Daughter Leslie Bogart, born August 23, 1952, was named after actor Leslie Howard, who helped Humphrey Bogart get his breakthrough role in The Petrified Forest 1936.
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A vocal disorder called Bogart-Bacall syndrome BBS is named after her and Humphrey Bogart; it involves muscle tension dysphonia from habitual use of a low speaking pitch.
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Humphrey Bogart wanted her as his leading lady in In a Lonely Place 1950 and Sabrina 1954.
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Her marriage to Humphrey Bogart took place at Malabar Farm in Ohio, home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Bromfield, now a state park.
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After Bogart’s death, she announced her engagement to Frank Sinatra, who then backed out.
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Actress Kathleen Turner, often compared to Bacall, reportedly introduced herself saying Hi, I’m the young you.
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She has the second lowest name ID on IMDb, just after Fred Astaire and just before Brigitte Bardot.
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Won a Tony Award for her role as Margo Channing in the Broadway production of Applause, a musical based on All About Eve 1950, presented by Walter Matthau.
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Son Stephen H. Bogart, born January 6, 1949, was named after Humphrey Bogart’s character from To Have and Have Not 1944.
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Returned to work six months after giving birth to daughter Leslie Bogart to begin filming How to Marry a Millionaire 1953.
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She was part of the initial Rat Pack with Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, and Swifty Lazar.
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She was self-conscious about her feet size, describing them as big even for her exceptional height.
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Gave birth to her third child at age 37, son Sam Robards on December 16, 1961, with second husband Jason Robards.
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Inspired by Bette Davis, she enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where she dated Kirk Douglas, but left after a year due to lack of scholarships for girls and then worked as a model and usherette.
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Howard Hawks put her under personal contract, changed her name to Lauren Bacall, and later sold her contract to Warners, where she was fined and suspended for refusing film roles.
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Her autobiography By Myself won a National Book Award in 1980.
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She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1724 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
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She was close friends with Dirk Bogarde and visited him in London the day before he died in May 1999.
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Won two Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical: in 1970 for Applause and in 1981 for Woman of the Year; her Tony for Applause was presented by Walter Matthau.
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She made two movies with John Wayne: Blood Alley 1955 and The Shootist 1976. During the earlier film, her husband Humphrey Bogart was dying of throat cancer; when she made The Shootist, Wayne had lost a lung to cancer.
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Gave birth to first child at age 24, son Stephen H. Bogart on January 6, 1949, with first husband Humphrey Bogart.
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After losing her job as a showroom model, she found work as a Broadway theater usher, and George Jean Nathan voted her the prettiest usher of 1942 in Esquire.
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Before her discovery, she volunteered as a hostess at the New York Stage Door Canteen on Monday nights.
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Before her death, she was the only surviving legend mentioned in Madonna’s 1990 #1 hit song Vogue.
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Ranked #11 in Empire magazine’s The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list.
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Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history #6 in 1995.
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Her Harper’s Bazaar cover at age 18 led to her first film role after being spotted by Howard Hawks’s wife; her role in To Have and Have Not 1944 was based on and named for Hawks’ wife Slim.
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Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.
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Her father William Perske was born in New Jersey to Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire; her mother Natalie was a Romanian Jewish immigrant. After divorce, her mother modified her maiden name to Bacal; Bacall added an extra l to avoid rhyming with crackle.
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Gave birth to second child at age 27, daughter Leslie Bogart on August 23, 1952, with first husband Humphrey Bogart.
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Mother of actor Sam Robards, Stephen H. Bogart, and Leslie Bogart.
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Starred with husband Humphrey Bogart on the syndicated radio program Bold Venture 1951-52 as Sailor Duval.
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Quit smoking cigarettes in the mid-1980s.
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She expressed interest in playing Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate 1967.
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Was crowned Miss Greenwich Village in 1942.
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On August 29, 2018, TCM honored her with a day of film work during Summer Under the Stars.
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Originally wanted to be a dancer, attending ballet classes since infancy, but turned to acting in adolescence.
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Mentioned with Humphrey Bogart in the 1981 song Key Largo: We had it all, just like Bogie and Bacall.
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Awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on January 10, 1997.
