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Lauren Bacall

Best known as Bogarts wife and co-star; her only radio work was Bold Venture (1951-52), the only show she ever made with Bogart.

Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924 in the Bronx. She modeled before making her film debut in To Have and Have Not (1944) opposite Bogart. Director Howard Hawks trained her to speak with a lower voice by having her shout Shakespeare daily. Bacall and Bogart married May 21, 1945. Together they starred in Bold Venture (1951-1952), radio their only joint series -- 78 episodes on 423 stations earning 5000 weekly. She became a widow at 32 in 1957. She won a Tony Award for Broadway musical Applause in 1970. She died August 12, 2014 at age 89.
1924Born · Bronx, New York City, USA
2014Died
1Radio credits
Did You Know?
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Her real name was Betty Joan Perske -- Bacall was a variant of her mothers maiden name

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Director Howard Hawks trained her to speak with a lower deeper voice by having her yell Shakespeare for hours every day

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Bold Venture was the only radio show she ever made with Bogart -- recorded on their own schedule

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She became a widow at 32 when Bogart died in 1957

Known For

To Have and Have Not (1944)

The Big Sleep (1946)

Key Largo (1948)

Bold Venture radio (1951-1952)

Applause Broadway 1970