History Creator / LaurenBacall

Bacall's acting career could be best described as "right place, right time" or the idyllic lifestyle that any aspiring actor would want. After her parents separated when she was a child, her mother encouraged her to make it big in show business. Her [[StageNames name was changed]] and [[DyeHard hair was dyed]] (the name "Perske" sounded too Jewish, apparently) and her film debut was one of the most successful of the year. She appeared in four movies with Creator/HumphreyBogart, whom she married [[MayDecemberRomance despite being over 20 years younger than him]].

Lauren Bacall (September 16th 1924 -- August 12th 2014) was one of the best, sexiest and sexiest-voiced actresses of 1940s and '50s Hollywood. Known for her range as an actress, she could do everything from serious, FilmNoir dramatic roles like ''Film/TheBigSleep'' to ridiculous comedies of errors like 1953's ''Film/HowToMarryAMillionaire'' (with Betty Grable and Creator/MarilynMonroe).

Born Betty Joan Perske in 1924, she had a career that is a real example of FollowYourDreams: After her parents separated, her mother encouraged the young Betty to make it big in show business. After a [[StageNames name change]] and [[DyeHard hair coloring]] (the name "Perske" sounded too Jewish, apparently), she did. Bacall appeared in four movies with Creator/HumphreyBogart, whom she married [[MayDecemberRomance despite being over 20 years younger than him]].

* ''Literature/MurderOnTheOrientExpress'' (1974)

Lauren Bacall was one of the best, sexiest and sexiest-voiced actresses of 1940s and '50s Hollywood. Known for her range as an actress, she could do everything from serious, FilmNoir dramatic roles like ''Film/TheBigSleep'' to ridiculous comedies of errors like 1953's ''Film/HowToMarryAMillionaire'' (with Betty Grable and Creator/MarilynMonroe).

* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Her Kind:]] She was one of a very select few members of The Golden Age of Hollywood who lived well into the 21st century. More specifically, of the 15 giants of Old Hollywood that Music/{{Madonna}} name checks in the ''Film/DickTracy''-inspired song [[Music/ImBreathless "Vogue,"]] she was the last one to pass away.
* PromotedFangirl: Many examples, including:
** Admired Creator/BetteDavis, and then met her as a teenager.
** Admired Creator/KatharineHepburn, and they became lifelong friends.

* DyeHard: Naturally a brunette, she dyed her hair red as a career move, and stuck with it.

* ThoseTwoActors: With her husband, Creator/HumphreyBogart.

->''You know how to whistle don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together... and blow.''

Lauren Bacall was one of the best, sexiest and sexiest-voiced actresses of 1940s and '50s Hollywood. Known for her range as an actress, she could do everything from serious, FilmNoir dramatic roles like ''Film/TheBigSleep'' to ridiculous comedies of errors like 1953's ''Film/HowToMarryAMillionaire'' (with BettyGrable and Creator/MarilynMonroe).

Bacall died on August 12, 2014 at the age of 89 in New York City from a stroke (though news of her death was overshadowed with news of another celebrity death: RobinWilliams' suicide, which happened the day before). She will be missed.

* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Her Kind:]] She was one of a very select few members of The Golden Age of Hollywood who lived well into the 21st century. More specifically, of the 15 giants of Old Hollywood that Madonna name checks in the song "Vogue," she was the last one to pass away.

She often got {{Tsundere}}-type roles, proof that the trope is older than anime.

Starting in TheSixties, she stopped really appearing in films, but had a rather successful career on Broadway, starring in production such as ''Theatre/CactusFlower'' and ''Applause'', and as a liberal activist. She also voiced the idents for PBS from 1996 to 2003 (in one version, Bacall herself appeared, as that set of idents had people like Chris Rock lifting a disc with the 'P-Head' symbol over their faces as small acrobats appeared around them)

* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Her Kind:]] She was one of a very select few members of The Golden Age of Hollywood still around. More specifically, of the 15 giants of Old Hollywood that Madonna name checks in the song "Vogue," she was the last one to pass away.

Starting in TheSixties, she stopped really appearing in films, but had a rather successful career on Broadway and as a liberal activist. She also voiced the idents for PBS from 1996 to 2003 (in one version, Bacall herself appeared, as that set of idents had people like Chris Rock lifting a disc with the 'P-Head' symbol over their faces as small acrobats appeared around them)

Bacall died on August 12, 2014 at the age of 89 in New York City from a stroke. She will be missed.

* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Her Kind:]] She was one of a very select few members of The Golden Age of Hollywood who's still around. More specifically, of the 15 giants of Old Hollywood that Madonna name checks in the song "Vogue," she was the last one to pass away.

Incidentally, Bacall is a first cousin of Shimon Peres, former UsefulNotes/{{Israel}}i president and prime minister, who won the Nobel Peace Prize with Rabin and Arafat for trying to fix the UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict. Peres was born Szymon Perski. One wonders what their family reunions (if any) are like.

* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Her Kind:]] She's one of a very select few members of The Golden Age of Hollywood who's still around. More specifically, of the 15 giants of Old Hollywood that Madonna name checks in the song "Vogue," she's the only one still alive, at nearly 90 years old.
* StageName, given to her by Creator/HowardHawks. Her close friends still call her "Betty," though, and Bogie called her "Baby."

Incidentally, Bacall is a first cousin of Shimon Peres, UsefulNotes/{{Israel}}'s current president and former prime minister, who won the Nobel Peace Prize with Rabin and Arafat for trying to fix the UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict. Peres was born Szymon Perski. One wonders what their family reunions (if any) are like.

* StageName, given to her by HowardHawks. Her close friends still call her "Betty," though, and Bogie called her "Baby."

Starting in TheSixties, she stopped really appearing in films, but had a rather successful career on Broadway and as a liberal activist.

Incidentally, Bacall is a first cousin of Shimon Peres, UsefulNotes/{{Israel}}'s current president and former prime minister, who won the [[Nobel Prize Nobel Peace Prize]] with Rabin and Arafat for trying to fix the UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict. Peres was born Szymon Perski. One wonders what their family reunions (if any) are like.

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Born Betty Joan Perske in 1924, she had a career that is a real example of FollowYourDreams: after her parents separated, her mother encouraged the young Betty to make it big in show business. After a [[StageNames name change]] and [[DyeHard hair coloring]] (the name "Perske" sounded too Jewish, apparently), she did. Bacall appeared in four movies with Creator/HumphreyBogart, whom she married [[MayDecemberRomance despite being over 20 years younger than him]].

Incidentally, Bacall is a first cousin of Shimon Peres, UsefulNotes/{{Israel}}'s current president and former prime minister, who won the [[NobelPrize Nobel Peace Prize]] with Rabin and Arafat for trying to fix the UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict. Peres was born Szymon Perski. One wonders what their family reunions (if any) are like.