Lauren Bacall on screen and stage explained

American actress Lauren Bacall (1924–2014) had an extensive career in films, television shows, and plays. She was one of the leading ladies during the Golden Age of Hollywood along with actresses such as Marilyn Monroe and Rita Hayworth. Bacall started her career as a teenage fashion model when she appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar and was discovered by Howard Hawks' wife Nancy.[1] As she naturally had a high-pitched and nasal voice, she received lessons to help deepen it and was required to shout verses by Shakespeare for hours every day as part of her training.[2] [3]

Bacall's first film appearance was with Humphrey Bogart in the 1944 film To Have and Have Not. The following year she married Bogart and went on to appear with him in The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947), and Key Largo (1948). She also starred in comedies such as How to Marry a Millionaire in 1953 with Marilyn Monroe, Designing Woman in 1957 with Gregory Peck, and Sex and the Single Girl in 1964 with Natalie Wood. Bacall also appeared in Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and The Shootist (1976).

In Bacall's later years, she appeared in the films All I Want for Christmas (1991), Prêt-à-Porter (1994), The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), My Fellow Americans (1996), Diamonds (1999), Dogville (2003), Eve (2008) Wide Blue Yonder (2010) and The Forger (2012). For her role as Hannah Morgan in The Mirror Has Two Faces, Bacall won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and was nominated for a BAFTA and an Academy Award.[4] [5] [6] Her television work included appearances on Mr. Broadway (1964), Chicago Hope (1998), and The Rockford Files (1979), as well as providing the voice of Evelyn on the animated series Family Guy (2014).

Bacall also performed on Broadway in the plays Cactus Flower in 1965 and The Visit in 1995 and musicals such as Applause in 1970 and Woman of the Year in 1981. For her roles in Applause and Woman of the Year, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.[7] [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1944-10-111944To Have and Have Not
1945-11-021945Confidential Agent
1946-07-261946Two Guys from MilwaukeeHerself (cameo)
1947-09-05 1947Dark Passage
1948-07-161948Key Largo
1950-02-091950Young Man with a Horn
Bright Leaf
1953-11-051953How to Marry a Millionaire
1954-09-301954Woman's WorldAlternate title: A Woman's World[9]
1955-07-151955
Blood Alley
1956-12-011956Written on the Wind
1957-05-161957Designing Woman
1958-02-111958
1959-10-071959North West FrontierAlternate title: Flame Over India
1964-07-221964Shock Treatment
Sex and the Single Girl
1966-02-231966HarperAlternate title: The Moving Target
1974-11-241974Murder on the Orient Express
1976-08-201976
1980-09-121980<--article date wrong-->HealtH
1981-05-151981
1988-04-151988Appointment with Death[10]
Mr. NorthAmelia Cranston
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickHerselfDocumentary film[11]
1989-03-071989Tree of HandsAlternate title: Innocent Victim[12]
1990Misery
19911991<--M/D not available-->A Star for TwoEdwige
All I Want for Christmas[13]
1994-12-231994Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter)
1996-11-151996
My Fellow Americans
1997-02-121997Day and NightSoniaFrench title: Le Jour et la Nuit[14]
1999-01-241999Get BruceHerselfDocumentary film[15]
(voice)Animated film[16]
DiamondsSin-Dee
Presence of Mind
[17]
HerselfDocumentary film[18]
2003-05-192003Dogville
Gone DarkAlternate title: The Limit[19]
2004-09-052004Howl's Moving CastleWitch of the Waste (voice)Animated film
BirthEleanor
Amália TraïdaTV AnnouncerShort film[20]
2005-05-162005ManderlayMam
2006-03-102006These Foolish ThingsDame Lydia[21]
2007-08-102007
2008-09-012008EveGrandmaShort film[22]
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin KingThe Grand Witch (voice)Animated film[23]
2010-08-192010Wide Blue YonderMayAlternate title: All at Sea[24]
2012-05-232012Ernest & CelestineThe Grey One (voice)Animated film
2012-07-032012Alternate title: Carmel-by-the-Sea (final film role)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1953What's My Line?Herself – Mystery Guest3 episodes[25]
1954Light's Diamond JubileeHerself – Guest StarTelevision special[26]
1955Producers' ShowcaseEpisode: "The Petrified Forest"[27]
1956Ford Star JubileeEpisode: "Blithe Spirit"
1963Episode: "A Dozen Deadly Roses"[28]
Dr. KildareEpisode: "The Oracle"
1964Mr. BroadwayEpisodes: "Take a Walk Through a Cemetery", "Something to Sing About"[29]
1965Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreAmanda / BarbaraEpisode: "Double Jeopardy"[30]
1973ApplauseTelevision special (videotaped stage performance)[31]
1975Happy EndingsCatharineTelevision special (segment: "A Commercial Break")[32]
1978Perfect GentlemenTelevision film[33]
1979The Rockford FilesEpisodes: "Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs: Part 1 & 2"[34]
1989Dinner at EightTelevision film
1990A Little Piece of Sunshine[35]
1991HBO Storybook MusicalsFreezelda (voice)Episode: "The Ice Queen's Mittens"[36]
1993-02-131993Television film[37]
General Motors Playwrights TheaterHerself – Host10 episodes[38]
LisaTelevision film[39]
Great PerformancesNarrator (voice)Episode: "Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music"[40]
1995-06-031995From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerTelevision film[41]
1998Chicago HopeEpisodes: "Risky Business", "Absent Without Leave"[42]
1999Television miniseries
2006Herself – Guest StarEpisode: "Luxury Lounge"
20082008Empire State Building MurdersTelevision film[43]
2014Family GuyEvelyn (voice)Episode: "Mom's the Word" (final television role)[44]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1942Johnny 2x4EnsembleBroadway (credited as Betty Bacall)
Franklin StreetUnnamed teenager
1959Goodbye CharlieCharlieBroadway[45]
1965Cactus FlowerStephanie
1970ApplauseBroadway and West End[46]
1977Wonderful TownSummer stock[47]
1979V.I.P. Night on BroadwayHerselfBroadway (benefit concert)[48]
1981Woman of the YearBroadway
1985Sweet Bird of YouthWest End[49]
1989HerselfBroadway (benefit concert)
1995Chichester Festival
1996Angela Lansbury: A CelebrationHerselfBroadway (benefit concert)[50]
1999Waiting in the WingsBroadway

