Lauren Bacall dies at 89

Actress Lauren Bacall, who featured in films like “To
Have and Have Not” and “Key Largo,” has died, her
former husband Humphrey Bogart’s estate said. She
was 89.
Bacall died Tuesday at her home here after suffering
a stroke, reports huffingtonpost.com.
“With deep sorrow, yet with great gratitude for her
amazing life, we confirm the passing of Lauren
Bacall,” the Bogart Estate Twitter handle said.
Bacall and Bogart met while filming 1944 movie “To
Have And Have Not”. The couple married in 1945,
had two children, and remained together until
Bogart’s death in 1957.
Bacall stopped acting for almost 20 years after his
death.
She later married actor Jason Robards Jr., with
whom she had another child. Robards died in 2000.
Born Betty Joan Perske on Sep 16, 1924, the actress
had 72 film credits to her name. She began taking
modeling and acting classes as a teen, and landed
several roles in theatre.
Bacall received her only Academy Award nomination
for her supporting role in the 1996 film “The Mirror
Has Two Faces,” where she played Barbara
Streisand’s mother.
Bacall wrote two memoirs, including “Lauren Bacall:
By Myself”, which won a National Book Award in
1980.