Humphrey bogart and lauren bacall biography

(1924-2014)

Synopsis

Born on September 16, 1924 in New York City, Lauren Bacall was a fashion mag cover model before landing her debut film role in To Have and Have Not, co-starring with Humphrey Bogart, whom she would marry.

A decades-long career ensued with movies that included Key Largo, A Woman's World, Murder on the Orient Express, The Fan, The Portrait and The Mirror Has Two Faces. Bacall died on August 12, 2014 at the age of 89.

Early Life

Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924 to a working-class family in New York City.

Her father, William, was an alcoholic who left the family when Bacall was six; Bacall and her mother later changed their last name to her grandmother's maiden name, Bacal, and added the second "l."

Enthralled by the theater from an early age, Bacall started working in high school as an usher, and then performed in plays both on and off Broadway.

However, it was her work as a model, and