Lauren Bacall - Summary of Her Bio & Silver Screen Career

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Bacall starred alongside Bogart in such classic films as "To Have and Have Not", "The Big Sleep", "Dark Passage" and "Key Largo". She was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting role in 1996′s "The Mirror Has Two Faces" and was awarded an Honorary Oscar in 2009 at the age of 84.

Article at Variety about her passing

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1. one of a kind !!

One of the greats you hear nary an ill word about, who carried their careers with great honor, dignity and respect.

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2. travel gently, dear betty.

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3. Love her, and so did Bogie. Here's their iconic scene, the whole thing.

This works because they were already deeply in love, in spite of the age difference. The script is classic schlock, but it works because the chemistry between them crackles. And, of course, Bacall delivers one of the greatest tag lines in cinema history.

It's even better when you help.

We love you, Betty!

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4. She had more sex appeal in that voice ALONE. . .

. . .than too many "stars" today have in their whole bodies.

Rest In Peace, Lauren Bacall. Your cinema work lives on forever.

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5. And more sex appeal than Marilyn Monroe.

IMO.

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6. Pleasantly suprised to read this at her wiki page:

"In a 2005 interview with Larry King, Bacall described herself as "anti-Republican... A liberal. The L-word." She added that "being a liberal is the best thing on earth you can be. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind."