Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014

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August 15, 2014

33:40

In Acting And In Life, Lauren Bacall 'Loved The Idea Of Adventure'

Lauren Bacall died Tuesday in New York at the age of 89. In 1994, she talked with Fresh Air about her early career, working with Marilyn Monroe and her intense love affair with Humphrey Bogart.

Actress Lauren Bacall and actor Humphrey Bogart look into each other's eyes on the set of the movie 'The Big Sleep'

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October 18, 1994

15:22

Actress Lauren Bacall on Romance On- and Off-Screen

Bacall is a legend, though she doesn't like to think of herself as such. She's been a star of stage and screen for fifty years, was married to Humphrey Bogart, and won the National Book Award for her 1978 autobiography "By Myself." Her new book, "Now," tells the story of her last fifteen years and the experiences that have shaped her life.

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Lauren Bacall

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September 15, 1987

04:01

Katherine Hepburn's "Sassy" Memories of Making "The African Queen."

Book Critic John Leonard will review The Making of The African Queen, or How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and almost lost my mind, by actress Katherine Hepburn.

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Lauren Bacall

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In Acting And In Life, Lauren Bacall 'Loved The Idea Of Adventure'

Actress Lauren Bacall on Romance On- and Off-Screen

As a Topic

Katherine Hepburn's "Sassy" Memories of Making "The African Queen."

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