Lauren Bacall

AKA:
Betty Joan Perske
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
09/16/1924
Birthplace:
New York, New York
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biography
Lauren Bacall was one of those movie stars who were so original and iconic that the molecular structure of the audience seemed to shift when she was on screen. Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn, Greta Garbo – they too possessed an ineffable power to dominate the screen by their physical presence alone. But what made Bacall unique was that she demonstrated this authority at such a young age. She was only 19 years old when she stood toe-to-toe with the formidable Humphrey Bogart in “To Have and Have Not” (1944), director Howard Hawks’ film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s novel. Continued
Credits
Natalie Van Miter
2007
Mam
2006
Eleanor
2004
Ma Ginger
2004
Sin-Dee
2000
Margaret Kramer
1996
Hannah Morgan
1996
Bond Rogers
1976
Marilla Hagen
1957
Schatze Page
1953
Nora Temple
1948
Vivian
1946
Marie Browning--
1944
Marcia Sindell
Elizabeth
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Actor
Sylvia Broderick
Dr Edwina Beighley
Mrs Amelia Cranston
Marsha Archdale
Lady Westholme
Irene Jansen
Meg Faversen Rinehart
Cathy
Mado Remei
Lucy Moore Hadley
1956
Lillian Brooks
Mrs Sampson
Catherine Wyatt
Julie Beck
Countess Camilla Volta
Sally Ross
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Worked as an usherette in a theater, where she was able to watch actors rehearse
1942 
Appeared in the short-lived Broadway production, "Johnny 2x4"
1942 
Crowned "Miss Greenwich Village"
1943 
Spotted on cover of the March 1943 issue of Harper's Bazaar by Howard Hawks' wife; Hawks tested her and signed her to a seven-year studio contract
1944 
Acting debut as the female lead in "To Have and Have Not" opposite Humphrey Bogart; directed by Hawks
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