Lauren Bacall (pron.: /ˌlɔrən bəˈkɔːl/; born Betty Joan Perske, September 16, 1924, died August 12, 2014) was an American film and stage
actress and
model, known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks. She first emerged as 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 The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947), and Key Largo (1948), as well as a
comedienne in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) with
Marilyn Monroe and Designing Woman (1957) with
Gregory Peck. Bacall has also work…
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