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' separation when she was a child, her mother encouraged her to make it big in show business. Her [[StageNames name was changed]] (due to "Perske" sounding too Jewish, apparently... although "Bacall" was from her mother's family's equally Jewish name of "Bacal-Weinstein") and [[DyeHard her hair was dyed]]; she was "discovered" by ''Harper's Bazaar'' columnist Diana Vreeland, and appeared on the cover of that magazine's March 1943 issue (posing outside of a Red Cross blood donation office); and her screen debut, alongside Bogart in 1944's ''Film/{{To Have and Have Not}}'', was one of the most successful of that year. She would go on to appear in three other films with Bogart, whom she first met when she was nineteen and married despite being more than twenty years his junior.

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' separation when she was a child, her mother encouraged her to make it big in show business. Her [[StageNames name was changed]] (due to "Perske" sounding too Jewish, apparently... although "Bacall" was from her mother's family's equally Jewish name of "Bacal-Weinstein") and [[DyeHard her hair was dyed]]; she was "discovered" by ''Harper's Bazaar'' columnist Diana Vreeland, and appeared on the cover of that magazine's March 1943 issue (posing outside of a Red Cross blood donation office); and her screen debut, alongside Bogart in 1944's ''Film/{{To Have and Have Not}}'', was one of the most successful of that year. She would go on to appear in three other movies with Bogart, whom she first met when she was 19 and married despite being more than twenty years his junior.

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' separation when she was a child, her mother encouraged her to make it big in show business. Her [[StageNames name was changed]] (due to "Perske" sounding too Jewish, apparently... although "Bacall" was from her mother's family's equally Jewish name of "Bacal-Weinstein") and [[DyeHard her hair was dyed]]; she was "discovered" by ''Harper's Bazaar'' columnist Diana Vreeland, and appeared on the cover of that magazine's March 1943 issue (posing outside of a Red Cross blood donation office); and her screen debut, in 1944's ''Film/{{To Have and Have Not}}'' (alongside Humphrey Bogart), was one of the most successful of that year. She would appear in four movies with Bogart, whom she first met when she was nineteen and married despite being more than twenty years his junior.

Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actor known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks, as well as her range that allowed her to do everything from serious, dramatic [[FilmNoir films noir]] such as ''Film/TheBigSleep'' to ridiculous comedies of errors like ''Film/HowToMarryAMillionaire'' (with Creator/BettyGrable and Creator/MarilynMonroe).

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' separation when she was a child, her mother encouraged her to make it big in show business. Her [[StageNames name was changed]] (due to "Perske" sounding too Jewish, apparently... although "Bacall" was from her mother's family's equally Jewish name of "Bacal-Weinstein") and [[DyeHard her hair dyed]]; she was "discovered" by ''Harper's Bazaar'' columnist Diana Vreeland and memorably appeared on the cover of that magazine's March 1943 issue (posing outside of a Red Cross blood donation office); and her screen debut in 1944's ''Film/{{To Have and Have Not}}'' (alongside Creator/HumphreyBogart) was one of the most successful of that year. Bacall would appear in four movies with Bogart, whom she first met when she was nineteen and married despite being more than twenty years his junior.

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' separation when she was a child, her mother encouraged her to make it big in show business. Her [[StageNames name was changed]] (due to "Perske" sounding too Jewish, apparently... although "Bacall" was from her mother's family's equally Jewish name of "Bacal-Weinstein") and [[DyeHard her hair dyed]]; she was "discovered" by ''Harper's Bazaar'' columnist Diana Vreeland, and memorably appeared on the cover of that magazine's March 1943 issue (posing outside of a Red Cross blood donation office); and her screen debut in 1944's ''Film/{{To Have and Have Not}}'' (alongside Creator/HumphreyBogart) was one of the most successful of that year. Bacall would appear in four movies with Bogart, whom she first met when she was nineteen and married despite being more than twenty years his junior.

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' separation when she was a child, her mother encouraged her to make it big in show business. Her [[StageNames name was changed]] (due to "Perske" sounding too Jewish, apparently... although "Bacall" was from her mother's family's equally Jewish name of "Bacal-Weinstein") and [[DyeHard her hair dyed]], and her screen debut in 1944's ''Film/{{To Have and Have Not}}'' (alongside Creator/HumphreyBogart) was one of the most successful of that year. She would appear in four movies with Bogart, whom she first met when she was nineteen and married despite being more than twenty years his junior.

->''"You know how to whistle don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together... and blow."''
-->-- '''"Slim"''' (Lauren Bacall) in ''Film/ToHaveAndHaveNot''

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' separation when she was a child, her mother encouraged her to make it big in show business. Her [[StageNames name was changed]] (due to "Perske" apparently sounding too Jewish... although "Bacall" was from her mother's family's equally Jewish name of "Bacal-Weinstein") and [[DyeHard her hair dyed]], and her screen debut in 1944's ''Film/{{To Have and Have Not}}'' (alongside Creator/HumphreyBogart) was one of the most successful of that year. She would appear in four movies with Bogart, whom she first met when she was nineteen and married despite being more than twenty years his junior.

Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actor known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks. Known for her range as an actor, she could do everything from serious, FilmNoir dramatic roles like ''Film/TheBigSleep'' to ridiculous comedies of errors like 1953's ''Film/HowToMarryAMillionaire'' (with Creator/BettyGrable and Creator/MarilynMonroe).

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... although "Bacall" came from her mother's family's equally Jewish name of 'Bacal-Weinstein'), and her screen debut in 1944's ''Film/{{To Have and Have Not}}'' (alongside her future first husband Creator/HumphreyBogart) was one of the most successful of the year. She appeared in four movies in total with Bogart, whom she met at the age of 19 and married despite being over twenty years younger than him.

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... although "Bacall" came from her mother's family's equally Jewish name of 'Bacal-Weinstein') and her film debut, ''Film/ToHaveAndHaveNot'' alongside Creator/HumphreyBogart, was one of the most successful of the year. She appeared in four movies in total with Bogart, whom she met at the age of 19 and married despite being over twenty years younger than him.

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 provided voice-over for [[StationIdent station idents]] created for Creator/{{PBS}} between 1996 and 2002 (in one version, Bacall herself appeared, as that series of idents had people like Creator/ChrisRock lifting a disc with the "P-Head" symbol over their faces as small acrobats appeared around them). She lived for 53 years in the Dakota Apartments in New York City, and thus was Music/JohnLennon's neighbor before Lennon's murder.

She is the mother of fellow actor Creator/SamRobards due to her second marriage to Creator/JasonRobards.

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, ''Film/ToHaveAndHaveNot'' alongside Creator/HumphreyBogart, was one of the most successful of the year. She appeared in four movies in total with Bogart, whom she married despite being over twenty years younger than him.

Incidentally, Bacall was 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.

%% ContraltoOfDanger: Bacall was known for her husky voice, which she acquired before the making of her first film. Director Howard Hawks was the one who taught her to lower her naturally high-pitched, nasal voice.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Bacall was known for her husky voice, which she acquired before the making of her first film. Director Howard Hawks was the one who taught her to lower her naturally high-pitched, nasal voice.