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Lauren Bacall

Also known as Betty Joan Perske, Betty Perske, Loren Beykoll

American actress (1924–2014)

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Lauren Bacall was an American actress who became a Hollywood star in the 1940s and continued performing in film and theater for over seven decades. She is remembered as one of the most iconic and influential actresses in cinema history, known for her distinctive voice, glamorous style, and memorable roles in classic films.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1924
Died: 2014
Works: 9

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The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks. She began her career as a model. She first appeared as a leading lady in the Humphrey Bogart film To Have and Have Not (1944) and continued on in the film noir genre, with appearances in Bogart movies…

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Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2025
Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes — Self (archive footage)2024
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story — Self (archive footage)2023
Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe2022
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes2022
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe — archive footage2022
The Capote Tapes — Self (voice) (archive footage)2021
Parkinson at 50 — Self (archive footage)2021
Beautiful Like a Poem — Self (archive footage)2020

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1924
Active to: 2014

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Listeners: 1,924
Total plays: 12,102

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: The Bronx
Place of death: Manhattan
Spouse: Jason Robards
Occupation: actor
Employer: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: American English
Eye colour: green
Hair colour: blond hair
Official website: www.laurenbacall.com
Image: Lauren Bacall by László Willinger, 1946.jpg
Height: 173
Number of children: 3
Work location: United States
Residence: The Dakota
Political ideology: communism

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manner of death: natural causes
date of death: 2014-08-12
Commons category: Lauren Bacall
date of birth: 1924-09-16
cause of death: stroke
birth name: Betty Joan Perske
nominated for: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
ethnic group: American Jews
Commons gallery: Lauren Bacall
name in native language: Lauren Bacall
start of work period: 1944-00-00
filmography: Lauren Bacall on screen and stage
place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
end of work period: 2014-00-00
time period: 21st century
member of: American Theatre Hall of Fame
hashtag: LaurenBacall
writing language: American English
married name: Betty Bogart
pseudonym: Lauren Bacall

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Encyclopedic overview

Betty Joan Perske (September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014), known professionally as Lauren Bacall (/bəˈkɔːl/), was an American actress. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and was one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. She received an Academy Honorary Award in 2009 in recognition of her contribution to the Golden Age of motion pictures.

Bacall began a career as a model for the Walter Thornton Model Agency before making her film debut at the age of nineteen in To Have and Have Not (1944) as the leading lady opposite Humphrey Bogart, whom she later married. She continued in the film noir genre with appearances alongside Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947) and Key Largo (1948) and she starred in the romantic comedies How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and Designing Woman (1957). She portrayed the female lead in Written on the Wind (1956), which is considered one of Douglas Sirk's seminal films. She later acted in Harper (1966), Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and The Shootist (1976).

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