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Lauren Bacall


Born
in New York, New York, The United States
September 16, 1924

Died
August 12, 2014

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs


Betty Joan Perske, better known as Lauren Bacall, was a Golden Globe– and Tony Award–winning, as well as Academy Award–nominated, American film and stage actress and model. Known for her husky voice and sultry looks, she became a fashion icon in the 1940s and has continued acting to the present day.

She is perhaps best known for being a film noir leading lady in films such as The Big Sleep (1946) and Dark Passage (1947), as well as a comedienne, as seen in 1953's How to Marry a Millionaire. Bacall also enjoyed success starring in the Broadway musicals Applause in 1970 and Woman of the Year in 1981.
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By Myself
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,882 ratings — published 1978 — 46 editions
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By Myself and Then Some
3.98 avg rating — 4,479 ratings — published 2005 — 28 editions
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Now
3.82 avg rating — 498 ratings — published 1994 — 25 editions
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By Myself and Then Some by ...
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Por mí misma (2)
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Lauren Bacall collection - ...
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“If you want me, just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow."

(as Marie 'Slim' Browning in To Have and Have Not)”
― Lauren Bacall, The Complete Films of Humphrey Bogart
tags: movie-quotes, to-have-and-have-not
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“Imagination is the highest kite that can fly.”
― Lauren Bacall, By Myself and Then Some
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“Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you’re alive, it isn’t.”
― Lauren Bacall
tags: life, living, purpose
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