Photos: Lauren Bacall through the years
Bacall is surrounded by admirers in her Hyatt Regency Hotel suite on March 26, 1997. Later she was the honored guest at a benefit luncheon for the Pacific Symphony. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
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The career of stage and screen actress Lauren Bacall.
Actress Lauren Bacall pictured as a young child, aged ten, in her first professional portrait. Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske in New York in 1924. (Pictorial Parade / Getty Images)
After “To Have and Have Not,” Bacall was cast in similar roles. Bacall is pictured in a publicity portrait which was issued for the film, ‘Confidential Agent’, in which Bacall’s role received negative reviews. (Warner Bros. / Getty Images)
Lauren Bacall married Humphrey Bogart in 1945. Pictured are Bacall and Bogart with their son, Stephen Humphrey Bogart circa 1949. (Pictorial Parade / Getty Images)
After Humphrey Bogart died in 1957, Lauren Bacall married actor Jason Robard in 1961. The couple had one child. The stormy marriage lasted eight years. (William Lovelace / Getty Images)
Fans remember Lauren Bacall for having “The Look.” Bacall explained it by saying: “I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically to my chest and look up at Bogie. That was the beginning of ‘The Look.’” (GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP/Getty Images)
Lauren Bacall returned to the stage after starring in films. She won a Tony for best actress for her work in “Applause” (1970) and “Woman of the Year” (1981). Here, Bacall gives a speech after receiving the Julie Harris Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2001 Los Angeles Tony Awards. (LUCY NICHOLSON / AFP/Getty Images)
In 2009, Lauren Bacall received an honorary Oscar “in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures.” Bacall was nominated for her supporting role in “The Mirror Has Two Faces” in 1997. (ROBYN BECK / AFP/Getty Images)
Actress Lauren Bacall arrives backstage at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre in 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
