Lauren Bacall facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Lauren Bacall
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![]() Bacall in the 1940s
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Born |
Betty Joan Perske
September 16, 1924 |
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Died | August 12, 2014 New York City, U.S.
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(aged 89)||||||||
Cause of death | Stroke | ||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||
Occupation | Actress, model | ||||||||
Years active | 1942–2014 | ||||||||
Spouse(s) |
Humphrey Bogart (m. 1945–1957)
(his death)Jason Robards
(m. 1961; div. 1969) |
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Children | Stephen Bogart Leslie Bogart Sam Robards |
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Relatives | Shimon Peres (cousin) | ||||||||
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Lauren Bacall ( born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American movie, radio and stage actress and model. She was well known for her deep voice. She started acting in the 1940s. She acted until 2014. She had big roles in movies like The Big Sleep and Dark Passage.
Bacall was the fourth wife of actor Humphrey Bogart. They were married until Bogart died in 1957. They had a son, Stephen (born 1949), and a daughter, Leslie (born 1952). Bacall married Jason Robards in 1961. They had one son, Sam (born 1961). They divorced in 1969. Bacall was once briefly engaged to singer Frank Sinatra.
Bacall's cousin was Shimon Peres, the former Prime Minister and President of Israel. Their fathers were brothers.
On August 12, 2014, Bacall died in New York City from a stroke, aged 89.
Images for kids
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Bacall lounges on top of the piano while Vice President Harry S. Truman plays for servicemen at the National Press Club Canteen in Washington, D.C. (February 10, 1945)
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Kirk Douglas and Bacall in Young Man with a Horn
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Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable and Bacall in How to Marry a Millionaire
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Best man Louis Bromfield (center) at the wedding of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall at Malabar Farm (May 21, 1945)