Radio

See also

Notes and References

  1. Ajesh Patalay. Revisiting Lauren Bacall in Bazaar. Harper's Bazaar. 18 August 2014. 13 August 2014. 13 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813215552/http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/culture-news/news/revisiting-lauren-bacall-in-bazaar. live.
  2. Book: Ann M. Sperber. Eric Lax. Bogart. 1997. Morrow. New York. 0688075398. 245. 1.. registration.
  3. News: Emily Hourican. Lauren Bacall: A Panther in Her Overall Family Tree. Irish Independent. 20 August 2014. 17 August 2014. 20 August 2014. https://archive.today/20140820114101/http://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-features/lauren-bacall-a-panther-in-her-overall-family-tree-30513080.html. live.
  4. Web site: Lauren Bacall 1 Nomination 1 Win 1 Special Award. Golden Globe Awards; Hollywood Foreign Press Association. August 13, 2014. October 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141010140733/http://www.hfpa.org/browse/?param=/member/29502. live.
  5. Web site: Lauren Bacall Search Results. British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). August 13, 2014. August 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819234125/http://www.bafta.org/search.html?q=lauren%20bacall&w=true. live.
  6. Web site: Nominees & Winners for the 69th Academy Awards . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) . August 13, 2014 . 1997 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130723031146/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/1990-1999/69nominees.html . July 23, 2013 .
  7. Web site: 1970 – 24th Annual Tony Awards®. IBM Corp., Tony Award Productions. August 13, 2014. April 19, 1970. https://archive.today/20140813132733/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/ceremonies/200909161253133466921.html. August 13, 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: 1981 – 35th Annual Tony Awards®. IBM Corp., Tony Award Productions. August 13, 2014. June 7, 1981. https://archive.today/20140813132734/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/ceremonies/200909161253133768671.html. August 13, 2014. dead.
  9. Web site: Bosley Crowther. Woman's World Review (1954). The New York Times. 14 August 2014. 29 September 1954. 14 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814183327/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9505E0DE1238E23BBC4151DFBF66838F649EDE. live.
  10. Web site: Michael Idato. Lauren Bacall Dead at 89. The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 August 2014. 13 August 2014. 13 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813212228/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/lauren-bacall-dead-at-89-20140813-103gbm.html. live.
  11. News: Rick Kogan. Documenting John Huston's Lust For Life-and Self-destruction. Chicago Tribune. 15 August 2014. 12 June 1989. 27 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827031713/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-06-12/features/8902080974_1_john-huston-anjelica-huston-movie-maverick. live.
  12. Web site: Tim Walker. The Nickname Jason Robards Gave Lauren Bacall. The Daily Telegraph. 14 August 2014. 14 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814174221/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11032147/The-nickname-Jason-Robards-gave-Lauren-Bacall.html. live.
  13. Web site: Joe Reid. The Lauren Bacall Performances You Might Not Know About. The Wire. 14 August 2014. 14 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814003802/http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/08/the-lauren-bacall-performances-you-might-not-know-about/375988/. dead.
  14. Web site: French Film With Bacall Faces Ridicule at Berlin Fest. Los Angeles Times. 14 August 2014. 18 February 1997. 14 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814190729/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-02-18/entertainment/ca-29766_1_french-film. live.
  15. Web site: Get Bruce (1999). https://web.archive.org/web/20151011223959/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/177559/Get-Bruce/cast. dead. 11 October 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2015. 19 September 2014.
  16. Moira McCormick. In An Old House In Paris. 14 August 2014. Billboard. 1 May 1999.
  17. Web site: David Stratton. Review: 'The Venice Project'. Variety. 14 August 2014. 15 September 1999. 15 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140815005721/http://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/the-venice-project-2-1117752140/. live.
  18. Web site: A Conversation with Gregory Peck. Festival de Cannes. 15 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141022093636/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5128/year/2000.html. 2014-10-22. dead.
  19. Web site: The Limit (2003). https://web.archive.org/web/20140820122110/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/304774/The-Limit/overview. dead. 20 August 2014. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Mark Deming. 2014. 15 September 2014.
  20. Web site: Greed, A New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli. Gagosian Gallery. 20 August 2014. Italian. 6 February 2009. 22 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140822111511/http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/february-06-2009--greed-a-new-fragrance-by-francesco-vezzoli. live.
  21. Web site: Kathryn Harris. Lauren Bacall, Husky-Voiced Star in Films, Plays, Dies at 89. Bloomberg News. 15 August 2014. 13 August 2014. 16 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140816060749/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-13/lauren-bacall-husky-voiced-actress-in-films-plays-dies-at-89.html. live.
  22. Web site: Natalie Portman's Directorial Debut. CBS News. 15 September 2014. 2 September 2008. 28 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140428112336/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/natalie-portmans-directorial-debut/. live.
  23. Web site: Neela Debnath. Lauren Bacall's last ever performance on Family Guy airs in UK tonight. The Independent. 15 September 2014. 14 September 2014. 14 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914223114/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/laurence-bacalls-last-ever-performance-on-family-guy-airs-in-uk-tonight-9732143.html. live.
  24. Web site: Brian Cox to the Norwegian International Film Festival . The Norwegian International Film Festival . 15 August 2014 . 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082952/http://www.filmfestivalen.no/incoming/article954301.ece?language=english . 19 August 2014 .
  25. Web site: What's My Line? (TV). Paley Center for Media. 15 August 2014.
  26. Book: Terrace. Vincent. Television specials : 5,336 entertainment programs, 1936–2012. 2013. McFarland. Jefferson [u.a.]. 978-0-7864-7444-8. 231. Second. 18 August 2014.
  27. Book: Terrace. Vincent. Television specials : 5,336 entertainment programs, 1936–2012. 2013. McFarland. Jefferson [u.a.]. 978-0-7864-7444-8. 300. Second. 18 August 2014.
  28. Web site: Lauren Bacall: 1924–2014. https://archive.today/20140815122053/http://www.firstcoastnews.com/picture-gallery/news/features/2014/08/13/lauren-bacall-1924-2014/13995333/. dead. 15 August 2014. First Coast News. 15 August 2014.
  29. Web site: Mr. Broadway Episode Guide. TV Guide. 19 September 2014. 24 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324042107/http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=203231&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=719829. live.
  30. Web site: Episode Detail: Double Jeopardy – Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre. TV Guide. 15 August 2014. 19 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082339/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/bob-hope-presents-the-chrysler-theatre-1965/episode-14-season-2/double-jeopardy/200149. live.
  31. News: John J. O'Connor. C.B.S. 'Applause' Glitters at Its Musical Best. The New York Times. 15 March 1973. 30 May 2020. 4 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230104212422/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/15/archives/tv-cbs-applause-glitters-at-its-musical-best-lauren-bacall-thrills.html. live.
  32. https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=see&p=140&item=T87:0066 Happy Endings
  33. Web site: Hal Erickson. Perfect Gentlemen Review (1978). https://web.archive.org/web/20140819091040/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/128140/Perfect-Gentlemen/overview. dead. 19 August 2014. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2014. 18 August 2014.
  34. Web site: David Lee Simmons. Lauren Bacall, Movie Legend, is Dead at Age 89, TMZ reports. The Times-Picayune. 14 August 2014. 12 August 2014. 14 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814171420/http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/08/lauren_bacall_movie_legend_is.html. live.
  35. Web site: Shane Danielsen. A Class Act: Lauren Bacall (1924–2014). SBS. 15 August 2014. 13 August 2014. 19 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819095337/http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/blog/2014/08/13/class-act-lauren-bacall-1924-2014. live.
  36. https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-info/57531-Three-Little-Kittens The Real Story of Three Little Kittens
  37. Web site: Pete Hammond. Lauren Bacall Appreciation: They Don't Make Them Like Her Anymore. Deadline Hollywood. 13 August 2014. 14 August 2014. 14 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814072953/http://deadline.com/2014/08/lauren-bacall-appreciation-they-dont-make-them-like-her-anymore-818715/. live.
  38. Web site: Rick Marin. Review: 'Gm Playwrights Theater the Parallax Garden'. Variety. 14 August 2014. 13 April 1993. 15 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140815005727/http://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/gm-playwrights-theater-the-parallax-garden-1200432027/. live.
  39. Web site: Charles Sturridge. Directing Lauren Bacall: How I Was Handbagged by the Screen Legend. The Guardian. 14 August 2014. 13 August 2014.
  40. Web site: Great Performances Episode Guide. TV Guide. 8 May 2020.
  41. Book: Nat Reed. From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Lit Link Gr. 4–6. 2009. S&S Learning Materials. Napanee, Ont.. 978-1-55495-002-7. 53.
  42. Web site: Susan King. Bacall Checks Herself Into 'Chicago Hope'. Los Angeles Times. 15 September 2014. April 29, 1998. 20 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820060222/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/apr/29/entertainment/ca-43985. live.
  43. Web site: Rob Nelson . Empire State Building Murders . 30 October 2009 . Variety . 2 January 2020 . 2 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200102153619/https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/empire-state-building-murders-1200476589/ . live .
  44. Web site: Breaking News – Tony Award Winner Lauren Bacall Dies at 89. Broadway World. 13 August 2014. 12 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814014731/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Tony-Award-Winner-Lauren-Bacall-Dies-at-89-20140812. 14 August 2014.
  45. Web site: Ashley Lee. Broadway to Dim Lights for Lauren Bacall. The Hollywood Reporter. 26 August 2014. 14 August 2014. 27 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827093714/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/broadway-dim-lights-lauren-bacall-725517. live.
  46. News: Adam Bernstein. Lauren Bacall Dies at 89; Iconic Film Legend Known as 'The Look'. The Washington Post. 26 August 2014. 12 August 2014. 18 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140818045735/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2014/08/12/2e1b7de4-c5da-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html. live.
  47. News: N.L. Sheffield Jr.. 'Wonderful Town' Isn't Wonderful but Bacall is. 26 August 2014. Boca Raton News. 4 August 1977. 10B. 24 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024135318/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19770804&id=mx1UAAAAIBAJ&pg=4373%2C5631875. live.
  48. Americana: Bulletproof Chic. Time. 15 August 2014. 7 May 1979. 17 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140817175938/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,920305,00.html. live.
  49. Web site: Dan Sullivan. Stage Review: Bacall's Version Of 'Sweet Bird'. Los Angeles Times. 19 August 2014. 9 December 1986. 20 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820051436/http://articles.latimes.com/1986-12-09/entertainment/ca-1759_1_alexandra-del-lago. live.
  50. Web site: Bruce Stapleton . Star-Studded Evening Honors Angela Lansbury and Fights AIDS . . 15 August 2014 . 18 November 1996 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083918/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/32450-Star-Studded-Evening-Honors-Angela-Lansbury-and-Fights-AIDS . 19 August 2014 .
  51. News: Bacall & Bogart Lux Theatre Stars. Harrisburg Telegraph. October 12, 1946. 17. Newspapers.com. October 1, 2015. October 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003091735/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3335246/harrisburg_telegraph/. live.
  52. Web site: Amari . Carl . Hollywood Radio Legends: Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall . The Saturday Evening Post . April 15, 2022 . October 1, 2021 . March 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307140822/https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/10/hollywood-radio-legends-humphrey-bogart-and-lauren-bacall/ . live .

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